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Desert_Captain
May 03, 2015Explorer III
"Maybe in cold weather (winter), but in the summer when the oil is hot and as thin as water that protection can break down."
Seriously? "thin as water"? :h
This might have been an issue 50 years ago (remember back when a 3,000 mile oil change interval was actually recommended?), but with today's technology it's not. Oil gets hot regardless of the weather. The engineers at Ford recommend (actually they insist on), the 5W20 because it is the best oil for that particular engine (with its high RPM - close tolerance design).
:C
Seriously? "thin as water"? :h
This might have been an issue 50 years ago (remember back when a 3,000 mile oil change interval was actually recommended?), but with today's technology it's not. Oil gets hot regardless of the weather. The engineers at Ford recommend (actually they insist on), the 5W20 because it is the best oil for that particular engine (with its high RPM - close tolerance design).
:C
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