oil change
First oil change on my 2014 Ford Triton V-10 on F53 chassis. The manual says "SAE 5W-20 or equivalent". Should I go synthetic or conventional?
Forum Discussion
Born To Travel wrote:You could be right, but I would like to say that my last 4 new cars 2 Toyota's, and 2 Honda's both came from the factory with synthetic oil. When I bought my Winnebago motorhome new from the first oil change on, I used synthetic oil. I also use synthetic oil in my Honda CRV, Harley Davidson, Cub Cadet riding lawn mower and my Whitfield Pellet Stove. I use Mobil 1, 5W - 30W Extended Range Synthetic Oil (silver plastic bottle with a gold cap). I also used 5W 30W Synthetic Oil in my Fleetwood Coach, Triton V-10 powered, that I owned in the 90's. I swear by it and wouldn't use any other oil.
I would use conventional as that engine is not broken in yet and the rings and other parts break in better with that type, as synthetic is too "slippery" for the lack of a better word.. Run it for the first 5,000 miles or so and then decide..
