Hi everyone,
Curious as to your thoughts as to whether a 10k OCI is reasonable for our commuter vehicle -- info below. We've been doing a 10k OCI the past 3 oil changes with Valvoline Maxlife synthetic or Synpower synthetic (whichever is on sale), and it seems to be running well with no issues. 10k miles happens in 3 months, so there's no extended time interval. The car has 187k miles and we're hoping to get another 30k or so (1 year) before calling it quits. Thanks for your input!
1. 2005 Ford Taurus, 187k miles
2. Manual calls for SAE 5w20 Motorcraft syn blend @ 5k OCI. Ford later allowed/preferred 5w30, so that's what we use.
3. Live in Lexington, KY
4. Drive "normal" -- fairly easy, but not blue hair-like
5. Car spends most of it's time on highway on 120 mile commute with very little time idling or stopped -- mostly constant speed of 70-80 mph
6. Amazingly, no real problems. The oil pan is weepy, and I have to add a quart of oil every 4k miles or so. Nothing out of spec.
Curious as to your thoughts as to whether a 10k OCI is reasonable for our commuter vehicle -- info below. We've been doing a 10k OCI the past 3 oil changes with Valvoline Maxlife synthetic or Synpower synthetic (whichever is on sale), and it seems to be running well with no issues. 10k miles happens in 3 months, so there's no extended time interval. The car has 187k miles and we're hoping to get another 30k or so (1 year) before calling it quits. Thanks for your input!
1. 2005 Ford Taurus, 187k miles
2. Manual calls for SAE 5w20 Motorcraft syn blend @ 5k OCI. Ford later allowed/preferred 5w30, so that's what we use.
3. Live in Lexington, KY
4. Drive "normal" -- fairly easy, but not blue hair-like
5. Car spends most of it's time on highway on 120 mile commute with very little time idling or stopped -- mostly constant speed of 70-80 mph
6. Amazingly, no real problems. The oil pan is weepy, and I have to add a quart of oil every 4k miles or so. Nothing out of spec.