Hi guys,

I've been buying engine oil from dealership and i was wondering if it was:

- Regular oil
-Semi synthetic
-Full Synthetic.

I've attached an image of what it looks like exactly.

no where it say synthetic on the container.

Thanks

Danny

 

What does your vehicle owner's manual recommend?
Most of the time you can put a better grade of engine oil into the vehicle with no or very little problems. The problems generally come when a lesser grade is used. Exhaustive testing is done by the engine manufacturer before recommending a particular grade/type of oil. Out in the field we learn why the recommended oil is used . Some engines are manufactured differently and until we see the results of not using what is recommended , possible problems appear that can be avoided using what is recommended, or better, grades of oil. Today's engines are manufactured with very close tolerances and a thinner oil is usually recommended
Some manufacturers earlier started out with recommending a synthetic blend while others went to full synthetic. Most of the time newer grades are backward compatible, OK to use in older engines,but older grades are not suitable for newer engines. Manufacturers are always looking to keep the cost of ownership lower than the competition , where a full synthetic is fine, but costs more and if a synthetic blend was OK and less expensive ,that was the recommendation.

 

That says "super premium " so it's not marked synthetic blend and it's not marked full synthetic so it's regular oil . It's ok as long as its the recommended viscosity .

 

this is what I have always used. Walmart seems to have the best $

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Motorcraf...t-Jug/16940217

my owners manual says semi synthetic for "US" and Premium (non-semi synthetic) in Canada

 

Your right about Walmart . I just ordered 2 ,,5gal.jugs of full synthetic Valvoline .I ordered two in order to get free shipping and it's coming to my door today . I agree ,if you watch Walmart you can get some good deals .

 

when you go by the owners manual you cant go wrong .That's what I do to . On late model cars and trucks you have to go by what the owners manual says because of all the sensors and the heat elements of the engine ,the oil plays a big part in the engine running right.

 

the oil "weight", in this case 5-20, is because the engine is built with tighter bearing clearances than the older 5-30 motors. You want to stay with a 5-20 in this case

Conventional, vs semi synthetic vs full synthetic has more to do with mileage intervals before oil service. Most "normal" driving intervals are 5k mi so a semi synthetic is recommended. 7500 mi a full synthetic

IMHO any premium grade oil of the weight specified is fine. I don't know if "motorcraft" makes their own oil or if it made by one of the major oil makers

Like every car I have had I do my own oil changes from day one and in the case of my 09 Escape which uses 5-20 (unlike any other vehicle I have) so I used the Motorcraft as owners manual spec and kept the receipts incase I ever had a "warranty" issue and needed to substantiate "scheduled service" for a claim. 9 years later and 105k mi and never a problem related to engine oil. Did have a few TSB repairs while under warranty. They never ? my self servicing maintenance relative to any of the TSB repairs...which were very expensive for Ford in some cases. Also at the time I never was contacted by Ford or the dealership I bought the car from about TSB's. It was forum searches that led me to the TSB's. Technically manufacturers don't have to advise owners about TSB's, those are for Ford dealership service depts. so they can address what have become "common problems" of a particular car. At some point those "common problems" become "recalls"...