Patrologia
New Member
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2019
- Messages
- 18
- Reaction score
- 5
- Points
- 3
- Location
- Milwaukee
- Vehicle Year
- 2004
- Make / Model
- 3.0L Edge
- Transmission
- Manual
I’m driving an ‘04 with the 3.0 Vulcan, and I do not know it’s history. I don’t see any evidence of any significant leaks (well, not oil leaks anyway...). It has about 160k on it. The truck doesn’t get driven all that much, definitely not a daily driver, so oil change intervals will probably be long by the calendar, but not overly long in miles. Maybe over 5k but nowhere near 10.
should I run a high mileage? I do on another vehicle, but that’s because I know it has a gasket leak and I want to slow that down.
My inclination is to go with a synthetic, but I’m worried about the changeover and loosening up too much sludge that might have built up all at once. Would a semi-synthetic be better for this?
Are there brands that these engines seem to like better?
should I run a high mileage? I do on another vehicle, but that’s because I know it has a gasket leak and I want to slow that down.
My inclination is to go with a synthetic, but I’m worried about the changeover and loosening up too much sludge that might have built up all at once. Would a semi-synthetic be better for this?
Are there brands that these engines seem to like better?