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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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Best motor oil for 04 gt

It's about time for an oil change and wanted to see what was the best in y'all eyes
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 05:44 AM
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right now advance auto parts has mobil one with a filter for 33 bucks. Good oil for a good price.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 11:44 AM
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I usually use Motorcraft Full Synthetic (or Mobil 1 if I have extra money) and a Motorcraft filter.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 11:53 AM
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Agree with the two above. But someone will com in saying Pennzoil is better.... Lol
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 11:54 AM
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Pennzoil is better
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 11:55 AM
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Pennzoil is better
More power to you
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by texastboneking

More power to you
The only time I ever used Pennzoil was back in the day if I was a little low and that's all they had. I used to use Mobil one religiously when I changed my own oil, but now I let Ford do it.
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Glenn
right now advance auto parts has mobil one with a filter for 33 bucks. Good oil for a good price.
Sounds good ^

Originally Posted by texastboneking
Agree with the two above. But someone will com in saying Pennzoil is better.... Lol
Well joe beat me haha

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Pennzoil is better
Damnit you beat me haha
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 12:32 PM
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I use ford part sny stuff usually but can't pass up the mobil one deal
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 01:09 PM
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What about royal purple and GTX
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 02:18 PM
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 09:35 PM
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Royal purple hps, or amsoil.
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 01:31 AM
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^ royal purple and I think it's bs you have to buy the hps now to get synterlink in it bc they made the regular stuff dexos approved..now the regular stuff is just $8 a bottle for oil colored purple lol. The synterlink in the royal purple it what it's all about
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Old Aug 28, 2013 | 11:09 AM
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Royal purple or Quaker state
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Old Aug 29, 2013 | 08:43 AM
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I read the write-up here at TMS on oils, and am pretty convinced that Ford has really done their homework on their oil. I also believe the hype in this case and believe they are being honest with us, because the tests are not run in house on it. They are certified by independent sources, and the Motorcraft stuff exceeds the standards set forth by these standards. On my 01 Bullitt they Recommend Motorcraft Super Premium 5-20 in the manual, and I looked it up and sure enough, it exceeds the specs and meets all standards.

I'm kinda getting to be a purists as far as original on thios Bullitt because I want it to be exactly as it was when it left the assembly line. In this case though, the Ford Motorcraft stuff really is good.

I would stick with the viscosity that is recommended though for your engine. These new engines are made to run with a certain grade and have tolerances and such for that specific oil...in the old days heavier was better if you were "rompin' on it", but not so anymore with these new engines. They tend to run on lighter oils, and get better mileage, and yes the oils thin out just a little bit when up to temp, but not like they used to and these engines are setup for that.

These are my opinions on it. I actually like what I read about the Motorcraft stuff. Thanks TMS for writing that up and doing the research.

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