Ford mechanic shares thoughts on FULL SYNTHETIC OIL

In this video I talk with A-Rod from power stroke tech talk with a rod. We talked about whether or not you should put full synthetic in a brand new engine? thanks for watching, comment below!

[jameskoralewski]

I have used nothing but full synthetic oil in all my cars since 1971 and they were all new when I bought them. I ran the synthetic from day 1 in all of them. I never had a single problem with any of them that was oil related.

[davehetchler]

In the 70's I was managing a fleet of gas-powered vehicles and we became a test fleet for Mobile 1. This included good record-keeping by us and scheduled lab sampling sent into them when they requested it. The results were amazing but that will have to wait for another time. We never saw a gas mileage increase, but we did instantly see enough better cold-weather starting even in North Dakota that we no longer ordered the vehicles with frost plug heaters. The synthetic really earned its keep when there was a cooling system problem that overheated the engine before the driver recognized the problem and shut it down. Even lawnmower engines can be toasted by a mouse building a nest in the cooling fins. To this day, I run Mobil1 in any engine that is too expensive for me to want to replace and that is all of mine.

[RobbieHerrera]

I run the Motorcraft Synthetic Blend oil and Motorcraft filter for my Excursion and E350 van and change it every 5k miles. Both trucks perform really well.

[fnjo]

Seems suspicious to me that shortly after Barney Disappeared that Royal Purple was introduced

[jgmopar]

I had a 1996 Ford Escort 1.9 l I used full synthetic From the day i bought it until the day i got rid of it 10 years later. I had a Valve seat let go at 107k miles. It was a known problem with those cars and that head. When I replaced the head the bores in the cylinder at 107 k mile still had cross hatch and no ridge on the cylinder. I swear by full synthetic and its the only thing i use. I did oil changes at 4000 miles. I also put full synthetic in my old cars as well 1965, 1968 and 1971. And i have gone from Full synthetic to standard oil and back in the old cars with no issues.

[paulrodrigues]

I did the maintenance on a fleet of courier vehicles. We had all Fords Fiesta's, Focus's, E-Series vans & trucks, and etc! I used the Motorcraft Synthetic Blend oil and our interval was 4000 miles religiously. I resisted going synthetic for 2 reasons. Some vehicles had some idling time and conventional oil absorbs moisture better than synthetic. We wouldn't see the vehicles unless they were in for service. The shorter oil change interval meant that the vehicle had to come in and be looked at. So many times we would catch something ready to fail at a service. The company owner would rather spend money in the shop than have it towed back and a driver losing valuable time broken down. In my 25 years with the company we never lost an engine. And the tow company we used would have gone broke if we were his only customer.

[MrWhatis]

been running mobil 1 since 2006, at 230, 000 trade it off. engine ran great, never plug in in the winter, never needing a boost, even at -43.been running on our new 2017 since 1st oil change, love it. as for changing over with a older car, mobbil1 makes an oil for older cars canging over to help prevent the gasket falling apart.. i enjoyed your video

[jdigitalseven]

I use Pennzoil Platinum and Ultra Platinum because its the only oil that seems to never burn off. I ran M1 Extended Performance for years in an older car and it always lost about a quart by oil change time..changed to PUP and never had that issue again, so I use it to this day.

[lcee]

I have bought new and used vehicles, some with almost 150k. I always used full synthetic with wix filters and have never had an engine issue yet in doing so. The increase in cost even for used vehicles, is worth helping reduce the wear at that point regardless what wear an engine had in its previous miles. As others have said, just change your oil regularly, use a good filter. Simple enough.

[brianschooley]

I use Mobil 1 in my 1998 ford f150....since forever, with no problems

[racekar]

I had a Mazda rotary race car, very tough on oil, high RPM and very hot. Oil analysis on conventional race oil after one race was always bad. Switched to synthetic and I could do 4 races and the oil was better than one race with conventional.
My contour SVT had over 200k miles, on Mobil 1 5000k oil changes, changed the valve cover gaskets and the cams were like brand new. Conventional oil is for the lawnmower, I actually use synthetic on everything I own.

[TheJustina]

Thanks for the video, some interesting points. I’ve always used synthetic from day one and keep my vehicles until 150k miles sometimes, it’s always served me well..

[brooklynbummer]

I have used full synthetic oil for almost forty years. In that time, I never had engine problems and gained in mpg. Many people could get by using synthetic blend but will not get the benefits and security of using full synthetic.

[gvstxks]

I put a full synthetic shell hx8 5w40 in my astra 20001.8 gasoline engine. After 1, 000 miles no oil consumption, no leaks, engine works better than before. My Engine had 285, 000 kms!(~180, 000 miles)! The strange thing is I looked under the cap and the top was gold clean! I think I just got lucky It didn't leak, but now I have better working engine and I must use only full synthetic oil and also the same brand-because some full synthetic have different additives and I don't wanna risk anything! Very useful video, thank you from Bulgaria🇧🇬

[mikejohnson]

Synthetic also has much better "Shear" wear capability. Was told this by a Mobil Chem/Chemical Engineer. Hence longer oil changes intervals.

[robertmccutchan]

Thanks for the info you put out there! I know this is an older video, but it's still helpful.

I just bought a 2017 2.7 ecoboost with 12, 000 miles on it, literally driven by a grandpa, so I am doing the research on maintenance so I can make this thing last as long as possible.

While watching this video, I got my owners manual out to see what Ford says. The recommended oil is semi-synthetic, but they say as an option, use full synthetic.

Usually, if Ford allows you to choose a "LESSER" option, they will say "If this particular part is not available, you can use xyz in it's place", but the manual didn't state it that way. I'm interpreting the way it is worded in the manual as the semi-synthetic is a minimum standard, and the full synthetic may be better. My guess is that a lot of people won't pay for the more expensive option of using full synthetic. So at a minimum, a synthetic blend is recommended, which will be better than regular conventional oil, which they DON'T even give as an option. The fact that the minimum option is a synthetic blend should say something about what kind of oil would be best.

can NOT get on board with waiting until the oil change light comes miles?? There's no way I'm waiting that long!

[mark]

Ive been running liqu moly 5w30 for turbo engines in my 3.5 eb, change every 5k kilometers.

[Mikeaaron]

I ran Mobile One Synthetic for a long time and still had a failure to the gear of the distributor shaft, now used as a synchro assembly that turns the Cam position sensor.

[temocastilla]

I use t6 full synthetic on my 7.3 runs great sound like the injectors are running better truck has always been maintenance good

[techevar]

The best oil is clean oil period! I have a buddy of mine with his 1999 F-150 with 350K and changed his oil religiously. That truck has never seen a wrench under the hood. He also uses premium but that's for another video. :)