Reply With Quote1. 5 is is about right for the 302. All of your vehicle capacities are
listed on one page - check the index at the back of the owners manual for a
page called "Capacities".
2. There should be a chart in the owners manual indicating the best oil for
different temperature ranges - been a long, long time since Ford had 10W30
as a first choice. The 5W30 was a good selection.
3. The 302 without an oil cooler takes the venerable FL1-A. With oil cooler
takes the FL820S. While they are likely adequate if you are religious about
changing oil, I'm not a big fan of orange filters.
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V8.
However,
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- 09-17 11:49 AM #1MagsGuest
3 oil change questions
Changed the oil myself for the first time last night on my '97 XLT with V8.
Three comments/questions:
1. Am I insane and/or stupid (distinct possibilities), or does my owner's
manual NOT say how much oil the engine takes? If it does state the engine
oil capacity anywhere, please point me to the page -- I'm beggin! (FWIW, I
also looked for this info under the hood and didn't find it.) I wound up
using about 5 quarts.
2. The owner's manual DOES say what viscosity I should use: 5W-30. However,
the sticker on the radiator crossmember says 10W-30. Sigh. I went with
5W-30, did I guess correctly?
3. In the oil filter reference book, two possible Fram filters are
recommended: standard and metric. I bought both, and the metric filter (a
Fram PH2, I believe) was the one that fit. Out of curiosity, does anyone
know why the venerable 5.0 would have two different oil-filter necks?
Gracias.
- 09-17 01:34 PM #2JimGuest
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- 09-17 02:23 PM #3ChiefGuest
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While they are likely adequate if you are religious about
Translation, in case you didn't get it .. Throw the FRAM in the garbage,
and buy Motorcraft from now on
- 09-17 10:50 PM #4FredGuest
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5.5 quarts with 820S filter change
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:49:10 -0400, "Mags" <com>
wrote:
- 09-18 11:51 PM #5MagsGuest
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