95 4.6 V8 oil?

My dad has just bought one, what oil do you recommend? Also what coolant?
Any good places to go to get the oil or is a general motor factors ok?

Thanks

I use a good 10/40 oil in mine, seems ok, make sure you use RED or GREEN antifreeze not BLUE as its not good for alloy engines so im told by my local factor.

v8hotrodboy said:

I use a good 10/40 oil in mine, seems ok, make sure you use RED or GREEN antifreeze not BLUE as its not good for alloy engines so im told by my local factor.

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And don't mix the colours (apparently). Use whatever colour is in there already unless you're goingg to completely flush it.

Guy

blue no good?

I would have thought that was what they would have originally have had in???

I always used Bluecol mixed 50/50 with distilled water, but since Er Indoors had her Vectra (V6, Ally engine), at the last change about 12 months ago, I drained the system and refilled with Vauxhall anti freeze which is pink in colour.
The main thing is to have a 50% mix of good quality anti freeze and soft or purified water. The anti corrosion protection is equally as important as the anti freezing properties.

I am using smiths blue at the moment mixed 50/50 and changed every 2 years.

You reckon blue is ok then irish?

Got this info from a webb site make of it what you will?

For many years, since the demise of Methanol based antifreeze that was traditionally only added just before winter, blue/green or yellow Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) has been the mainstay of the coolant market. However Ford vehicles since 08/98 have been filled with coolant combining Monoethylene glycol with Organic Additive Technology (OAT) corrosion inhibitors.

There are important differences between standard MEG and MEG with OAT. It does not contain silicates, nitrates, nitrites, borates, phosphates or amines so that:
· Without silicates, silicate gel or "green goo" does not form.
· By eliminating phosphates, hard water scale is reduced.
· Without silicates, phosphates, nitrates, nitrites and borates, abrasive dissolved acids are greatly reduced thereby diminishing water pump seal failures.
· Without amines and nitrites, there is no potential formation of nitrosamines.
All of this results in a considerably longer life span, whilst providing improved protection of all cooling system metals, including aluminium. Benefits over conventional silicate based coolants are:
· Improved water pump life due to reduced water pump seal wear.
· Fewer abrasive dissolved solids.
· Reduced hard water scale.
· Virtually no deterioration of heat transfer capacity during service life.
· Excellent protection against high temperature and pitting corrosion.
· No silicate gel formation during storage or use.
· Effective long-term corrosion protection for aluminium, brass, cast iron, steel, solder and copper alloys.
· Long effective service life of up to 10 years or 150,000 miles.

The two types of coolant should not be mixed. Vehicles filled with MEG will have coolant coloured blue, green or yellow. MEG with OAT additives will have coolant coloured Orange (Ford) or red.