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Originally Posted by kc11191
what would be the best oil & filter to use in my 2001 taurus flexfuel? it has 172000 miles on it. i just bought it 1 week ago and it runs and drives perfect now. i want to keep it that way! thanks
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I work at an oil change shop and have a 99 taurus with 190k miles. So I might be able to help. I have tried many oils and filters. If you do not have any leaks you can use synthetic but if you have leaks synthetic are way to expensive because they are a thinner weight oil. If there are no leaks Mobil 1 is one of the best synthetic oils out there. They also make a good oil filter, it has to be a Mobil 1 filter though. It has to have a one with the name to be there good stuff. If there are leaks look to see how bad they are. If they are not bad there are many sealants that can help. Lucas oil products are good to use. They have an oil stabilizer that will help stop leaks and slows down oil consumption. It is a good product and replaces a quart of oil. One guy said to run a oil system cleaner. That is a good idea to do espically if you go over on the oil change time frame(about 3 months 3 thousand). You can go a little longer. And if using synthetics even longer. You run a cleaner to get all the nasty gunk that builds up. The Motor Gunk is a good product too. I think I covered most of it. If you have any questions just ask. Oh, another good thing to do is replace the fuel filter every 15k. It does good with helping with gas mileage.
Brian