What weight/type motor oil do you normally run in your 5.0?

[bronchole]

What weight/type motor oil do you normally run in your 5.0?

I started a thread to get an idea of if it was ok to use the lighter weight motor oils in our 5.0's. The responses got me to thinking that it may be informative to others if we had a pole here to see what the balances are of what weight people are running.

Here is my other thread: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=390753

After you select a weight, add a comment to the thread to let us know:
- Miles on your motor
- Is the oil synthetic, blend or conventional
- Brand of oil if you are so inclined
- What region you live in (does it really cold or really hot where you live).
- Any other pertinent information you feel compelled to share.

Please, refrain from extensive debates about who is right and who is wrong in this thread. This thread is just about who is running what. If you want to debate this stuff, go over to the other thread I linked to. Opinions are welcome there.

Happy trails,

Dan

 

[Torqueranger]

99 Explorer 5.0L V8 / 5-30w Mobile one Full synthetic / Miles - 196,000
01 Explorer 4.0L V6 / 5-30w Mobile one Full synthetic / Miles - 242,000
I use Castrol or Mobile one oil only and Motorcraft filters
I live in New Jersey by Atlantic City

 

[koda2000]

Mobil 1 Full Synthetic 10w30 with Motorcraft filters

'01 Explorer EB 2wd 185k
'00 Mountaineer 2wd 187k
'00 Mountaineer AWD 155k

 

[obie]

Valvoline Max Life Synthetic 5W30

98 Explorer 5.0 AWD - ~150K
03 Sport Trac 4.0 SOHC 4x4 - 92K

Motorcraft, Wix, Mobil 1 or Napa Gold Filters

 

[Tom G]

Mobil 1 5W30 since new. 178K

 

[bobflood]

5W30 conventional oil; 5K intervals; 277K miles on engine; uses 2-3 qts between changes; whichever brand is on sale when it's time to change oil; vehicle has spent it's entire life in Georgia.

 

[SoNic67]

5W50, obvious synthetic. Previous owner used 5W20 with extended drain intervals and wore out the cam bearings.

5W30 conventional oil; 5K intervals; 277K miles on engine; uses 2-3 qts between changes; whichever brand is on sale when it's time to change oil; vehicle has spent it's entire life in Georgia.

And you still have enough idle oil pressure? Lucky, you wore only the valve stems and piston rings...

 

[skpyle]

1999 5.0 AWD - 118,x.. miles
Past 12 years, Motorcraft synthetic blend 5W-30 and Motorcraft oil filters
Now, Mobil 1 synthetic 5W-30 and NAPA Gold (Wix) oil filters, 5k intervals

Past 12 years, midwestern Ohio
Now, Upstate South Carolina, it does get quite hot.

Seth K. Pyle

 

[bill06447]

Connecticut where temps range 0 to 100F, 97 5.0, 171k, 5w30 whatever type/brand is on sale (last two changes Walmart special in the 5 quart jug) use whatever filter is on sale (usually Motorcraft), changed every 5k uses no oil between changes, prior owner appears to have used Quicklube shops the past 10 years, at least.

Bill