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Since the consensus is the factory fill on the 2016 FMCO 2.0L turbo is Motorcraft premium blend SAE 5W30, will OC at 1000 miles on initial fill, then with use same Motorcraft for two OC at 3000 miles each,then go with group 3 full synethic

Know what owners manual specifies. Looking for the factory fill, probably a special blend or OTS Motorcraft premium blend SAE 5W30

Do know the factory fill for 5.7L RAM is PYB,while Honda uses a special break in oil.

Looking for a source for the factory fill motor oil in the 2016 FMCO 2.0L turbo boost engine? Cap indicates SAE 5W30. Is the motor oil a special break in oil?

Comparing M1 vs M1 EP, M1 EP will have a slightly lower pour point temperature resulting in higher flow rate on winter stArt ups in the nothern states with less start up wear. The higher POA blend of M1 EP will result in less viscosity reduction from shearing, prolonging the oil life...

I was part of an oil refinery start up team back in 1984 for the new Phillips 66 refinery in Sweeny,Texas. This refinery is capable of formulating any base oil. Has anyone used the new Phillips 66 engine oil, labeled "Shield". Remember that new Phillips 66 common sftock on the NYSE was spun...

If the original base is directly from the ground where mother nature was stirring the pot, oil made from this source should be classified as non synthetic. If the oil source is directly from an animal such as a spirm whale,this oil is also non synthetic. The oil that mimicks spirm whale...

Amsoil does publish a fare amount of test data on their product, more than others. However, being posted on their own site, it might be biased and skewed. The main advantage about Amsoil is the SJ rating available in synthetic for air cooled small engines like V-Twin motorcycles, lawnmowers &...

In my opinion if the base stems from crude directly out the ground no matter what processing is performed on the crude the final base should not be called synthetic. Now the base oils processed using the basic Ferguson GTL process believe should be in a different group all together, but...

Ever look at the current API list of certified products And the long list provided by Petroleum Quality Institute of America, especially conventional engine oils? How do these marketers market their products with X brand labels? For example Davidson oil company has their own label that is also...

Would the engine oil marketers have an issue with listing the API certification test results on the packaging, especially the all important 100 hour 111G test sequence on a real engine with subsequent engine tear down and inspection? Understand that only 39% of the USA engine oil labels...

20w50 in synthetic is scarce. There is the HD label for Harley Davidson & clone v- twins that use SJ in conventional. There is 20w50 Valvoline VR1 synthetic & conventional racing. Amsoil might have the largest market share for this niche market. However, the vintage market tends to go with 15w40...

Last experience with Amsoil was for 20w50 engine oil for the Harley Davidson motorcycle. The HD is different because it has a separate oil reservoir for the engine oil, while most other motorcycles use a common reservoir for both the engine and wet clutch/chain. Called Amsoil and spoke with...

The Champ lab representative said Fram Filter Co and the 26 private label filters manufactured at Champ labs to customer specifications are all owned by one individual located in New Zealand. When Fram was sold by Honeywell about two years ago to the New Zealand individual some of the Champ and...

The 5.7L 4th generation Hemi V8 is quite sensitive to oil pressure including other engines. Royal Purple spin on is 100% micro glass fiber filter media. Fram Ultra & Mobil 1 extended are identical filters with combination cellulose/ synethic blend media according to Champ Labs that manufactures...