motorcraft synblend

[dave1251]

Originally Posted by kstanf150
Motorcraft is an ok oil I guess for what it cost
I've never been a big fan of syn blend oils mainly because what's the % of blend 🤔 not sure anybody but the chemist really know
But for a few more dollars there's lots of better oils to pick from



Motorcraft when it first became a blend it was IRC 50% group II/III it was blended like this to meet GF4 specs.

 

[avi1777]

i think and correct me if im wrong that m1 is the better one out of castrol and volvoline or one is better in one area the mext is in another?i just want a strong reliable brand to go by once and for sll.did use the m1 for5years and my pipe of the cai was oily from its inside.maybe its a noack side effect?

 

[csandste]

IIRC all 5-20's have almost the same group 3, 5-30's are almost the same as each other. Thus a Conoco Phillips advertised as syn blend 5-30 will be closer to o conventional VWB 5-30 in group 3 than it will be to a CP 5-20. XOM basestocks excepted.

 

[wemay]

Bob is the Noack guy For the last couple of years.

 

[avi1777]

Originally Posted by csandste
IIRC all 5-20's have almost the same group 3, 5-30's are almost the same as each other. Thus a Conoco Phillips advertised as syn blend 5-30 will be closer to o conventional VWB 5-30 in group 3 than it will be to a CP 5-20. XOM basestocks excepted.

can u please elaborate? u said a lot of terms a rookie like me dont know or even better just tell me what to buy-)
tnx man.

 

[wemay]

Originally Posted by avi1777
Originally Posted by csandste
IIRC all 5-20's have almost the same group 3, 5-30's are almost the same as each other. Thus a Conoco Phillips advertised as syn blend 5-30 will be closer to o conventional VWB 5-30 in group 3 than it will be to a CP 5-20. XOM basestocks excepted.

can u please elaborate? u said a lot of terms a rookie like me dont know or even better just tell me what to buy-)
tnx man.


OP, you will be more than just fine running Motorcraft...

 

[bbhero]

^^^^^^^^

Exactly wemay....

 

[csandste]

Originally Posted by avi1777
Originally Posted by csandste
IIRC all 5-20's have almost the same group 3, 5-30's are almost the same as each other. Thus a Conoco Phillips advertised as syn blend 5-30 will be closer to o conventional VWB 5-30 in group 3 than it will be to a CP 5-20. XOM basestocks excepted.

can u please elaborate? u said a lot of terms a rookie like me dont know or even better just tell me what to buy-)
tnx man.


I posted something from Mobil a month or so ago. I'm remembering, so figures are slightly off. Let's assume making SN+ with 5-30 takes 42 percent Group 3. All oils of that weight require the same percentage. I'll try to rebook up my posting and repost here. It was from Mobil pushing their group 2.

 

[csandste]

https://www.exxonmobil.com/en/bases...s/enabling-excellence-with-ehc-45-and-65

This is the Mobil paper on basestocks. Click on bottom left link: EHC Basestocks. it's a .pdf

In order to hit 5-30 SN standards, you need 48% group II, 52% group III. That is, if you don't have Mobil basestocks.

 

[avi1777]

Originally Posted by wemay
Originally Posted by avi1777
Originally Posted by csandste
IIRC all 5-20's have almost the same group 3, 5-30's are almost the same as each other. Thus a Conoco Phillips advertised as syn blend 5-30 will be closer to o conventional VWB 5-30 in group 3 than it will be to a CP 5-20. XOM basestocks excepted.

can u please elaborate? u said a lot of terms a rookie like me dont know or even better just tell me what to buy-)
tnx man.


OP, you will be more than just fine running Motorcraft...



no clogged valves and intake due to high noack?are u running the blend?maybe that ford wasnt under severe use?
so whats the point running full syn if thats the case is it all one big misleading?can a blend or even conventional give the same results if intervals are according to the manual?
tnx

 

[wemay]

That video talks about routine towing etc., so MC synblend 5w30 is all they needed. What's "wanted" is a different story. Bitog has a clean engine fetish so there's a lot of "want" associated with that.

 

[MParr]

From what I can tell, the Motorcraft Synthetic Blend is very close to Kendall GT-1 High Endurance Blend. Minus the Titanium.

 

[kstanf150]

Probably so
Made by the same company

 

[DavidJones]

I suspect NOACK numbers are just that, something for people to argue about online and that's about it.