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    FYI Motorcraft Synthetic 5W-40 Engine Oil

    So Ford offers a synthetic now huh? Does anybody know what manufacturer supplies it to them?
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    FYI Motorcraft Synthetic 5W-40 Engine Oil

    I agree with jet. To add to the point of extending your oil change intervals, it's cheap insurance to stay with regular OCI. My PSD is stock, I like the advantages of synthetic so I run it and change it every 5000 miles. May be stupid but I view it as cheap insurance, and based on everything...
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    FYI Motorcraft Synthetic 5W-40 Engine Oil

    Synthetic is great! It has many good points, but extending your OCI under any circumstances IS NOT RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is what many of the best Ford mechanics have told me OVER AND OVER AND OVER!!!!! "The only way to safely extend your oil change interval is to increase the capacity of...
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    Mercon sp or Mercon V in transfer Case

    -popcorn I'm with U :stir.........Positive trackspeeder?
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    Mercon sp or Mercon V in transfer Case

    I've asked this question in several places and the answers are all over the board, from "he!! no don't use it" to "it's a much better product than Mercon V so,....Yeah, use it!", to everything in between. :dunno:dunno:dunno:dizzy:dizzy
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    Mercon sp or Mercon V in transfer Case

    Wanted to switch to a synthetic in the transfer case of an 06 f-350 cc 4X4 psd, was thinking about Mercon sp.....good or bad idea?:dizzy
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    Experience w/ Schaeffers oil

    Trying to get some input on Schaeffers oil. Don't see to many running it however, I don't see any negative comments or results from people using it. I'm curious to see what kind of problems or lack of problems people running Schaeffers have had while using the oil. How many miles have you been...
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    Mobil Delvac 1 vs Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck

    OUSTANDING INFO:sweet. I always heard stay with an oil, don't switch, but I've never really known why. I love it when I learn something new and that is some really good info from my standpoint. I really do appreciate you response crumm:hail. I also learned something new yesterday that was...
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    Mobil Delvac 1 vs Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck

    What's the big deal about switching oils? I've been trying several different ones (mainly synthetics) trying to settle in on something that gives me the best economy and is a good quality oil, as well as is not is not a pain in the butt to get and doesn't cost a stinkin' fortune. Would prefer a...
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    Question 6.0L Poor Milage

    Yes I do all my calc. by hand (Don't have a onboard computer on mine Anyway) Fill it until the fuel is at the top of the neck and won't go down anymore when I'm gonna do a milage calculation. I keep track of everything, since I bought it, price per gallon, where I bought the fuel, if I put an...
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    Question 6.0L Poor Milage

    Tires are stock, the ones that came on the truck..........let me look..........275/70 R18. I think that works out to be about 33" in diameter and about 11" wide.:dizzy
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    Suggestions for programmers

    Who would be the BEST people to buy your SCT from, you know best techs, most experience, best customer service, Give me the the most reliability and longevity, etc., etc., etc. yada, yada, yada. :stir
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    Question 6.0L Poor Milage

    My milage has never been satisfactory in my eyes. 10 to 12 all around and 16.9 strictly interstate averaging between 65 to 70 mph, all these averages with the truck basically empty and mot pulling much. 2006 f-350 4wd fx4 CC LB SRW w/ 3.73 limited slip, running synthetic oil with zoodad mod...
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    water in diesel

    I get the water in fuel light from time to time but draining the filter housing doesn't seem to help. I always have to have the housing taken apart and cleaned. It seems to have this substance that looks like partially dissolved dookie stuck inside the housing, is that bacteria or just trash and...
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    33,000 maint

    OK, just filled up and my milage average was 12.34 miles per gallon. Up to now my milage for average around town driving has been between 10 and 12.5 with somewhere around 11 being the most consistant number. This appears to be in the same range it has been until lately. Last few fillups milage...
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