Oil change

[tivouser08]

Oh and 7SecSteve..I feel for you. I was with an airline..think a popular restaurant that serves chicken wings...if you give a Hoot..and we used to fly into Rockford. They put us up at the "Trump Dump" when we had overnights. I don't miss that place!

 

[firefighter]

being a 1996 and only guessing over 100,000+ i would use atleast semi-synthetic. I run it with a fram filter... and i'm at 196,XXX

 

[Beanmachine7000]

It really doesn't matter what oil you use as long as you change it regularly... I have had the Fram problem though, I had one on my 2.9 that had low oil pressure... Changed oil and put on a Motorcraft filter and fixed the low oil pressure problem...

 

[JohnnyO]

Also make sure the oil filter gasket comes off with the old filter. I've only had one stick, ever, and I caught it, but that happened to a bud of mine. If there are two gaskets it makes an awful mess right away when you start it up.

 

[tivouser08]

Update....oil change is long over. Much easier than on my Mustangs. No probs, no complaints...thanks for all the advice. Great forum!
Brett

 

[WainOhG]

Motorcraft Oil at Walmart

My Walmart has a very good price on the Motorcraft synthetic blend oil as well. I get the 5 quart jug container for around $12-13.

 

[tivouser08]

I got the 5 qt. Havoline 5W30 for 12.00 and the FL1A for 3.26...not bad...so oil changes are now 15.00 or as opposed to 25-35...

*I heard a long time back that Havoline made Motorcraft? Anyone else? I guess it all comes from the same dead dinosaur or plant...