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Originally Posted By: JGmazda
I picked up a case of Chevron at Costco for about $25 (12qts)
How do you beat that? Great oil and price.
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3109634#Post3109634
Originally Posted By: JGmazda
Yup! It's all I use now... Good stuff.
I've used lot of Chevron/Havoline. I always liked them
Originally Posted By: JGmazda
I picked up a case of Chevron at Costco for about $25 (12qts)
How do you beat that? Great oil and price.
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3109634#Post3109634
Originally Posted By: JGmazda
Yup! It's all I use now... Good stuff.
I've used lot of Chevron/Havoline. I always liked them
Originally Posted By: Stang40
only about 5k, but its too thick, I get a dry start EVERY morning...I looked at the PDS and it's as thick at start up as a conventional 10w30....don't like it one bit
You can't be serious.
How exactly do you know you dry start every morning. I assume you've got pressure gauges mounted before and after the filter.
And a dry start is the fault of the filter,not the oil.
10w-30 is adequate for temps as low as 20-30 degrees farenheight. So I'm calling absurd on the whole comment.
Drive the oil til at least 10000 miles or the 15000 miles Mobil says and save those pennies you say are so tight.
Absolutely the funniest thing I've read in weeks.
This thread and post ranks up there with 84zmyfavourites post where he can feel his engine wearing with some oils.
If you're driving everyday you're not getting a dry start. A dry start is weeks of no starting. There is a film of oil on everything at start up.
Hilarious.
only about 5k, but its too thick, I get a dry start EVERY morning...I looked at the PDS and it's as thick at start up as a conventional 10w30....don't like it one bit
You can't be serious.
How exactly do you know you dry start every morning. I assume you've got pressure gauges mounted before and after the filter.
And a dry start is the fault of the filter,not the oil.
10w-30 is adequate for temps as low as 20-30 degrees farenheight. So I'm calling absurd on the whole comment.
Drive the oil til at least 10000 miles or the 15000 miles Mobil says and save those pennies you say are so tight.
Absolutely the funniest thing I've read in weeks.
This thread and post ranks up there with 84zmyfavourites post where he can feel his engine wearing with some oils.
If you're driving everyday you're not getting a dry start. A dry start is weeks of no starting. There is a film of oil on everything at start up.
Hilarious.
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^ ^ better change filter... maybe the oil too.
Didn't mean to offend you Clevy, go easy on me, I'm still learning, and from all of your posts I've read, I really respect your opinion. What I meant by that comment...was it sounds the same as the first start up after and oil change when there is no oil in the filter. Should I be worried about the filter then? I know Napa platinums are supposed to be great..but maybe i got a bad one?
napa filters are very good...however when dealing with anything ford a motorcraft filter is the best option IMO. Every ford i've owned always sounded best on a motorcraft filter. plus they are less than $4 at walmart. you can't beat them!
Originally Posted By: Stang40
I know Napa platinums are supposed to be great..but maybe i got a bad one?
It's certainly possible. With respect to the recommendation to use a Motorcraft on a Ford, there's nothing wrong with that idea. However, I've never had problems with a Wix (NAPA Gold) on a Ford. Granted, I haven't tried a Platinum yet. From what I understand, it's hard to beat the price of a MC in the States.
I know Napa platinums are supposed to be great..but maybe i got a bad one?
It's certainly possible. With respect to the recommendation to use a Motorcraft on a Ford, there's nothing wrong with that idea. However, I've never had problems with a Wix (NAPA Gold) on a Ford. Granted, I haven't tried a Platinum yet. From what I understand, it's hard to beat the price of a MC in the States.
Stuff happens, I guess. Our Motorcrafts are priced oddly up here. For the F-150, I get the Wix 51515 for $4.99, so it's hard to pass that up, but I do regularly get the MC. That's closer to $7 or so, but it's still not ridiculous by our standards.
Yep, it's a good price. The last time I could get an OEM filter at a sensible price was when WM Canada used to have AC Delcos for around $3 a piece. As for Wix, it tends to be easy to find here. I don't know how NAPA up here even sells any, since their prices on the Golds are a little over the top.
I have found that orschelins farm and home has tropartic (same as motorcraft) on sale every other week for $1.99/qt.
rockauto.com has quality filters for as little as $3.00. buying one you have to pay for shipping, it may not be worth it but if you buy multiple, the shipping doesn't really increase. the average cost is much lower than retail. ive got my oil changes down to about $14 when I do it myself.
rockauto.com has quality filters for as little as $3.00. buying one you have to pay for shipping, it may not be worth it but if you buy multiple, the shipping doesn't really increase. the average cost is much lower than retail. ive got my oil changes down to about $14 when I do it myself.
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