I use two oil additives… Marvel Mystery oil and Lucas Oil Stabilizer. My process is filling the crankcase with the recommended Motorcraft oil (5qt container), and Lucas Oil Stabilzer (1qt for it’s fantastic lubricant properties). Approximately every 2-3 oil changes I will run the Motorcraft and Marvel Mystery Oil (for cleaning purposes). The next oil change will include Lucas again. Then process continues.
I’ve been doing this on a few vehicles I’ve owned over the years. One is a 2004 Expedition with the 5.4 Triton. Not sure if the exact mileage as my daughter drives it now, but the last time I looked it was sitting at 306,000mi on the odometer. My current 2016 Ecoboost is sitting at 199,736mi. Just had FordMakuLoco do the timing chain, coolants flush, blah, blah blah. I like some of the new stuff out there, but I plan on keeping my Expedition for a long time, so gotta keep it up.
As a matter of fact I’m heading to the craft shop this morning for an oil change; amongst other services as well. I heard the person earlier say engines don’t need additives… I disagree. And we are all entitled to our opinions. I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing because it works for me. Part of what I do comes from my years in aviation maintenance. The standard is higher in that industry for obvious reasons. Can’t pullover an Apache, Chinook, or Blackhawk helicopter and kick the tires at 12,000-15,000ft in the air.
So I guess the difference I speak of is longevity. Can’t tell you how many LKQ alerts I get on my phone on how many early model Expeditions have hit the junkyards that week. Unfortunately, no amount of engine lubrication can help the interior parts. So, I keep an eye out on new junkyard victims for miscellaneous parts. Many of the ones I see there have way less miles than my ‘04. Now that’s not to say that they are all there due to engine failure. That’s only obvious in some instances.
I’ve been doing this on a few vehicles I’ve owned over the years. One is a 2004 Expedition with the 5.4 Triton. Not sure if the exact mileage as my daughter drives it now, but the last time I looked it was sitting at 306,000mi on the odometer. My current 2016 Ecoboost is sitting at 199,736mi. Just had FordMakuLoco do the timing chain, coolants flush, blah, blah blah. I like some of the new stuff out there, but I plan on keeping my Expedition for a long time, so gotta keep it up.
As a matter of fact I’m heading to the craft shop this morning for an oil change; amongst other services as well. I heard the person earlier say engines don’t need additives… I disagree. And we are all entitled to our opinions. I’m going to keep doing what I’m doing because it works for me. Part of what I do comes from my years in aviation maintenance. The standard is higher in that industry for obvious reasons. Can’t pullover an Apache, Chinook, or Blackhawk helicopter and kick the tires at 12,000-15,000ft in the air.
So I guess the difference I speak of is longevity. Can’t tell you how many LKQ alerts I get on my phone on how many early model Expeditions have hit the junkyards that week. Unfortunately, no amount of engine lubrication can help the interior parts. So, I keep an eye out on new junkyard victims for miscellaneous parts. Many of the ones I see there have way less miles than my ‘04. Now that’s not to say that they are all there due to engine failure. That’s only obvious in some instances.
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