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Motor oil and filter
I'm partial to Mobil 1 for both.

Any others you like?

2021 Mid Bath
Re: Motor oil and filter
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I don't really have experience with many of the synthetics but I have hundreds of thousands of miles on Conoco products as well as Wix filters.

Jon
1994 MB
Re: Motor oil and filter
Reply #2 –
Wix/NAPA filters and Mobil 1 here.
Steve
2003TK
Re: Motor oil and filter
Reply #3 –
Motorcraft synthetic blend and Motorcraft oil filter
Steve and Jill, Steve posting
1999 26.5 Mid-Bath
Re: Motor oil and filter
Reply #4 –
Next question, do you change your own oil?
Greg & Victoria
2017 Mid-Bath  “Nocona” towing a manual 2015 Forester
Previously a 1985 TK
SKP #61264
Re: Motor oil and filter
Reply #6 –
Change my own.

Mobil 1 (six quarts for $27.99 when on sale at Costco) and a Motorcraft oil filter ($4 shipped for Amazon Prime members).

For my generator I use Royal Purple.
Joe B.
2008 26ft  grey/white Rear Bath
Family of 5 hitting the open road as much as we can.
Re: Motor oil and filter
Reply #7 –
An oil analysis offers general 'engine health' information; the test from Blackstone Labs is simple and inexpensive.

Blackstone Laboratories

I've always used the OEM Motorcraft FL 820S oil filter and Motorcraft 5W-20 per the owner's manual. I change the oil and filter every 3000 miles. Overkill? Maybe, but at close to 120,000 miles, the change interval and choices of oil and filter have been validated by very positive analysis results.

YMMV, as always.
2003 TK has a new home
Re: Motor oil and filter
Reply #8 –
When we had our LD, I mostly changed the oil myself.  I mostly used Mobil 1 5W-20 and either a Motocraft FL820 or the Napa Gold/Wix equivalent.  I tried for 3,000 miles, but felt confident going over using the full synthetic.  A few times on long trips (like Alaska) we used Quik-Lube type places if they had a bay to handle the rig.  Since we usually towed a fairly heavy Jeep, I had the transmission serviced fairly often, with a full fluid flush.  The transmission work I had done by a local RV mechanic that I trusted.  He always said the transmission looked good.  I also checked the driveline parking brake fluid a few times.  The engine and transmission never gave us a problem in the 140,000+ miles we had it.

Art
Art and Barbara
Settled in Atterdag Village of Solvang
2015-2022 fulltime in a 2016 Tiffin Allegro Bus 37AP
2002-2015 2002 LD MB
Art's blog
Re: Motor oil and filter
Reply #10 –
I was advised by a Ford Mechanic that the factory specifies Synthetic Blend because in RVs, which often sit idle for extended periods of time, the Dino oil component scavenges moisture better than synthetic while the synthetic lubricates better under heavy duty applications. This advice convince me to stick with the FoMoCo specified Synthetic Blend.
Warren
2019 MB “Dream Catcher”
Jeep Wrangler JL
Re: Motor oil and filter
Reply #11 –
Quote from: WhiteElk  - 
I was advised by a Ford Mechanic that the factory specifies Synthetic Blend because in RVs, which often sit idle for extended periods of time, the Dino oil component scavenges moisture better than synthetic while the synthetic lubricates better under heavy duty applications. This advice convince me to stick with the FoMoCo specified Synthetic Blend.
Thanks!
2021 Mid Bath
Re: Motor oil and filter
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One can seldom go wrong sticking with the manufacturer's recommendations!  ;)
2003 TK has a new home
 
Re: Motor oil and filter
Reply #13 –
Just a suggestion: If my motorhome is going to sit for a period of time, even a couple of months, it's "stored" with a full gas tank and fresh oil and filter; the tires are always covered when its sits for any time. I have never used a fuel stabilizer, but this may be a good idea depending on the climate in which the rig is located.

YMMV.
2003 TK has a new home