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Tue 30 Aug 2011 16:33
focus 2000 ghia - oil ford focus 2.0 w reg - Sandy York

IS THERE A SPECIAL OIL FOR OIL CHANGES OR DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT OIL I SHOULD USE ?

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Tue 30 Aug 2011 16:50
focus 2000 ghia - oil ford focus 2.0 w reg - Bobbin Threadbare

Does it not say in the car's handbook? You can try putting your car registration into the Castrol website and it will give you the correct viscosity and synth/not synth to use. I used to use 5W-30 for my 1.6 petrol Focus.

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Tue 30 Aug 2011 18:41
focus 2000 ghia - oil ford focus 2.0 w reg - jc2

5W/30 part synthetic. "Formula E" is Ford's own.

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Tue 30 Aug 2011 19:38
focus 2000 ghia - oil ford focus 2.0 w reg - RT

You also need to know the ACEA grade required, the viscosity on it's own isn't enough.

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Wed 31 Aug 2011 08:31
focus 2000 ghia - oil ford focus 2.0 w reg - SteveLee

"The range" do a Unipart branded For- spec fully-synth 0W30 for £19.99 for 5 litres. They also do a VW 505/507 spec oil depending on the branch. Most do the part synth 505 (£14.99) the 507 is harder to find.

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Wed 31 Aug 2011 10:32
focus 2000 ghia - oil ford focus 2.0 w reg - jc2

The oil designed for your engine is Ford Formula E which is a part-synthetic 5W/30;you don't need to know ACEA or other specs.

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Wed 31 Aug 2011 14:55
focus 2000 ghia - oil ford focus 2.0 w reg - RT

Is that a first - a manufacturer that doesn't specify the ACEA grade required for their engines?

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Wed 31 Aug 2011 16:39
focus 2000 ghia - oil ford focus 2.0 w reg - jc2

Ford meet the relevant ACEA(and a number of other specs)- they're quoted on the packaging.This is the oil for most Ford engines for non-extended servicing-they have now intrduced a fully-synthetic to meet the requirements of extended servicing.

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