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#1 ·
Hello, i just bought a 2008 gt with 25000 miles on it, manual.
i want to change fluids and filters. I checked the manual and , here where i live in europe i dont have the brands..
I checked on Castrol and they recomand for my car Castrol GTX 5W-30, but in the car s manual says 5w-20. So...
can you please give some equivalents for oils and filters so i can find it here also ?
Thank you much !!!
dan
 
#2 ·
Any synthetic 5W-20 should be fine. If you can't find 5W-20, then 5W-30 is OK too.


For the filter, I would think that whatever filters you can buy over there, would have a cross-reference chart to tell you which one is right for your car. If possible, use the Motorcraft (Ford) 820 filter.
 
#3 ·
I used whatever name brand synthetic 5W20 I can get - Pennzoil, Castrol, Quaker State, Mobil 1 etc.. I'm sure with all the BMW's and Mercedes over there you should be able to find a decent brand and the correct viscosity. And as far as filters - anything but Fram! They're junk. I normally get Wix 51372, Napa Gold or Ford. Mopar also has an OFE00336 which fits and is also decent if you don't mind putting Mopar stuff on your Ford lol.
 
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