Posted by wisbaker on December 12, 2015 at 15:07:54 from (173.26.84.185):
In Reply to: 2012 f150 oil posted by Lowell Gehring on December 11, 2015 at 19:47:39:
If Ford is to stupid to know what weight of oil should be used in the truck they designed and built why did you buy one of their trucks? As other posters have said newer engines have tighter tolerances and need a thinner oil to provide effective lubrication in the tighter spaces. You'll also find some manufacturers have products that won't function properly if the wrong weight oil is being used, multi-displacement (systems that de-activate cylinders when the car/truck doesn't need the power) from Mopar won't work unless you have the specified oil viscosity, some of the Japanese engines with variable vale timing won't work unless you have the specified grade oil. Also consider the use of roller tappets or cam followers with bearings have changed the lubrication needs of modern engines.
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