Oil Change

I have a 2014 bago on a ford f-53 v-10. My guy at lemesa said reg oil is fine for these. I am a syn guy on my other motors. We don' t drive hard or much What is good for this motor? I was going to use reg 5-20.

With todays engines and oils, I'd go the 5,000 miles or more. If you went synthetic, I'd go out to 10,000 miles. If you need something to do, change it every 3,000 miles.

When I bought a new 1975 Trans Am and rebuilt the engine right away. I ran the engine hard and changed the oil every 1,000 miles. When I was living in Valdez and got bored, I'd leave Valdez on Friday night for Anchorage. On Saturday night about 2:00AM I'd head for Fairbanks. Then on Sunday night I'd go back to Valdez. That would give me over 1,000 miles for the weekend. Monday night I'd go to bed early and Tuesday evening I'd change oil again.

Bill

If you're concerned about the oil holding up for the extra 2 thousand miles or how well the engine is wearing, send a sample to Blackstone Labs and they will mail you back a report.

If you look at history of auto engines you will see they last much longer today. I had a '60 Ford V8 that needed a cam replacement at 52K. Today the ails are much better. I use Mobil 1 in my Saturn and it has 103K on it. I do not use any oil between changes and I go 10K between changes. Improved engines and lubes combine to give us better performance and life.

I've been changing mine every 5000-6000 miles or yearly. I do use Mobil 1 5w-40 synthetic oil, however. The engine is running fine at 80,000 miles.