Ford put Motorcraft full synthetic oil in my 2010 Focus @ 2300 miles first oil chg. Was this a good decision?

Question

2010 ford focus--first oil change--3 months--ar 2300 miles. I drive about 6000 miles per year. Mostly highway in Pennsylvania. Should I have waited to switch to full synthetic, and will Fords Motorcraft full synthetic oil protect my engine as well as others considering my driving conditions? thanks.

Answer 1

synthetic is better yes. the more frequently you change your oil the longer your engine will last. some manufacturers have longer intervals they recommend. but 3,000 miles is the rule we go by in my shop. the more often the longer life your engine will have. synthetic dose not break down like regular bulk oil dose. the oil dealers use if not synthetic is bulk oil. recycled oil as a matter of fact. personally i don't what recycled oil in my engine. ill use store bought cheap oil before i will use bulk oil. all dealers use bulk oil. they use so much oil a day in oil changes they kind of have too. couldn't afford to put the good stuff in ever car that comes through the door. not at 30 dollars an oil change no way. the only time synthetic is bad is if you have a special purpose race engine like on some motorcycles that have porcelain cylinder walls and use wet clutches in the drive. synthetic can damage these engines. but in a regular car engine synthetic is great. you just cant start using synthetic if you drove the car 100,000 miles on regular oil. after that switching would be pointless. but switching to synthetic early in the cars life and continuing to use synthetic from now on you will get more life out of your engine. and the more frequently you change your oil regardless what the manual says the longer your engine will last as well.

Answer 2

Motorcraft Full Synthetic

Answer 3

If your manual says to use 5w20 full synthetic, then use 5w20 full synthetic. It won't hurt the engine to mix the two. Next time you get the oil changed specify that they use 5w20 full synthetic just like the Ford manual says to use. The only difference between the two viscosity oils is their cold start properties. Once the engine is at operating temperature, the oils are at the same viscosity anyway. If you look at your owner's manual, they usually have a chart in there that has ambient temps and oil viscosities. You will see that there are several viscosities that are OK to use.

Answer 4

It certainly won't hurt anything.