2001 Ford F150 Styleside SuperCrew "uses paraffin oil" Questions

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uses oil about three quarts between changes If it smokes only on start-up and upon acceleration following release of throttle (such as when making a turn) then you might have bad valve seals. However,

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...paraffin oil. High paraffin oil caused the rings to stick in the 4.1 engines. If you have a 5.7 engine the oil is the same as the 4.1 engines. Please rate the answer you received. This way we know ...

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...oil with paraffin in it and now that paraffin has hardened inside my engine. Pieces of that are breaking off and blocking the engine from getting oil. You know how wax that has been melted and cooled ...

have just re-used the oil filter as i failed to get a new one. i washed it with paraffin and petrol. Am i correct . NO Not at all. Never wash oil filter with any solvent.

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...oil What size oi will I need for a 2002 Grand cherokee 4.OL SFI 6 cyl? is it 5/20? Personally, I'd use 10 W 30 or 40. along with an additive like marvel or lucas. Or, change over to a good synthetic. ...

even higher such as 20w50.(synthetic only). Along with any organic oil, it is a good idea to use marvel or lucas additives. Do not use cheap oil. Most are paraffin based and will cause sludge problems

oil it will help, in that Pennzoil has paraffin as one of the lubricating additives and it supposedly quiets the ticking in the engine. I don't run it up here in the North Country because paraffin can

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oil...cheaper oils have a high paraffin base that causes sludge deposits to form. I'd be using a 20w 30 or 40 oil in that engine. Always use a good name brand filter as well. Keeping the oil clean

...oil will do that (non-paraffin base) and any of the synthetics will do it better. I live in an area where we get both very cold weather and also some very hot weather. I use a 20w 50 synthetic and ...

oil is as thin and runny as paraffin so when the plug is removed the entire oil pan contents tries to rush through that hole all at once at the speed of sound so it can seem there is a pressure within

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