quality oil filter

[Twister]

Ok before my other forum went down, i read someone said not to run 10w oil in a bronco II. Would anyone know why this would be, or if it is true?

 

[chazzone]

Ok before my other forum went down, i read someone said not to run 10w oil in a bronco II. Would anyone know why this would be, or if it is true?

Yeah, it's true. That's why i posted it. First, look at your owner's manual. For the 2.9, Ford recommends 5W-30.
The reason is simple on a lot of levels.
First, the engine was designed to run on that oil.
Why not run 10W, mainly because of wear, more than 90% of engine wear occurs at start up. The higher the initial viscosity, the longer it takes to get the oil moving, and the more wear results.
That's why no one uses straight weight oil anymore.
Multi-vis oils are really a misnomer. The lower number is related to cold temp flow, the higher number is related to operating temperature.
A 0W-30 will have the same viscosity, regardless of temp (up to a point, we could be talking about extremes here, but we don't live in Antarctica or deep space).
While a straight 30 wt will start out very viscous, then thin out as it gets warmer.
Since there were no 0W-30 oils offered in the late 80's, Ford recommended the best option.
If you're running 10W oil, you are wearing out the engine components faster.
If you want better protection, use 5W40.

 

[adsm08]

From the Ford Shop manual 1987 RBV edition:

Acceptable oil specs for the Ford Ranger/B2 are

10W40 Super Premium PN XO-10W40-QSP
5W30 Super Premium PN XO-5W-30-QSP
10W30 Premium PN XO-10W30-QP
20W40 Premium PN XO-20W40-QP
SAE-30 Super Duty XO-30-QSD
SAE 15W40 Super Duty XO-15W40-QSD

The appropriate one for you depends on your location, the time of year, and the average expected temp for the OIC. 10-30 is fine and is the mid range oil that will probably give you the best overall protection across the widest range of temps.

 

[chazzone]

Hey, it's your engine, and if you want to ignore the facts, then go right ahead.
"Acceptable" is not "optimal", and a 30 year old service manual that ignores 30 years of oil development is worthless IMO.
I assumed that you were looking for the best information for the best option for your vehicle, and that's what I gave you.

 

[Twister]

Did the 2.8 run a different oil than the 2.9. And i dont have one piece of the owners manual.

 

[fireexploder93]

wow, pices are pices and parts are parts. and the filter thing, six in one hand and half dozen in the other, use what you can afford, and what you fell comfortbul with, i personaly use fram on everything and have never ever had a problem, and that goes with hydro pumps on farm equpment, tractors, lawn mowers. but its all about what you want to use and lets remimber thats what this great country is based on and is all about the freedom to chose what you want. and remimber ther great words of my grandmother, "you get what you pay for" 199398 on my exploder FRAM

 

[Explosive]

Motorcraft makes a great filter.

 

[Explosive]

wow, pices are pices and parts are parts. and the filter thing, six in one hand and half dozen in the other, use what you can afford, and what you fell comfortbul with, i personaly use fram on everything and have never ever had a problem, and that goes with hydro pumps on farm equpment, tractors, lawn mowers. but its all about what you want to use and lets remimber thats what this great country is based on and is all about the freedom to chose what you want. and remimber ther great words of my grandmother, "you get what you pay for" 199398 on my exploder FRAM

Ever do any research on FRAM filters ? Most people like the oil to stay in their motor.

 

[adsm08]

wow, pices are pices and parts are parts. and the filter thing, six in one hand and half dozen in the other, use what you can afford, and what you fell comfortbul with, i personaly use fram on everything and have never ever had a problem, and that goes with hydro pumps on farm equpment, tractors, lawn mowers. but its all about what you want to use and lets remimber thats what this great country is based on and is all about the freedom to chose what you want. and remimber ther great words of my grandmother, "you get what you pay for" 199398 on my exploder FRAM

Ever do any research on FRAM filters ? Most people like the oil to stay in their motor.

Once you are done with your research on Fram, go grab a dictionary and learn to spell.

That made my head hurt and I'm still not sure what you said.

 

[88_Eddie]

I've always used Fram and never had a problem.

x2, with K&N, i think you're paying more for the name than anything performance wise

 

[79F1504X400]

Going with the Motorcraft FL-1A, Wix, and Purolator crowd. Used Fram for years, till one developed a pin hole leak for why I don't know. Then I did the research on filters. Yup....Fram is the worst!! Had a Ply***th mini-van for awhile and those guys on that forum even recommended using a Motorcraft filter on the Mopar!! YEAH BUDDY!!!

 

[adsm08]

The order of filter quality that a guy who is fairly unbiased in any direction once told me was

AC Delco
Motorcraft
Wix
Everyone else












Fram

 

[PlumCrazy]

Always ran NAPA Gold (since thats where our farm's commercial account was) Then I ran Motorcraft when I started working at Advance (20% off). Now I am back to running a NAPA Gold 1773 (Same valving and thread/o-ring size as the stock 1515, but holds an extra half qt and has 150% of the filter media). I would like to get the Motorcraft part # for the NAPA 1773.

 

[fastpakr]

always ran napa gold (since thats where our farm's commercial account was) then i ran motorcraft when i started working at advance (20% off). Now i am back to running a napa gold 1773 (same valving and thread/o-ring size as the stock 1515, but holds an extra half qt and has 150% of the filter media). I would like to get the motorcraft part # for the napa 1773.

fl299.

 

[PlumCrazy]

fl299.

Thank you. Someone told me it was an FL-820, it wasnt any longer.