![]() Have been considering Mobil 1 Extended Performance with some sort of synthetic oil filter. Motorcraft has worked, but I feel like experimenting to see if there is a better one out there for my needs. My main goal is to extend my OCI to 7.5K-10K, and I wanted to know if this was do-able if I used a different type of oil, even though the book says 5K. The book recommends 5K intervals under ideal conditions, 3K for anything otherwise, but I figured since that was when oil was made a decade ago, things are different now with new oil standards? Oil was changed with Motorcraft Syn Blend 5w20 and a Motorcraft 820s filter 1K miles ago, and Motorcraft oils and filters have been used all its life with no OCI going over 5K. I am the original owner of the Escape, which currently has 114,400 miles. Whether your car has any known problems: None that I know of What your daily drive is like: 40 mi round trip, 60% highway 30% city 7% paved back roads 3% gravel back road (I live on a 1/2 mi stretch of gravel road)Ħ. ![]() How you drive: Moderate, not light, not real hard, but I have the bad habit of unintentionally racing people at stop lights. What your owner's manual says: All I can find is 5w20 and that Motorcraft oil is highly recommended. What kind of vehicle you have: 2005 Ford Escape 3.0 V6 4x4Ģ. Anyway, I had a question about which type of oil should work best for my driving conditions, and my vehicle.ġ. Hi everyone, first post here at BITOG! Been lurking a few days and thought I'd create an account, learn some more info and try to contribute eventually with UOAs and such.
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