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New Engine Oil?

LittleBIGfiesta
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Bit of a bump on this.

Curious to confirm if the Ford - Castrol Magnatec Professional E 5W-20 is purely for the 1.0L Ecoboost and Ford - Castrol Magnatec Professional A5 5W-30 for the 1.6L Ecoboost in the ST?

Ford - Castrol Magnatec Professional E 5W-20

http://ford.castrol.co.uk/ford-castrol-magnatec-professional-E-5W-20.html

Ford - Castrol Magnatec Professional A5 5W-30

http://ford.castrol.co.uk/ford-castrol-magantec-professional-a5-5w30.html

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    5W20 is the thinner oil when the engine is at 100°C as designated by the 20, 30 will be thicker at 100°C.

    So 5W20 is the thinner oil and therefore the more fuel efficient oil as it has less drag on the engine.

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    Hmm, did a search under Google Shopping for 'ford oil top up kit' and the 11th item down is slightly off topic :D

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    5w20 1.0 ecoboost only. Its been developed for that engine only, no other oil is recomended, the ecoboost engine uses a variable pressure oil pump using a solenoid controlled by the ecu.

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    Hence my earlier question regarding the 1.6L EcoBoost engine in the current ST's.

    For anybody looking to get the 5w20 oil, they can get 4L for £39.50 here:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/CASTROL-MAGNATEC-PROFESSIONAL-5W-20-Engine/dp/B00A6S8DPK/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

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    Allen ford sell alot of there ford parts and accesories , and oil via amazon and ebay now. Ref your amazon link

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    Allen ford sell alot of there ford parts and accesories , and oil via amazon and ebay now. Ref your amazon link

    Aren't they the dealership with some poor history on ebay selling?
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    No idea, I didnt realise who auto accesorize was until I bought something off them on ebay.

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    Well, good or bad, there eBay store has the same 5W-20 oil for £38.69 so slightly cheaper than through Amazon:

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-CASTROL-MAGNATEC-PROFESSIONAL-5W-20-Engine-Oil-5-Litre-FORD-ECOBOOST-ENGINES-/121019385326?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c2d5145ee

    Listing states 5W-20 5L but product description shows an image for 4L. There is an additional error under 'Item Specifics' where they state the 'SAE Viscosity' is 5W30. Sloppy errors :(

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    Funny how it sells for ecoboost 1.0 only, in 4 litre pack but engine takes nearly 4.5. Lol

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    For the 1.0L Ecoboost it's 4.6 with the oil filter and 4.4 without.

    For the 1.6L Ecoboost it's 4.1 with the oil filter and 3.8 without.

    ST wins :D

    http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/vdirsnet/OwnerManual/Home/Content?bookCode=O31803&languageCode=en&marketCode=GB&VIN=&subTitleSelected=G1532539&chapterTitleSelected=G1532520&topicHRef=G1545716&viewTech=IE&div=f

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    Hmm, did a search under Google Shopping for 'ford oil top up kit' and the 11th item down is slightly off topic :D

    HAHAHAHAHA just a little

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    Finished at 5pm.

     

    Need a fuel hose and the standard recirc valve to arrive then its off to ford for the PCM update

    IMAG1600.jpg

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    Replacement engine after your loss of compression I read about on another thread?

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    http://www.driverstechnology.co.uk/oils.htm

    this explains oil grades. I found it using google. I do not guarantee it to be correct

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