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That reports looks great for your engine. How about the rest of the SUV? Any issues besides paint bubbling to prevent?
May have used cheap oil but apparently it’s working for him. Blackstone is top notch and knows what they are doing. Apparently OP does as wellRead your manual. It calls for (ford part#)XO5w20QSP motor oil. That is syn-blend, not conventional. You spent $25 on oil analysis, but use cheapo oil?
Maybe you're overspending on oil?Read your manual. It calls for (ford part#)XO5w20QSP motor oil. That is syn-blend, not conventional. You spent $25 on oil analysis, but use cheapo oil?
Read your manual. It calls for (ford part#)XO5w20QSP motor oil. That is syn-blend, not conventional. You spent $25 on oil analysis, but use cheapo oil?
WRONG. Read it again. The last column Ford part#/FORD SPECIFICATION! Ford XO-5w20-QSP, WSS-M2C930 that is syn-blend. Ford probably knows more about there engines, than you do.First, my manual lists a number of recommended oils, one of which is a conventional oil. It also indicates that any oil meeting spec WSS-M2C930-A (ILSAC GF-4) is acceptable, which pretty much any conventional oil does. See for yourself.
Second, I can get synthetic for free (after rebate) most of the time whereas I am never able to get conventional for free. I use conventional primarily because that is what was always used in this vehicle (I am the second owner) and I don't want to deal with any leaks that might arise from switching to a synthetic. (No, I am not saying synthetic causes the leaks. I just want to make that clear for any fool that is aiming to put words in my mouth.)
Third, I have researched the topic to death and have found no evidence to suggest synthetic offers any improvements in longevity unless the aim is for 400K plus. As much as I would love to keep my truck that long, I know that the truck will rust out long before I get anywhere near there. By the 15-20 year mark she will be so rusted out she won't pass state inspection.
In any case, you can see the engine is doing just fine with conventional oil and 5W-20 no less. You can obsess over conventional vs synthetic and 20 vs 30 if you'd like, but I stand by my position that it's largely irrelevant as long as you do timely oil changes and aren't aiming to drive the vehicle forever.
WRONG. Read it again. The last column Ford part#/FORD SPECIFICATION! Ford XO-5w20-QSP, WSS-M2C930 that is syn-blend. Ford probably knows more about there engines, than you do.