Originally posted by ancientsanskrit:
Jim-

Out of curiousity what oil do you use?



Most of the life of my SVT was on Mobil Drive Clean (dino) that was changed every 3,000 miles. At about 185,000, I switched to synthetic and 5,000 mile changes. I buy synthetic on sale. Mobil 1 was $4.00 a quart. I found Valvoline Max Life synthetic for $2.00 a quart and bought all they had (enough for two changes). Today I bought 6 quarts of Penzoil Platnum for $1.99 a quart, but I already have 6 quarts of Mobil 1 on the shelf to use first.

I feel that neither Valvo Max synthetic or Pennzoil Platinum are quite up to Mobil 1, but both are still excellent, and for $2.00 a quart it is way beyond good enough for a 5,000 mile change interval. Any of the three could probably go 10,000 miles with no trouble.

If I can't find such exceptional prices, I will probably go for Mobil 7500. It is a synthetic blend and can be found frequently for about $2.00 a quart.

Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited