which synthetic oil in 2018 F-150 5.0L engine

[MParr]

Every ford is V8 says 5/20....I guess you know better

I guess that I do.
https://media.ford.com/content/dam/...2021/f150/pdfs/2021-F-150-Technical-Specs.pdf

 

[tmorris1]

I guess that I do.
https://media.ford.com/content/dam/...2021/f150/pdfs/2021-F-150-Technical-Specs.pdf

That is the new 5.0 with the cylinder deactivation. My guess is the new spec has something to do with that. I honestly doubt any of the previous 5.0 would tell the difference between 5w20 and 5w30.

 

[Zaedock]

I honestly doubt any of the previous 5.0 would tell the difference between 5w20 and 5w30.

I have noticed no difference between 5W20, 5W30 or 10W30. I am currently running M1 HM 5W20 year round and despite perceived noise observations from some members over the years with Mobil 1, my 5.0L runs smooth and quiet. I bought 8, 12 qt boxes at $1/qt and is likely the best oil deal I've ever found during my tenure at BITOG. It's even better than the Delo 400 SAE30 $1/gal sale from '05/'06.

 

[AJB0009]

I used Schaeffer 9000 5w30 in my 5.0. Of course it was prior to the DI version. YMMV

(and yes for the boo hoo people, a single report doesn't mean anything statistically)

Stellar report. What did you have on for an air filter and oil filter at time of sample?

 

[Excel]

I guess that I do.
https://media.ford.com/content/dam/...2021/f150/pdfs/2021-F-150-Technical-Specs.pdf

the 2021 page you posted is not the same truck aS the OP
Have a nice day......

 

[Kuato]

Stellar report. What did you have on for an air filter and oil filter at time of sample?

Air filter was Wix, and oil filter was an Amsoil unit.

FWIW that truck was sold with 0w-40 in it, ran super smoothly with no loss of mpg or power that I could detect.

 

[MParr]

the 2021 page you posted is not the same truck aS the OP
Have a nice day......

So!

 

[kschachn]

Even in the winter in a cold climate? I currently have a 2016 f150 5.0 and I use 5-20 in the winter and 5-30 in summer

They have the same winter rating.

 

[addyguy]

BIL has a 2016 F150 5L that he does a fair bit of off-roading with, and it gets bulk Castrol GTX 5W-20, and it seems to do fine.
Engine has a LOT of oil in it, so any oil is definetly not stressed in this application.

 

[Slow Car Sport Mode]

So!

So what..

 

[Kuato]

Even in the winter in a cold climate? I currently have a 2016 f150 5.0 and I use 5-20 in the winter and 5-30 in summer

They have the same winter rating.

Yeah I don't get why people do that either...if anything it should be 5w- summer and 0w- winter. Changing the grade following the winter rating is a head scratcher.

 

[53' Stude]

Magnatec

 

[MalibuRam65]

Any major brand that meets the specs specified by your owners manual. There is no best.

only Amsoil or Redline are the Best

 

[JustN89]