I use royal purple 10w 30 oil in my 03 grand marquis 200,000 miles is it a good choice of oil to use
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royal purple is great stuff... but the cheap synthetic is more than good enough for any panther engine with stock internals. If you're running big boost and forged internals and actually racing occasionally, I would say it would be worth it, but I'm not that big on spending money, so I use the cheap stuff from walmart in the 03 PI engine in my 93. Regular synth blend in the 2000 (same thing the dealers would use), and old dino oil in the 88 302 that likes to leak a quart per 750-1000 miles.
tl;dr yeah, it's good, but spendy. Cheaper options are just as good for your car too.
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
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If you want to run synthetic you can run the cheap stuff. Your paying for a name with Royal Purple.2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
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If you change it often enough you can run cheap dino! I use the Ford Semi-Synth because I can't do my own oil changes anymore so have the dealer do it with coupons. I get it done for between $20-30, once a year, 5 qts. and FL1-A filter. Got a total of 3 cars and the 4th change is always free. Works for me....
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For the Tank:
Whatever is cheap.
For the Lincoln:
Mobil 1 synthetic
For the Marauder:
Royal Purple because race car.
That's about it.
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Originally posted by pantera77Comment
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I use whatever brand name conventional is on sale at the time of the oil change.
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Ok thanksComment
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i use motorcraft synthetic blend in the 06
supertech synthetic in the 86
cheap 10w30 in the yoda and dakota
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I love boo boo so much I want to use the best for her lolComment
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Mine get whatever synthetic is on sale. Often its WalMart, but if I'm at the parts store and they are running a special on something, it gets that. I change it often enough that it doesn't matter. I don't put a lot of miles on anything so it often ends up being once a year whether it needs it or not.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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I thought you'r suppose to use 5 W 30 for these overhead cam 4.6's??"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
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A different viscosity might be used because of region or some other reason. Someone might chime in as to why their running something a tad different.Originally posted by porschpow View Post
4.6s were originally spec'd for 5W-30 and then rated for 5W-20. You can run either in it and it should be fine.
I'm running Valvoline Full Synthetic 5W-30 with a traditional Motorcraft FL-820S filter. Everything has been good since I've started using it.
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I was going to put in 10 w 30,but my friend advised against it, telling me to use 5 w 30"To Find yourself, you must first lose yourself"
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Gets purty cold where you're at so 5w30 is a solid choice for your 89. Owners manual suggests either depending on climate. I've got 10w30 Valvoline Synpower in my 88 right now but will change it to 5w30 next time.Originally posted by porschpow View Post1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
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10w 30 not going to hurt 200, 000 miles on herComment
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