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Old 11-01-2006, 07:31 PM
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Mobil 1 0w40, change it once a year.
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Old 04-16-2008, 10:44 AM
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I used to put only Mobil 1 0-w-40 in my m119 4.2, till one day i heard rod knock as I was starting the engine (over 40c ambient temperature at the time).

Since then I've been using 20-w-50.
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Old 04-16-2008, 04:17 PM
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I used to put only Mobil 1 0-w-40 in my m119 4.2, till one day i heard rod knock as I was starting the engine (over 40c ambient temperature at the time).

Since then I've been using 20-w-50.
I tried Mobil 1 synthetic one time. My lifters were noisy as hell! I went back to my tried and true Castrol 20-50, and all was better. Ive been using it for the last 100K religiously, and no problems. I run 10-30 in the winter time, however.
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Old 04-16-2008, 04:50 PM
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Mobil 1 0w40, change it once a year.
I agree. M1 is the way to go.
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