Hi, Guest
06-05-2006, 03:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-05-2006, 03:11 PM by Honkeytonk Monkey.)
All Foci "require" 5-20
The reality is that descision was made by Ford for a slight increase in fuel economy. I won't run it in my Focus, I've run 5-30 since the day I factory ordered my ZX5. Even the dealership I bought the car at recommends against it.
I buy the autolab oil crappy tire sells for $7 a jug and change it every 10K kms. I've done this same routine with every car I've owned.
-1996 Contour 2.5 24V, 5-30 cheap oil - 126K (sold, still runs)
-1982 VW Jetta 1.7 8V, 10-30 cheap oil - owned since 1984, had just under 700K on it when it was stolen, ran great, all cylinders had great compression. I actually went two years at one point without an oil change because I really didn't care at the time.
-1988 Nissan Micra 1.2L 8V, 10-30 cheap oil - 278K, runs as good as new
-1994 Ranger 4.0 320K, ditto
-2002 Focus zetec 90K, 5-30 cheap oil - Ran so good it hit a light pole...
-2003 Focus zetec, so far I've only put 9K on this car - I might switch to synthetic when break the 250whp mark but until then I'll stick to the 5-30 cheap stuff.
The reality is that descision was made by Ford for a slight increase in fuel economy. I won't run it in my Focus, I've run 5-30 since the day I factory ordered my ZX5. Even the dealership I bought the car at recommends against it.
I buy the autolab oil crappy tire sells for $7 a jug and change it every 10K kms. I've done this same routine with every car I've owned.
-1996 Contour 2.5 24V, 5-30 cheap oil - 126K (sold, still runs)
-1982 VW Jetta 1.7 8V, 10-30 cheap oil - owned since 1984, had just under 700K on it when it was stolen, ran great, all cylinders had great compression. I actually went two years at one point without an oil change because I really didn't care at the time.
-1988 Nissan Micra 1.2L 8V, 10-30 cheap oil - 278K, runs as good as new
-1994 Ranger 4.0 320K, ditto
-2002 Focus zetec 90K, 5-30 cheap oil - Ran so good it hit a light pole...
-2003 Focus zetec, so far I've only put 9K on this car - I might switch to synthetic when break the 250whp mark but until then I'll stick to the 5-30 cheap stuff.
