Just how important is oil viscosity (the number after the W)

Discussion in '1997 - 2003 Ford F150 Truck Forum' started by geezer08, Feb 19, 2016.

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  1. whomrig TOTM Winner Founding Member Southwest Chapter

    So maybe the 5w-20 would work in place of 5w-30?
     
  2. NRA4ever Founding Member

    I've run 4 mod motors to 200.000 miles using Mobil 1 full synthetic 5w20. None of them had oil related failure. I ran the crap out of my 97 F150 with a 5.4. I raced it often.
     
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