ford says use 5-20 can i use 15-40?
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Personally I wouldn't...unless it summer time and then maybe only 1 quart at a time and there is a pile of miles on it (150K plus) and already had a lot of valve clatter. You obviously then be nursing it along unitl a rebuilt engine could be had or the new truck was ready for your drive way.
If this thing runs very good and lower miles...defiantly not. Then I would advertise the left over oil and sell it and at least recoup some funds. some truck driver would defiantly take it off your hands.
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When my work truck ('03 5.4) had a head gasket oil leak, our mechanic gave me a few qts. of oil to keep it topped up ... 15-40. When I asked what was up w/ the 15-40, he said "... we have so many different types of vehicles, we pick one wt. of oil and use it in all of them ...". Last time I was in for an oil change (145K), he put in 5-20. When I asked him why the change, he told me they just lost a V10 at very low miles and when they talked to Ford the first question was " ... what oil are you running in it ..." (they'd been using 15-40).
That being said, my work truck has been run for 140K on 15-40 changed at 6K intervals.
That being said, my work truck has been run for 140K on 15-40 changed at 6K intervals.
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