Do you have a 3.0 or a 4.0 liter V6? Do a google search for
Ford TSB 02-1-9
I believe if you have the 3.0l V6 it's 5W-20. Ford switched their recommendation for nearly all their engines to that oil, but from a little google searching I found that TSB recommends 5W-30 for the
4.0l V6.
You might be able to download an owner's manual from Ford's website:
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If you don't have an owner's manual you can buy one from Helm, Inc.
02-1-9 ENGINE - ENGINE OIL - RECOMMENDED APPLICATIONS FOR SAE 5W-20 AND SAE 5W-30 MOTOR OILS - GASOLINE AND FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLES ONLY
1992-2002 CROWN VICTORIA
1993-94 TEMPO
1993-97 THUNDERBIRD
1993-2002 ESCORT, MUSTANG, TAURUS
1995-2000 CONTOUR
1998-2002 ESCORT ZX2
2000-2002 FOCUS
1993-96 BRONCO
1993-97 AEROSTAR
1993-2002 E SERIES, F-150, RANGER
1995-2002 WINDSTAR
1997-99 F-250 LD
1997-2001 EXPLORER
1997-2002 EXPEDITION
1999-2002 SUPER DUTY F SERIES, SUPER DUTY F-53 STRIPPED CHAS.
2000-2002 EXCURSION
2001-2002 ESCAPE LINCOLN: 1991-2002 TOWN CAR
1993-98 MARK VIII
1993-2002 CONTINENTAL
2000-2002 LS
1998-2002 NAVIGATOR MERCURY: 1992-2002 GRAND MARQUIS
1993-94 TOPAZ
1993-97 COUGAR
1993-99 TRACER
1993-2002 SABLE
1995-2000 MYSTIQUE
1999-2002 COUGAR
1997-2001 MOUNTAINEER
This article is being republished in its entirety to update the vehicle models, engines and years affected.
NOTE: PLEASE REFER TO THE VEHICLE APPLICATION LIST LATER IN THIS TSB FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS TSB.
ISSUE: Ford Motor Company now recommends SAE 5W-20 viscosity grade for servicing most gasoline and flexible fueled vehicles.
ACTION: All 2001 and 2002 vehicles where SAE 5W-20 is specified should be serviced at the recommended oil change intervals using SAE 5W-20. This oil is an improved formulation to improve fuel economy. Testing has validated this viscosity grade can be used in many previous model year vehicles. It is recommended ALL vehicles on the following Vehicle Application Listing be service with SAE 5W-20.
All 2001-2002 vehicles other than those listed in the "Exception 2001 Vehicles" or "Exception 2002 Vehicles" chart are being filled with SAE
5W-20 motor oil at the factory and should also be serviced with SAE
5W-20 oil.
Vehicle Application Listing Approved For SAE 5W-20 Motor Oil
Today's engines are designed with better tolerances than before. The oils recommended by Ford are recommended for very good reasons. They don't do them on a whim.
I am sure that people use 10-40W instead of 5-20W. However, they get more engine wear and lower fuel milage.
If you go to Ford's website, you can search for glove box manual or owner manual to find a page that will let you download the manual. You can find the answer (5W-30) there. Or, you can just go to your glove box and find the owner's manual there.
Ford spec is 5W-20, but I think a -20 is too thin for engine protection. Get a good 5W-30 synthetic oil. I would suggest Amsoil ASL 5W-30 or HDD 5W-30.
I get the motorcraft 10-30, it is very good semi-synthetic. Found it at Walmart, but don't buy the shit FRAM filters they have get motorcraft. You can get their 5-20 also.
Hi, I am driving my third Ranger, an '03. It took a dumb 19 year old kid to kill the 93, 175,000 miles couldn't do it. The 4 cyls made after 01 got better mileage and had much more power than the old pinto 4 cyl. My V6 3.0 with an auto gets 20 mpg highway and maybe 15 city, this is the big complaint about them.
I THINK the reason Ford recomends the 5-20 is to get another
0.1 mpg for the fleet or such. They tell you tolerances are tighter on the motors but after 50 k miles any small measure of "tighter" should be gone, I am not going to run 5-20 oil in Vegas heat, the oil would be like sewing machine oil.
Technicaly spamming is only for email. The correct term for newsgroups is troll. Sometime you have to respond to a person on thier level. Its clear to me that whoever posted that comment doesn't know anything about Amsoil the company or Amsoil the product. I have no idea why they claim Amsoil is unlicenced. Amsoil makes thier own products, so they don't need to licence from anyone else. In fact Amsoil was the first company to make a synthetic engine oil for cars, the first company to offer a synthetic oil with both API and SAE certifications.
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