Originally posted by SonOfABoss:
The Fram filter for the zetec is 16, you can get the PH16, DG16, or XG16... I use Purolator Pure One oil filters, I don't have the Part # handy, but go to your local Pep Boys, they have them... I believe the Purolator is around $6-7 and the Fram from Wal-Mart ranges from around $3 to $7... Use any oil as long as it is 5W30 it will be alright, Avoid Quaker State That is a recycled oil... And if you get your oil from Wal-Mart, DO NOT get the Super Tech, it is Quaker State oil, just bottled for Wal-Mart... But 87 cents a qt for the Super Tech, so if your cheap, that's the oil for you... But if you want a good oil and don't use syn. try Valvoline, Pennzoil, Mobil Drive clean, Havoline, those are what I would recomend... After you fill the car with oil and do a pressure check (start the car let it run for a min) take the cap off and let it sit for a min. Fords normally take a little while for the oil to drain back down... Or you could just put in a full 5 qts like I do... Won't hurt the car, and if you use the Purolator Oil filter it will only be about a 1/4 to an 1/8th qt over... I hope my mumbling has helped you

The 98 and newer Zetec uses a Fram 8316 oil filter...



I've heard WAY too many horror stories about the "Orange" (Fram) filter to ever trust one on any of my vehcles. Go with the MotoCraft filter. It's a Ford part, and the bypass won't fail like I've heard happens on the Fram filters. And, BTW, Ford's MotoCraft oil is all I use in both my Fords. It's $1.75 a quart @Wally World. It is a mixture of dino based oil and synthetic. Wally World also has Mobil 1 SuperSyn for around $5 a quart, and $18 for the gallon size, but it only comes in 5W-30 and 5W-20 not only is better, it cools better. So in my hard working, high revving 2.0 liter goes MotoCraft 5W-20 and in my 6.8 liter V-10, which has a 5250 red line, OHC's, 310 HP and 430 Ft Lbs of torque goes NOTHING but MotoCraft filters, and MotCraft oil. Why mess with anything else ?

Ken, 99 SE Zetec Contour with mods, 98 V-10 E-350 XLT ClubWagon, with mods.