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coolbrze

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On a 2002 Ranger 4 cyl. can I use 5 or 10W-30 vice 5W-20 like it recommends?
 


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you can use either. Since cold weather and winter are around the corner I would get a 10-30w or 10-40w.
 

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Why would you run a heavier oil in the winter? I would stick with the 5W-20 like the oil cap says. Using too heavy (and too light) of an oil at any time of the year will lead to higher wear rates inside your engine. I know there's a lot of "common sense" about what people think about motor oil, but the manufacturer specifies it for a reason and unless you've got proof that a heavier oil is better for the engine, you've got no real reason to use otherwise. Stick with the 5W-20
 

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+1 on the 5w-20. I typed a big long response last night, but when I tried posting it, the damn computer shit the bed. So I'll just say, 5w-20 is suitable for that engine in all weather conditions, and you should use it, and only it.
 

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The Motorcraft 5-20 semi synthetic at Wally World is so fricken cheap too, I wouldn't even consider not buying it.
 

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"220, 221, whatever it takes."
5w-20 turns in perfectly fine used oil analysis in engines designed for it. There is a website called www.bobistheoilguy.com where people (like me :D) get UOA's and post the results. If it calls for 5w-20 it will be fine with 5w-20. I wasn't a believer either until I got some UOA's, after that I could sleep at night.
My wife has a 3.0 Taurus that calls for 5w-20, Motorcraft oil got just as good a UOA as Mobil 1 for a 5000 mile interval.
Bottom-line best UOA I ever got was with Pennzoil Platinum synthetic which is a few bucks cheaper than Mobil 1.
These days I pretty much use Motorcraft oil in everything. Hard to beat the quality for the price. It is made by Conoco.
 

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yeah the motorcraft 5w-20 is good stuff, cheap, and partial synthetic, cant go wrong with it.
 

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