In the modern market of fuels and lubricants, there are universal automotive lubricants suitable for all brands of cars, as well as specialized lubricants. One of these products is Ford Formula F 5W30 oil.
Lubricating fluid, contrary to the name, is made by an unidentified American automaker. The development and production of such products is handled by the transnational oil and gas company British Petroleum. British Petroleum has rich and many years of experience in this field and is the second largest company in the world in the petroleum products market. The choice of the automotive giant Ford to produce lubricant was obvious - the largest division is in North America.
All-weather Ford oil
Although Ford Formula F 5W30 oil is designed for the car of the same name, it can be used with any other car brand, the engine of which will use a lubricant. Such a liquid is poured into the engine at the power plant manufacturer and has all the approvals and specifications from the competent organizations that determine the quality of oil lubricants.
Specialized Ford Formula oil is produced using the hydrocracking processing mode and is characterized as a synthetic product. In the end, the process of cleaning and distillation of the basic structure of the oil resulted in a lubricant with high-quality capabilities that protects the engine during operation and is not inferior in its properties to the original PAO synthetics.
Due to the presence of additives in the molecular basis of motor oil, Ford Formula F 5W30 has high cleaning properties, stability of the consistency of the oil film, which envelops all the metal surfaces of structural units and parts of the power unit. Additive additives effectively resist the appearance of sludge and other deposits, prevent sagging and maintain working density under regulated operating conditions.
Oil features
Tests have shown that such an oil minimizes the friction process of moving parts. This directly leads to an increase in the life span of individual structural elements and the entire power device as a whole. The high wear resistance that the lubricant gives the engine prevents unwanted breakdowns and reduces the risk of a drop in engine performance.
Stable viscosity parameters - the most important indicator for the operation of the product at low temperatures. Ford Formula F 5W30 oil allows you to start the engine at low minus the surrounding environment without any problems. Normal “cold” starting of the motor is ensured by the maximum fluidity of the lubricant, which penetrates all the structural elements of the power unit in a minimum amount of time.
During operation, the engine is very hot, while transferring heat not only to the cooling system, but also raises the temperature of the lubricant. And in such a situation, Ford F oil did not fail with quality: the product does not burn out, does not lose its regulated viscosity properties and does not evaporate, having a minimum volatility index.
Scope of application
Ford Formula F 5W30 oil was developed by order of the Ford automaker for its own models. But this does not exclude the use of a lubricant in other power units of various brands. The condition for compliance with the technical parameters presented to the power device must only be observed.
Oil can be used for any type of four-stroke engine, which is powered by gasoline or diesel fuel. The mileage of the motor and its year of manufacture does not play a special role - the lubricant is equally compatible with new modern engines and with previous models that were in operation.
The operating conditions have no special boundaries. Due to its qualitative viscosity parameters, the oil with high efficiency protects the power plant in severe frost and sultry heat. At the same time, the engine can operate with increased power loads and in extreme conditions.
The specialized Ford Formula F lubricant reliably protects the engine from premature wear in urban traffic conditions, when the movement is characterized by frequent stops and downtime, and the power unit operates at low speeds. Also, oil has proven itself in high-speed driving on highways and highways, when an active lubricating ability of the product is required.
Technical information
Technical characteristics of the Ford Formula F 5W30 oil possess the following indicators:
- SAE viscosity index 5W 30, characterizes the oil as a product for all-season use;
- mechanical circulation viscosity at 40 ℃ - 53.3 mm² / s;
- mechanical circulating viscosity at 100 ℃ - 9.49 mm² / s;
- consistency density at a temperature of 15 ℃ - 0.850 kg / l;
- viscosity index - 163;
- negative ash - 1.22% by weight;
- color transparency - amber;
- oil ignition temperature - 226 ℃;
- minus crystallization temperature - 42 ℃.
Specification Tolerances
"Ford Formula F 5W30" is approved by the competent international organizations for the quality of operation.
The U.S. Petroleum Institute API has classified SM / CF. In the class of diesel engines, the product has the highest rating for possible applications.
The ACAA European Automobile Manufacturers Association has set a quality specification that complies with A1 / B1 and A5 / B5.
Such global automobile brands as Volvo, Jaguar, Nissan, Mazda, and, of course, Ford, appreciated stable quality and issued operating permits.
Packaging & Part Numbers
Few people know, but the article numbers of Ford Formula F 5W30 oil were changed after 2016. Old ones still have circulation and will be gradually withdrawn from circulation. For example, for a canister of oil with a volume of 5 l earlier, the article 14E8BA was used for the search, today the current one is 15595. With the change of articles, the design of packaging and labels has changed.
Updated articles for liter packages correspond to the designations: 155D4B, 15595A and 1515DA. For products with a volume of 5 liters, the articles are characteristic - 155D3A, 15595E, and 60-liter and 208-liter - 15595F and 15594D, respectively.
Counterfeit Products
Due to the increasing incidence of counterfeiting Ford Formula F 5W30 oil, the company was forced to change the article numbers and presentation of the product. In order not to become a victim of a counterfeit product, you need to pay attention to several distinctive features:
- The color scheme of the label on the front side of the canister is full of bright colors, and the 3D effect is inherent in the logo. For counterfeit products, the image is dull, with no effects.
- On the original packaging, the manufacturing date is applied using laser stamping on the back side, the fake has an ink seal on the front side, which is easily erased.
- At the bottom of the brand packaging, the manufacturing country and several associated signs are engraved. Counterfeit packaging cannot boast of this.
- The signs common to the entire counterfeit regarding the quality of the plastic: counterfeiting is replete with minor defects, bumps or a heterogeneous structure.
Reviews
Since the lubricant is positioned in the category of a specialized product, reviews of Ford Formula F 5W30 oil have clear positive feedback from owners of cars of the same brand. Experienced car owners note a balanced "price-quality" relationship, that is, there are better lubricants, but, correspondingly, with overpriced.
Professional drivers speak of oil as a stable high-quality product that protects the engine well from wear and does not cause unnecessary trouble in winter when starting the engine. It has excellent cleaning properties. This is noticeable during the next change, the old oil drained (of the same brand) has a black color. This means that all the deposits and all slag formations were lubricated by the lubricant from the entire engine block and everything was removed during the replacement process.