Oil & filter recomendation

[mustangjack]

Hey All,

I bought my SGT used with 8,500 miles on it and I should probobly get my oil changed. What do you all recomend and what filter are you all using out there. Car is a daily driver in all conditions,cold, hot, rain, etc..

Let me know what you reccomend.

 

Thanx,

Jack

[FordRocks1]

Mine is a DD, I use Mobil 1 full synthetic and only run the Motorcraft oil filter- odo reads 23,000+

By the way, congrats on the new ride.

[RACERX009]

Hey All,

I bought my SGT used with 8,500 miles on it and I should probobly get my oil changed. What do you all recomend and what filter are you all using out there. Car is a daily driver in all conditions,cold, hot, rain, etc..

Let me know what you reccomend.

 

Thanx,

Jack

 

 

same here mobil 1 sys @ mobil 1 filter or napa gold filter both rated high and won't be questioned by dealer or royal purple oil

[andrewnagle1964]

Hey All,

I bought my SGT used with 8,500 miles on it and I should probably get my oil changed. What do you all recommend and what filter are you all using out there. Car is a daily driver in all conditions,cold, hot, rain, etc..

Let me know what you recommend.

 

Thanx,

Jack

 

 

Mobiil 1 5w-20 with FRRP Filter FL1A is what I use.

 

Take Care

Andrew

[dbackg]

Congrats.

 

http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php?/topic/55012-redline-5w-50/

[springer]

Just changed mine last week with Mobile 1, 5w 20. Used the Ford filter.

[stormeaston]

Royal Purple and a K&N oil filter, on special at Advanced Auto........39.00.

[bruces]

Mobil 1 5w-30 Ford Racing oil filter

[Larry T]

Mobiil 1 5w-20 with FRRP Filter FL1A is what I use.

 

Take Care

Andrew

 

 

 

+1

[Dans07SGT]

Mobil 1 full synthetic and filter.

 

Who has noticed that the Shelby underhood stcker on the SGT calls for 5w-30??

[i8acobra]

Eneos Oil, OEM filter.

[RACERX009]

Eneos Oil, OEM filter.

 

 

Thats a new one to me !!!

 

I know in the old days my fellow italians use virgin olive oil. and a cloth diaper

[i8acobra]

It's quite a bit better than olive oil... or Mobil 1.

[kahmann]

I either use RedLine or Royal Purple synthetic.

There are quite a few good filters out there - OEM, Ford Racing, Napa Gold, Wix, K&N, etc.

[Shelby-Don]

Royal Purple 5w30 and Ford racing filter

[jmn444]

I'm the oddball i guess... i use the motorcraft synthetic blend 5w20 and the fl820s motorcraft filter....

 

how often do you guys change? I put enough miles on to go by miles rather than time, but i've just been doing every 3k on it so far... overkill?

[Larry T]

It's quite a bit better than olive oil... or Mobil 1.

 

 

 

Seems to me that Mobil 1 is a little better than olive oil or are all the cars with factory fills wrong?

 

 

http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Factory_Fill/Vehicles_Filled_Mobil_1.aspx?pg=2

[kahmann]

I'm the oddball i guess... i use the motorcraft synthetic blend 5w20 and the fl820s motorcraft filter....

 

how often do you guys change? I put enough miles on to go by miles rather than time, but i've just been doing every 3k on it so far... overkill?

 

 

Probably, yeah, but who cares? Oil is cheap insurance, my man.

I typically change at 3K miles too (plus before and after every track day or dyno day).

[jmn444]

def. cheap, just a bit of a pain to jack up these cars to do it... i need a lift!!!!

[kahmann]

You and me both - let's go in halves on one. We can store it here for convenience!

[jmn444]

Sweet, I'll put the check in the mail this afternoon! the 4,000 miles round trip would make it tough to say on a 3,000 mile schedule though....

 

 

 

Here's an old one you guys might like if you haven't seen it before:

 

Oil Change instructions for Women:

 

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.

2) Drink a cup of coffee.

3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

 

Money spent:

Oil Change: $20.00

Coffee: $1.00

Total: $21.00

 

Oil Change instructions for Men:

1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner

and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00.

2) Stop by 7/11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive home.

3) Open a beer and drink it.

4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.

5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.

6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.

7) Place drain pan under engine.

8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.

9) Give up and use Crescent wrench.

10) Unscrew drain plug.

11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss.

12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.

13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.

14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.

15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.

16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes.

Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.

17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.

18) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.

19) Remember drain plug from step 11.

20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.

21) Drink beer.

22) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.

23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.

24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug.

25) Slip with stupid Crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any

excess skin between knuckles and frame.

26) Begin cussing fit.

27) Throw stupid Crescent wrench.

28) Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.

29) Beer.

30) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.

31) Beer.

32) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.

33) Beer.

34) Lower car from jack stands.

35) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during any missed steps.

36) Beer.

37) Test drive car.

38) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.

39) Car gets impounded.

40) Call loving wife, make bail.

41) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.

 

Money spent:

Parts: $50.00

DUI: $2500.00

Impound fee: $75.00

Bail: $1500.00

Beer: $20.00

Total: $4,145.00

But, you know the job was done right!

[i8acobra]

Seems to me that Mobil 1 is a little better than olive oil or are all the cars with factory fills wrong?

 

 

http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Factory_Fill/Vehicles_Filled_Mobil_1.aspx?pg=2

 

 

You read my post incorrectly. I didn't compare Mobil 1 to olive oil. I compared it to Eneos.

 

As far as the factory fills... You have any idea how much money Mobil 1 pays for that? Ford and GM not only get the oil for free, they get paid by Mobil 1 for the marketing.

[i8acobra]

 

Here's an old one you guys might like if you haven't seen it before:

 

Oil Change instructions for Women:

 

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.

2) Drink a cup of coffee.

3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.

 

Money spent:

Oil Change: $20.00

Coffee: $1.00

Total: $21.00

 

 

 

Should say...

 

Oil Change instructions for Women:

 

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 12000 miles since the last oil change ("I'm supposed to do what to the oil?").

2) Drink a cup of half-caf, double soy, half-sweet, extra foam, vanilla latte from Starbucks.

3) Get "up sold" on a bunch of unnecessary stuff that they'll bill you for but won't actually do.

4) 4 hours later, write a check and leave with what you think is a properly maintained vehicle.

5) Half way home, notice some light on dash but drive home anyways because it's probably not important and you're late picking up the kids from soccer practice.

6) Hear rattling noise just as car shudders and shuts off in the middle of the road.

7) Try to re-start car until the battery dies.

8) Look befuddled as motorist honk at you because you're parked in the center lane of a busy road during rush hour.

9) Call tow truck and have car towed home.

10) Call boyfriend/husband/friend to come look at the car.

11) Listen to bad news as boyfriend/husband/friend tells you that you need a new motor because there was no drain plug and no oil in the engine.

 

Money spent:

Oil Change: $20.00

Fuel system cleaning: $120.00

Radiator flush: $100.00

New belts: $60.00

A/C system service: $240.00

Tranny flush: $120.00

Change summer air in tires to winter air: $25.00

Synthetic blinker fluid: $30.00

New muffler bearing: $50.00

Coffee: $6.00

Towing: $150.00

New engine: $4,000.00

New battery: $100.00

Total: $5021.00

 

[jmn444]

lol, true that!

[2007_Shelby_GT]

Mobil 1 and K&N filter. I've used Mobil 1 for years with no issues, except for on a 1999 Dodge Durango - engine blew at 35K miles - not the oil's fault though, poor fitting intake manifold allowed crap into the engine and gummed it up!

 

Normally I change oil and filter every 3-4000 miles. The good thing about synthetic, to me anyway, is it gives you some distance flexibility, but I have never gone over 6,000 miles without an oil/filter change on any vehicle.

 

There's a lot of "brand loyalty" out there - nothing wrong with that - just change regularly and I doubt you'd have a problem with any oil or filter!

 

Sam

[FordFan1]

^^^^

"There's a lot of "brand loyalty" out there - nothing wrong with that - just change regularly and I doubt you'd have a problem with any oil or filter!"

Well put SAM !!!

 

For my needs I use 5w30 Royal Purple oil

FL820S Motorcraft for winter months, Ford Racing or Roush filters for summer time when I enjoy Open Tracking and Drag Racing-