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How often do you change that Mobil 1?
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Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
Why the f--- are you sweating $16 friggen dollars for something that should last 4 or more years versus something that could cause problems in mere months?  If you don't like having to do maintenance maybe you should take the bus 
Your car has 100k miles, it REQUIRES maintenance.
I'm not sure, but I didn't think the Zetec required Double Plats...
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Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
How often do you change that Mobil 1?
Every 3,000 miles
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Originally posted by Myrosia:
Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
How often do you change that Mobil 1?
Every 3,000 miles
His point was that this is a complete waste of money. If you're running Mobil 1, you should probably run it every 5000 miles as recommended by Ford.
Also, you may want to research Spark Plugs in the Zetec Mainintance forum. It appears as if the 4 cylinder (Zetec) comes with 2 Double Plats and 2 Regular Plats from the factory. I would absolutely recommend sticking with service manual recommendations. If it came from the factory that way, there's probably a reason for it.
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Not to hijack the thread, but if you really calculate it out, Mobil 1 isn't that expensive of an investment.
Mobil 1, 6 quarts ($24-Walmart) + $3.50 filter=$27.50 total
Namebrand dino: 6 quarts ($1.90/qt) +$3.50 filter=$14.90 tot
Mobil 1: 5000miles/$27.50= roughly 182 miles/dollar
dino: 3000miles/$14.90= rougly 201miles/dollar
In my mind, it isn't as expensive as people try to make it. Furthermore, I think it'd be a more logical argument to use dino oil instead of synthetic as a substitute for double plat plugs. Just my pov.
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Do yourself and your car a favor. Use either Autolite double-platinum or the new Motorcraft finewire plug. Skip the conventional single platinum plug as it won't last very long. The finewire is a new style that makes the double platinum electrodes unneeded. You can look up the correct Motorcraft replacement part at www.motorcraft.com AutoZone sells them for about $4.60 each. Changing Mobil 1 at 3K miles is like throwing away 1/2 of every bottle of Jack Daniel's. You're wasting up to at least half of it's useful life (depending on your driving patterns). Steve
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6000 is about the limit on a Mobil 1 oil change, unless you have ideal conditions (no stop go, steady speeds, light right foot  . I base oil change on does it look a bit too dark and have I used the quart added already?
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Originally posted by Myrosia:
Ok...then if they are only for extended life of the plug. I don't care about double platinum then. I can buy the Autolite single platinum for half much cheaper.
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Single platinum: 6 plugs for $8
Double platinum: 6 plugs for $24
Since I already invested so much money in the car this past year, I will go with the single.
Ps. FYI, I just replaced the O2 sensor upstream and it cost $130. I also use the Mobil 1 5W30 synthetic oil...another costy investment. I have new wires, ect ect.
In addition, I still get that ticking noise. It sounds like the lifter(s) are sticking, how do I correct that without major overhaul?
I don't say this often, but are you taking stupid pills?
The single plats will wear extremely fast on half of the engine.
If you think you are saving money by making it necessary to change the plugs every 20,000 miles instead of 60,000 to 100,000, you must be taking stupid pills.
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Originally posted by FavoriteMystaque:
6000 is about the limit on a Mobil 1 oil change, unless you have ideal conditions (no stop go, steady speeds, light right foot . I base oil change on does it look a bit too dark and have I used the quart added already?
You are full of it. Several CEGr's have posted lab test results on Mobil 1 going over 10,000 miles with life to spare. The ONLY way to accurately estimate how long of a drain interval to use is with an oil analysis. Too dark??
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Wowo just wow. Messed up post. Can't spend $24 on the correct spark plugs. 
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