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Oil Issue

Postby Grumpy » Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:48 am

So, what is the general thought on running 15-40 oil in a Ford V-10? This came up at work when I had to put a quart in one of the vans. The only oil provided to us is Conoco 15-40. The V-10 is supposed to use 5-20 as per Ford. So, long term issues could be...?
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Postby OldGreen » Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:57 pm

Negative Ghost Rider.

The Ford gawds tell me that it won't get the top end lubed right. . .but Maybe Lurch will chime in.
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Postby Lurch » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:17 pm

Newer engines are built with much tighter tolerences. If you run to thick of oil it can cause a lack of lubrication to some parts of the engine expecially the cam and followers up top. Also you typically get better fuel economy with thinner oil.
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Postby Grumpy » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:28 pm

Yeah, what I guessed about getting oil where it belongs. This is the highly paid pros at BFT. Seems they run 15-40 in everything. Just too big a pain to get the right oil for several verieties of truck...
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Originally Posted by Oregon80

-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.

-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.
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