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Is anyone running sythetic in their Zetec? If so, what kind are you running? Is there any noticeable differences? Any other information I should need to know?
I was wondering because some of my friends are running it in their cars and they say it is a lot better than regular oil. I was thinking of running it year round.
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i think it sucks...will never use it again. 80000 leak free miles before synthetic....3 leaks after. i know,, alot of people will say the synthetic did'nt cause the leaks but i'm not so sure
96 zetec gl.dynomax exhaust(self bent) KKM intake..Bridgestone Potenza RE-910's...other mods also
87' Ford Thunderbird..Now my daily driver ( the wife uses the contour mostly) true dual exhaust with the super mystery mod.(hey there not even there!) tinted windows and stereo upgrade. the $200 car is starting to be a great car
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Synthetic 5W is exactly the same runnyness as Dino 5W.
If you had an oil leak its because a seal has gone, not the oil you use
Some of us have been running Mobil 1 for well over 100K miles with no problems or leaks at all (and much less wear than others)
Mad Mole Visit Mad Moles Mondeo Madness 2L Zetec, Cams, Stage 2 head, Valve work, Powerflow, Unichip, AEM Ram, K&N, Ecotek, 75mm Lower etc. 192 BHP, Faster than a speeding Duratec!
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I have 91,000K and running Mobil 1 5w-30.
Seems to idle smoother, lowers engine temp. Zetec seems to like it in the winter.
I use that and Motorcraft filter.
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I use Mobil 1 10w-30, never had any problems or leaks. I've been told it bettr for my car then reg oil, but I've never noticed anything different since I've started using it.
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Mobil 1 in every car I ever owned, Never a problem.
**Spelling should not count**
2000 SE Zetec ATX
Medium Steel Blue (Now with large custom dent on the rear door)
Cool Blue Lows, Silver Star Highs (great lights)
"If what I said was wrong, it wasn't. I just forgot to add the rest of my post."
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I'll leave this one alone  But I do use Mobil 1.
Kharma is very real and she is one mean b!tch.
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Originally posted by redhawk: I'll leave this one alone
But I do use Mobil 1./sigh Thank goodness. :p
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Originally posted by SQPlus: Originally posted by redhawk: [b]I'll leave this one alone But I do use Mobil 1.
Thank goodness. :p [/b]OK smartass
Kharma is very real and she is one mean b!tch.
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