"It holds .5 more liters than a 3.0 liter engine, therefore your car will go slower." qouted by Stephen Hawking.
For a 1998 Ford Ranger ( 5W-30 ) With engine oil filter change : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2.5 liter four cylinder engine and the 3.0 liter V6 engine take : ( 4.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 4.0 liter V6 engine takes ( 5.0 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 )
According to the 1999 Ford Ranger Owner Guide ( 5W-30 ) With engine oil filter change : The 2.5 liter four cylinder engine and the 3.0 liter V6 engine take ( 4.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 ) The 4.0 liter V6 engine takes ( 5.0 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 )
The difference between 5 and 30 is the same as 30-5=25
the s is a higher horse engine by about 30 horse I believe
According to the 1997 Ford Aerostar Owner Guide ( 5W-30 ) With engine oil filter change : For the 3.0 liter V6 engine ( 4.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 engine oil ) For the 4.0 liter V6 engine ( 5.0 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 engine oil )
The engine oil capacity of a 4.9 liter Pontiac engine is five quarts. The automaker recommends using 10W-30 motor oil.
According to the 1999 Mercury Sable Owner Guide : 5W-30 engine oil is used in the 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine ( and also the 3.0 liter " Duratec " V6 engine ) * With engine oil filter change , the 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine takes 4.5 U.S. quarts / 4.25 liters of 5W-30
According to the 2002 Ford Ranger Owner Guide : For the 2.3 liter four cylinder engine and the 3.0 liter V6 engine ( 5W-20 ) For the 4.0 liter V6 engine ( 5W-30 )
According to the 2000 Ford Ranger Owner Guide : With engine oil filter change : ( the 2.5 liter four cylinder engine and the 3.0 liter V6 engine take 4.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 ) ( the 4.0 liter V6 engine takes 5.0 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 )
According to the 1999 Ford Ranger Owner Guide : With engine oil filter change : The 2.5 liter four cylinder engine and the 3.0 liter V6 engine take ( 4.5 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 ) The 4.0 liter V6 engine takes ( 5.0 U.S. quarts of 5W-30 )
The 4.0 liter V6 engine takes 5W-30 and the 4.6 liter V8 engine takes 5W-20 according to the 2005 Ford Explorer Owner Guide
the difference is negative 5 and the difference between 30 and 25 is 5. Some people look at the difference as absolute value so we have |25-30|=|30-25|=5