edwx
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- Jacksonville, FL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2020 Ford Explorer XLT
I know this seems like a simple question and it is, but the reason I'm asking is because of all the new dino/blends/full synthetics on the market....plus it seems that vehicles are lasting much longer, so now there are oils for extended mileage vehicles and truck/suv oils, etc. The choice is getting harder. I have 145k on my Explorer and I have used Castrol Syntec from the beginning, until the last few oil changes, when I switched to the only full synthetic for high mileage vehicles, which was the Valvoline Maxlife Full Synthetic. I know Mobil 1 recently came out with a Synthetic for high mileage vehicles but I haven't seen it in 5w-30. I also haven't seen the Maxlife Synthetic recently either. I switched to the 'high mileage' synthetic oil because of a small oil leak from the front seal. I have an email in to Valvoline to find a retailer for their Maxlife Synthetic. I'm considering just going back to my old standard Castrol Syntec and not worring about it! Any suggestions? What about additives like Bars stop leak, or Lucas oil stabilizer? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Like I said in the beginning, it seems like a simple question.....I've been changing my own oil for 30 years and all of a sudden I seem stumped.