2000 Explorer 5.0 V8 Factory Oil Spec?

I am getting the above Explorer in a couple of days and wondered what the owners manual recommended for engine oil.

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...except *please* don't put thoise orange oil filters on it (or anything else for that matter). Use that number to cross reference to a real oil filter, like a Purolator, Motorcraft or AC Delco

-Fred W

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Personally, I use a K&N oil filter and synthetic 5W30. It's all that she's ever known. The regular Fram filters I am unsure about but in the past (pre K&N availability) I did however use the Fram extra guard, which I have never had any complaints.

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97 XLT with 86000 and still go>> 5W30 @ 5qts PH8A Fram # Filter
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I would think that brand name suppliers would have a minimum spec on oil filter design and performance. Thngs like micron size of the filter medium, bonding methods, bypass valve placement, anti-drainback valve. If someone tells you their filter meets OEM specs, it better.

Motorcraft used to market at least three filters for Ford engines..... the FL1-A is the only one I see lately, the FL1-HP was a high pressure variant and the CFL1 which competed with filters like the PH8 and the like. The CFL-1 had less paper, glued pleat seam and the bypass valve was at the bottom - no anti-drainback valve was fitted. If we performed warrranty engine repairs and installed a CFL-1 filter (instead of an FL1-A) the warranty claim woul be denied by Ford. At those times, oil and filter were customer pay items (not sure lately) but the filter we fitted to the motor HAD to be an FL1-A.

While most of what's inside a filter can't be seen from the outside, it's easy to spot the bypass valve location. Chances are that if the bypass valve is at the threaded end of of the filter, the rest of the filter will be of decent quality.

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Gentlemen,

I've done some research to try and find a full length oil filter for the

5.0 V8 Explorer/Mountaineer '96-'01 to replace the .5 quart capacity filter put on by the factory.

We worked closely with the area NAPA parts outlet and were able to review specs for the correct face and metric threads required for these engines. From this we were able to come up with a full length filter, NAPA PN 1087 or WIX PN 551087. This filter will give you a full 1 quart capacity and add .5 quart extra to the engines available oil supply.

Bob Pasquale Tech Performance & Engineering Torque Monster Headers for 5.0 V8 Explorer P.O. Box 22088 San Diego, CA 92192 Visit us at: "

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Would this also work with the 4.0 liter OHV V6?

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