Oil question

01KnightRiderGT · December 14th, 2009, 09:51 PM

hey guys, so I just finished doing my oil change on my 01 GT now my question is this, I'm still using 10W20 weight and wanted to know if its a good idea to go 10W30 since my car has 86,200 niles. What you guys think.

Thanks

ForestGRN_Ghost · December 14th, 2009, 09:55 PM

you will get. a billion differnt answers.

i use 5-30

casper gt · December 14th, 2009, 10:29 PM

+1 on the billion diffrent answers but if you have an early '01 (ie windsor motor) you should already be using 10w30, if it's a romeo eng, stick with 10w20 no matter how many miles it has on it.

wishIhada5.0 · December 14th, 2009, 10:37 PM

I thought romeos liked 5-20?

casper gt · December 14th, 2009, 10:40 PM

sorry on the phone instead of paying attention, 5w30 for windsors, 5w20 for romeos.

Eagle2000GT · December 15th, 2009, 08:42 AM

Don't increase the weight of the oil because of mileage. I have 132,000 miles and still run 5w30 full-synthetic oil (windsor motor). Discussion on this and other forums have convinced me to run six quarts instead of five. (Ford later recommended six quarts.) If I remember the discussion correctly the return oil passages in the 4.6 are small and its possible to run the sump dry when driving hard.

01KnightRiderGT · December 17th, 2009, 07:39 AM

so then i should start putting 5w30 since i have a windsor motor right. i have the mid-2001 GT

December 14th, 2009, 09:51 PM	#1
01KnightRiderGT Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 1,817 iTrader: 0 reviews	Oil question hey guys, so I just finished doing my oil change on my 01 GT now my question is this, I'm still using 10W20 weight and wanted to know if its a good idea to go 10W30 since my car has 86,200 niles. What you guys think. Thanks __________________ Black Stang Member #13 315's Crew Founder My Track Videos

December 14th, 2009, 09:55 PM	#2
ForestGRN_Ghost Enthusiast 99 mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: spokane Posts: 992 iTrader: 0 reviews	you will get. a billion differnt answers. i use 5-30 __________________

December 14th, 2009, 10:29 PM	#3
casper gt Moderator 2012 300a gt auto 12.10@116 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: creighton pa Posts: 7,697 iTrader: 4 reviews	+1 on the billion diffrent answers but if you have an early '01 (ie windsor motor) you should already be using 10w30, if it's a romeo eng, stick with 10w20 no matter how many miles it has on it. __________________ MM BRACKET RACING CREW CO-FOUNDER BAMA Performance Drag Team Founder 2012 300a GT auto

December 14th, 2009, 10:37 PM	#4
wishIhada5.0 April 2012 ROTM 2002 GT, True Blue, Stick Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: About an hour east of Pittsburgh Posts: 4,083 iTrader: 0 reviews	I thought romeos liked 5-20? __________________ True blue crew founder/member #1 378/442 rwhp/rwtqon a Mustang dyno cams are in..#'s coming this summer

December 14th, 2009, 10:40 PM	#5
casper gt Moderator 2012 300a gt auto 12.10@116 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: creighton pa Posts: 7,697 iTrader: 4 reviews	sorry on the phone instead of paying attention, 5w30 for windsors, 5w20 for romeos. __________________ MM BRACKET RACING CREW CO-FOUNDER BAMA Performance Drag Team Founder 2012 300a GT auto

December 15th, 2009, 08:42 AM	#6
Eagle2000GT I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 Mustang GT 12.73@111.36 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Shelbyville, IN Posts: 5,311 iTrader: 1 reviews	Don't increase the weight of the oil because of mileage. I have 132,000 miles and still run 5w30 full-synthetic oil (windsor motor). Discussion on this and other forums have convinced me to run six quarts instead of five. (Ford later recommended six quarts.) If I remember the discussion correctly the return oil passages in the 4.6 are small and its possible to run the sump dry when driving hard. __________________ ProCharger P-1SC, 9 psi, STD 396/383; Uncorrected 388/375; SAE 383/370 Mods list in Garage.

December 17th, 2009, 07:39 AM	#7
01KnightRiderGT Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Miami,FL Posts: 1,817 iTrader: 0 reviews	so then i should start putting 5w30 since i have a windsor motor right. i have the mid-2001 GT __________________ Black Stang Member #13 315's Crew Founder My Track Videos

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