decent ford crossflo oil?

[whitey]

hello ive recntly rebuilt my crossflow and wondered if anyone knew of any decent oil to put in it. ive used halfords but wondered if there is anything more decent , chees : )

[grumpy]

You need 20w 50 and change it regulary . Valvoline if you can .http://www.burtonpower.com/parts-by-category/sundries-miscellaneous/engine-gearbox-oils/valvoline-vr1-racing-engine-oil-20w50-5ltr-mineral-valvr12050.html orhttp://www.burtonpower.com/parts-by-category/sundries-miscellaneous/engine-gearbox-oils/comma-engine-oil-20w50-sonic-5l-comma20w50.html but the important fact is to change often .

[SmokeEm]

As above - No substitute - Valvoline VR1 20/50

[grumpy]

You can get it from Eurocarparts as well - probably cheaper or go to valvolines site to search .

[dodgerover]

Cheapest VR1 last week was via ebay, Eurocar parts wouldn't beat the price either

[grumpy]

£8 Cheaper !!! Never thought of looking there , assumed the postage would be a £10 or something .

[dodgerover]

Don't know how they are doing it but its been cheap on there about a year now, I showed it to my local motorfactors who are normally pretty good and it costs them more than that!

[grumpy]

I guess theres a big lorry somewhere in a layby with the tarp slashed open .

[slammage]

or that they just get a good trade bulk deal seeing they are a pretty well known HUGE company perhaps?

[grumpy]

Joke - not serious .

[jrevillug]

Fairly sure you don't want 20w-50 in a crossflow; the oil galleries are small and 20w- oil's a bit thick at cold start. 10w-40 or 10w-50 is a better bet.

TBH I can't recall where I picked up that gem, but I'm fairly sure it was in a Haynes or Ford manual, which recommended 10w-30, 10w-40, or 10w-50 oil.

Personally, I'd run it in with 10w-40 mineral, then switch to 10w-50 fully synthetic (somthing like Fuchs Titan Pro S) long-term for the ultimate in protection. Not cheap, but then neither are engine rebuilds.

[grumpy]

Most people say 20w 50 , yes a few people say thinnier because of cold starting but the original oil was sae30 [curse word] I think the genral consensus among owners is 20w 50 unless your running a formula ford or something .

[Deleted]

Yep.
VALVOLINE VR1 20w50
From experience mate!!

[SmokeEm]

Its the ONLY oil that would not invalidate your warranty if you had your engine pro-built by the Harris clan etc

[whitey]

great thanks for the replys and information guys.will get onto ebay now. oil filter wise whats good to go with ? i useuly just go down to my local als and they uselu have generic ones in stock they any good?

[SmokeEm]

I only use genuine Motor craft items myself

[ChasR]

+1 for VR1. It has a high ZDDP count and in my Stag, no other cheaper oil could hold as stable a hot idle oil pressure .

[whitey]

Thanks for your replys.just wating for oil to arrive. Brought motorcraft filters the end as this is what people seem to rate. : )

[ChasR]

It may not mean much but on the V6 Mondeo in my signature it is about the only filter which keeps the oil clean of random bits and keeps the oil slightly more golden if I am honest when I come to change it (the latter I was surprised with)! That car is hardly a spring chicken either, with 250k on the clock. The oil in that is nowhere near as decent as VR1 either.