Questions about oil change

[Crew4991]

OP do your own maintenance so that way you know it is done correctly, using a good filter and full synthetic oil. This is not going to impact your warranty.

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[MAT1955]

@dtillsstang ...... I say this just for the sake of "maybe it's a bit interesting". Quite a few years back we were fooling around on the dyno with a 350 that we had stroked to a 383. It was a long weekend and we had some time. There had always been good-natured shop "ball busting" about what oils were best. My grand father opined that the most important function of an oil was its ability to protect the engine's internals in super high temperature flashes - which he felt were common in the ever increasing higher compression "family" engines. He opined that these temperature flashes damaged engines over time, if the oil didn't protect them. He said you could tell an oil was struggling if, over a number of hot runs, it lost oil pressure (viscosity failure). So, with a few beers and a number of brands of oil we had a family oil shoot-out. Using the 383 we ran a number of oils to red hot about 10 times each. To everyone's surprise the Ford Motorcraft oil "rebounded" the best after multiple hot runs. We then ran the Motorcraft super hot another 10 times. It still held its oil pressure. BTW we measured the oil pressure on a highly detailed professional engine builder's pressure gauge. Years later I read a report that Ford Motorcraft used superior refined base oils and among the best VI (viscosity index) improvers available. These VI improvers form protective long chain polymers when the engine is threatened with flash temperature strikes (A/C on in stalled traffic on a very hot day). The worse the spike the better the Motorcraft oil performed......maybe a bit of useless trivia but many family members use the Motorcraft Full Synthetic in their Chevy and Dodge vehicles. BTW Motorcraft Full Synthetic meets GM specs. Over the years i have "messed around" with all manner of oils. Unless the oil was for pure racing (for that I like Kendall racing) then my FIRST choice is always Motorcraft FULL synthetic.

 

[dusman59]

Document by taking pictures of milage and items used as well as proceedure. Backup to cloud or more than digital source.

 

[ChitownStang]

Probably have done 25 oil changes in my garage on ramps over the last 10 years and last 3 gens of Coyote's. This Dark Horse belly pan about killed me last Saturday...LOL
Full Synthetic Motorcraft Oil , always!

 

[MAT1955]

@ChiTownStang26 ....... yeah, the belly pan and side pans are really loved - I say sarcastically.

 

[steveo1960]

@ChiTownStang26 ....... yeah, the belly pan and side pans are really loved - I say sarcastically.

Me too.
And like an idiot, during my first oil change I wasn't paying close attention so I not only removed the belly pan, I removed the shield in front of it as well and that one is a real PITA to line up and re-install. I can be taught though

 

[LouG]

Me too.
And like an idiot, during my first oil change I wasn't paying close attention so I not only removed the belly pan, I removed the shield in front of it as well and that one is a real PITA to line up and re-install. I can be taught though

Ditto. I'm even worse, a "trained" mechanic.

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