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Looking for input on which oil to start using: 2016 Ford Taurus SHO w/ the 3.5L TGDI V-6 EcoBoost engine. I have just finished modifying the engine to the point where I feel it is still going to my a reliable daily driver. This includes the following - Engine computer tune Replacement...

2016 Ford Taurus SHO 90,000 miles My car is tuned, and I’m in the process of replacing valve covers while finalizing the project with a new HP fuel pump and metal hot pipes for the turbos & intake. Since I pretty much have to disassemble most of the top side of the engine for all the pipes to...

Is it overkill using higher priced, top of the line, modern oils in engines that were designed/manufactured years ago under older, now outdated, specifications? For example - my engine is a 2016 Ford 3.5L Ecoboost. The oil spec in 2016 was SN. The industry has now gone through not just one, but...

I've been cutting open a lot of new & used oil filters for my vehicles lately. I just got the 3 offerings from Purolator for my specific applications - PBL22500, PL22500, and L22500. Each of them has the style of PRV shown below. I've not seen this design on any other filter before, and was...

Literally for decades now, there have been stories surrounding oil filters being junk. It seems to me it all started with the (in)famous "orange can of death". Now, those filters are considered by many to be some of the better ones available. I've been cutting open both new and used oil filters...

Car is a Ford Taurus SHO (3.5L EcoBoost) that has been modified with a tune, complete exhaust system, and the typical other hot ridding tricks. After some UOA's, I have settled on 4,000 mile OCI's, using full synthetic oil of the latest Ford specifications. At WalMart, the Fram Tough Guard oil...

Previous report was with Quaker State Ultimate Durability @ 4,500 miles. I was concerned about the metal count then, so I switched it up a little bit. I have since done numerous mods and installed a tune, so I think I'm going to stick with 4,000 OCI's.

This is the longest OCI I've ever done on any of my cars (it is what it is), and it certainly hasn't left me with that warm, fuzzy feeling I've heard so much about. I know what Blackstone said about not worrying about the elevated metal numbers, but...I am. I'm all to familiar with the issues...

After watching this video from FoMoCo concerning how they test Motorcraft oil filters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g8x6RlI8bQ - I noticed they mention testing standard USCAR-36. Referencing Fram oil filters, I see they cite ISO 4548-12 for their standard. My question is "Is one of these...

So I was cleaning one of guns today with Ballistol. I was standing outside on my deck giving it a good spray down and scrub with a toothbrush. The temperature was in the low to mid 30's (Fahr). It was spitting a wintry snow/rain mix, fairly light but steady. Here's the weird thing - all of a...

Somebody school me in how gas is really different from one brand to another. It seems to be pretty much accepted that various gas stations in a given area all get their gasoline from one of maybe a couple different distribution facilities. I know there is one nearby where I live. There are also...

I own a 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe with the 5.3 V8. It is just coming up on mileage to take it out of warranty. What are your thoughts on using German Castrol Edge 0w-30 in this vehicle? I know this oil isn't dexos approved, but let's be honest. This engine was around long before the dexos rating...

I found this review of Valvoline's NextGen oil on Wal-Mart's website: ___________________ This oil is not as good as virgin group 2 base oils, Evergreen Oil recycling whom Valvoline uses for its used base oils specs are 92% saturates or 8% aromatics, virgin group 2 from companies such as...

Simple question - If you were going to select ONLY between Green Earth's G-Oil or Valvoline NextGen, which would you choose, and why?

How come there isn't much talk about Mobil Clean 7500? If the Clean 5000 is such a good conventional, and Mobil 1 is such a good synthetic, it would seem to follow that Clean 7500 would be a favorite, as well. However, I can't seem to find hardly any talk of it on here. Is it because it isn't...

My 2003 Focus (2.0L DOHC Zetec) now has 40,000 miles. Since taking ownership of it on day 1, I've never had any oil-related issues. I have used all different types of oil and filters throughout the years. The car has such low mileage because I live four miles from work, and we take the family...

To those that use Motorcraft semi-syn 5w-20, you may want to stop in at your neighborhood Advance Auto Parts ASAP. I was in mine today, and discovered that they are now carrying FULL SYNTHETIC Motorcraft 5w-20! There it was, right next to the semi-syn Motorcraft. And the best part - it was only...

To those of you familiar with the Ford Focus, a 'special' oil filter was required for the Zetec 2.0L. Though I never really got to the bottom of why, the Motorcraft filter that used to be spec'ed was FL-2005. This filter had a second bypass valve (at least, that's what I believe it is) located...

Maybe I didn't do a proper search, but has anyone heard about this stuff? http://www.getg.com/index.php

I own a 2009 Dodge Journey with the 3.5L V-6. Even though it only has about 7,500 miles, the air filter is pretty filthy, with almost all light being blocked, and noticable black marks and debris visible. This concerns me a little bit, as I don't live or drive through dirt roads or anything like...