Topic Sponsor
Maintenance Shop Keep your Ford F150 truck running strong. Discuss all things maintenance here.

first oil change

Old 09-14-2016, 08:26 PM
  #1  
Member
Thread Starter
 
P'd Off's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 32
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default first oil change

The 5.0 is coming up on 2700 miles.... cant find anywhere the mileage for the first oil change. Should I have her done at 3000?
Old 09-14-2016, 08:44 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
Ricktwuhk's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: SE Michigan
Posts: 14,966
Received 5,989 Likes on 3,553 Posts

Default

No.

Manual... Read about the Intelligent Oil Life Monitor. It will tell you when it is time. 1 year or 10,000 miles or sooner based on usage.
Old 09-14-2016, 08:59 PM
  #3  
Senior Member
 
bachman44's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 371
Received 100 Likes on 60 Posts

Default

If it makes you feel at ease than change it early (I did). If not then just go by when the truck tells you.
Old 09-14-2016, 09:04 PM
  #4  
Senior Member
 
Magnetic5.0's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 339
Received 103 Likes on 76 Posts

Default

Exactly, change it whenever you want to. I don't care if it is synthetic oil, I won't go a year or 10k ever. I change every 5k
Old 09-14-2016, 09:19 PM
  #5  
Gone Golfin
iTrader: (3)
 
idrive's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: St George Utah
Posts: 5,675
Received 2,270 Likes on 1,391 Posts

Default

There is no way I would run the original oil for the first 10,000 miles. I'd like to think that after the first oil change with full synthetic (which your oil is not) then maybe just maybe if not abused or used for towing then (did I mention maybe?) you might think about going 10,000 miles in between oil changes.

So to answer your question OP.

Me: For your first oil change, change it somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 miles.
Old 09-14-2016, 11:09 PM
  #6  
Member
Thread Starter
 
P'd Off's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 32
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Wow, the first one at 10,000. Outfriggingrageous. Will probably be **** and do the 3,000, and maybe lighten up after that. So it'll be like the wife's Escape.... 40% oil life left, 20% oil life left....etc...


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: first oil change



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:48 PM.