I've got a 04 4.6 stx, planning on doing an oil change tomorrow, I haven't had the truck very long and was just wondering how much oil it takes...also I'm planning on switching to synthetic is there anything special I should know?

 

Somewhere between 6 and 7 quarts with a filter. Put in 6, fire it up for a minute, shut it down, let it drain down for 15 minutes, then check it and add as necessary to put it between the add and full lines.

If you switch to synthetic, stick with 5W20 or 0W20 and use a quality filter such as a Motorcraft, Wix (NAPA Gold), Purolator, or Mobil 1. Fram and Fram-made filters (STP, Pennzoil) are garbage and should be avoided, they don't have adequate anti-drainback valves.

 

I already bought 6qts of pennzoil 5-30 torque power so I may have to get another one, also I bought a fram tough guard filter...should I return it and get a wix? Or will it be alright until the next change?

 

6 quarts Royal Purple 5W20. K&N oil filter. Don't settle for less.

 

Dont get a Fram, get the Motorcraft filter.

 

were can you get the motorcraft filters? i always get WIX most of the time.

 

Murrays has them shifty.

Closest one to yuh-

28281 W. Eight Mile Rd.
Livonia, MI 48152
(248) 471-5850

 

thanks Jbrew yeah ive been to that one before thats the place that recommed the boush plugs... the autozone is down the street and pepboys is across 8 mile and adv auto parts is on 7 mile lol a nice lil group for me. hey now that my trucks running on all 8 we should drag now lol. how you liking your 60 degree weather in JAN.!!!! i love mich. goes from 9 on sat to 62 on monday lol. we should start a thread about our drag. even thoe your gonna stomp me i think it'll still be fun to do. You going to the monster jam? me and 2 of my buddys are going were gonna tailgate because we dont have pit passes. case of beer a grill and some deer. its gonna be fun.

 

So NAPA golds are basically a WIX?

 

jbrew and shifty_85,

Please let me know when you two race. I want to watch.

JMC

 

Shifty-

The Murray's here is cool. They carry Motorcraft. They swapped two sets of Motorcraft plugs for me when Global sent me the wrong ones TWICE!! I even called and personally talked with Kevin the second time. - There not in the plug business anymore lol.. He's better off just selling COP's anyway - But yea, that one over by you should carry Motorcraft supplies.

Race? You want to get spanked that bad?

Maybe you should race my daughters 4.2L first

 

You can get them at Wal-Mart, or spend a few more dollars and go to a Ford dealer and get one. Wix is fine too, its just Frams are probably the cheapest filter you could get for a vehicle. If you get the $9 one you will be ok, it has quality construction, but the others are crap.

 

It *IS* a relabeled Wix.

Synthetic or not, 5W30 does *NOT* meet Ford specs for an '04 V8. The only xW30 I've seen that does meet specs is Amsoil 0W30.

 

I've always read that it's bad to swith to a synthetic after a few thousand miles... any truth?

 

i think will be close at least. i beat a 2001 F-150 5.4L and i even had a couch in my bed from 45-97 *rev limiter* i only won by like half a truck but i still got him. and it'll be fun! took off my alt last night got it tested at autozone and it passes. that thing is almost 11 years old and still works fine. thats crazy. humm 4.2L ah? i only got 5 more hp according to my book so that might be a lil closer. still think itd be fun if we made a pass at it even thoe i know ull smoke me lol. i know a few guys that work at the murrys one got my all my wiring and switch for my E-fans. got any parts you wanna give away? im collecting some lol.