valvoline oil, good or bad?

[dalton1]

I can get cheap oil changes through work but, they use valvoline oil and filters, is this stuff ok or should i keep using motorcraft stuff and pay a few more bucks?

[03-blue-Powerstroke]

I use the Valvoline Blue 15w40 in my truck and its a pretty good oil in my opinion. I would only use Motorcraft filters though.

[NCHornet]

Valvoline is good stuff just stay away from Penzoil!! Make sure the oil they use is for diesels and the proper weight. I have heard many many reports of these lube places filling a diesel with 10W40 !!! I really prefer to do this myself, but that's not what you are asking.

NCH

[WEWILLE]

Stick with the motorcraft filters tho. Other filters have slightly different dimensoions, which can cause a little bit longer starts, because they dont close the drainback valve.

[WEWILLE]

Scratch that i thought it was a 6.0l. Nevermind!!!!! Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!haha

[Von Jammer]

Agrees with NChornet; Just make sure it's-->Valvoline Premium Blue 15w40.

Engine Oil

As for your oil filter: Motorcraft is a very good quality filter. Just make sure your OCI don't go past 5K miles.

Champion Labs I beleive still makes Valvoline filters. In which Champion makes alot of good filters-->
Champion Labs

Bosch
Car and Driver
Deutsch
Mobil 1
STP
SuperTech
K&N
Valvoline filters
Mighty
Service Champ
Lee
AutoZone Value Craft
Some AC Delco
VW (some)
Warner
Luberfiner
Trust

[dalton1]

Originally Posted by NCHornet

Valvoline is good stuff just stay away from Penzoil!! Make sure the oil they use is for diesels and the proper weight. I have heard many many reports of these lube places filling a diesel with 10W40 !!! I really prefer to do this myself, but that's not what you are asking.

NCH

I'm a mechanic at this garage so I would be doing the oil change. so i will deff. be putting in diesel rated 15W40. Anyone else know about the filters?

[NCHornet]

I use nothing but WIX myself.

NCH