Hi,new guy here. Been working in LV for 5 years now, and just bought a new 2011 Ford Focus; nice little (mid-sized?) car. It was $3,000 less than the Fiesta, and I could not say no. Happy with it. I was told:
1. To change the 5W-20 factory fill ASAP, because it's too thin, and to remove the break-in metal filings from the engine.
2. Use 10W-30 or 5W-30 in the desert! - There's simply no winter in Las Vegas, and it gets to 110F in the summer. Lose the 5w-20.
3. Use synthetic or semi-synthetic, and change 6 months/5,000 Miles. Rotella "T6" 10W-30, or Pennzoil 10W-30.
4. Wife took control of our 2007 Hyundai Accent, 50K miles.
That car has been 10W-30 Supertech Synthetic orPennzoil 5w-30 since the start, and runs like new.
1. To change the 5W-20 factory fill ASAP, because it's too thin, and to remove the break-in metal filings from the engine.
2. Use 10W-30 or 5W-30 in the desert! - There's simply no winter in Las Vegas, and it gets to 110F in the summer. Lose the 5w-20.
3. Use synthetic or semi-synthetic, and change 6 months/5,000 Miles. Rotella "T6" 10W-30, or Pennzoil 10W-30.
4. Wife took control of our 2007 Hyundai Accent, 50K miles.
That car has been 10W-30 Supertech Synthetic orPennzoil 5w-30 since the start, and runs like new.