Thread: Thinking of buying a used 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid
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Old 08-16-2007, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark E Smith View Post
My service table says 5000 mi (alldata), but they may make no distinction for the FEH. IIRC my manual for the 07 says 10,000 mi If you go 10,000 mi you really need to use synthetic.
Correct, the Ford service manuals say 5,000 mi between changes for the 2.3L all-gas Escapes and 10,000 mi for the 2.3L in the Hybrids. I agree, if someone is going to wait 10,000 mi I would go with FULL synthetic 5w-20 (both Mobil and AMSOil sell a version). I have looked closely at my dealer and I have yet to see a Motocraft (Ford) 5w-20 oil that is not labeled as a synthetic BLEND. [its anyones guess the ratio of synthetic to oil-based hydrocarbons are in what they call a "blend"?]
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