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I've bought a 2009 Escape I4 2.5. I was not really thinking in terms of better mileage with this. I had a 1995 Taurus that I ran nothing but synthetic in it. I have around 124,000 miles on it. I have had not one problem with the engine. It doesn't use oil. I haven't had to change the timing belt. So I just attributed this to using synthetic faithfully. This is the reason I asked.
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Originally Posted by theoldwizard
You definitely need to run at least 500-1000 miles to get the rings seated.
Personally, I would just wait until the first oil change. BTW, don't expect to see big mileage gains. Mine was barely noticeable.
Redline Oil recommends not using synthetic for the first 3000 miles, I trust that recommendation given that they are a major synthetic oil producer.
Allowing the rings to seat fully is the most important aspect of break in, and I recommend using wide open throttle in controlled situations during break in to get maximum pressure on rings and good seating effect. After that synthetic all the way.
OK, thanks for the info. This is what I needed to know...
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Originally Posted by JFUSION21
Redline Oil recommends not using synthetic for the first 3000 miles, I trust that recommendation given that they are a major synthetic oil producer.
Allowing the rings to seat fully is the most important aspect of break in, and I recommend using wide open throttle in controlled situations during break in to get maximum pressure on rings and good seating effect. After that synthetic all the way.
Just bought a used '08 Escape and was thinking of going to a synthetic oil with the next oil change. Is there a process I should use to purge the engine of the 5W20 oil that's there now or just complete an oil change with the new synthetic and forget about it?
Thanks!
Which would anyone recommend: Amsoil or Redline? Thanks...
I think Redline is the best built oil that you can buy,and I have seen great results with Redline. But it is so overbuilt for a daily driver, and also very expensive. I run redline when doing track events and it works exceptionally well, but it is too expensive to run on a daily driver IMO. Redline also is not API certified because it contains so much anti-wear additives that are typically heavily regulated in over the counter oils. Amsoil is a great oil and you can typically find it at a lower cost to Redline, if you become a distributor (very easy to do) you can buy it at a cheaper rate as well. Mobil1 is a great over the counter fully synthetic oil, and the Motorcraft 5-20 weight oil is providing great results in long term wear trends. You can't go wrong with any of those oils, it just depends on how much you want to spend on your oil changes. I doubt your engine will wear out running any of those oils.
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