First oil change
11-14-2012, 11:34 AM
#11
Senior Member/Vietnam Vet
The monitor basically shoots for 10K oil changes so Ford is comfortable with that. My dealer uses 3K stickers (LOL) and I ignore and change with about 33% oil life remaining (about 7.5K). If I take it to the dealer, I put a case of Mobil One 5W-30 in the passenger floorboard, tell them to use that. The Motorcraft filters are good.
At my first change, the tech asked why I only brought 6 quarts. I told him so he wouldn't overfill it. He later told me I was correct. :-)
At my first change, the tech asked why I only brought 6 quarts. I told him so he wouldn't overfill it. He later told me I was correct. :-)
11-15-2012, 12:28 AM
#12
Senior Member
Hello,
I am the tech manager at FRAM filtration. If it was my truck, I would change the filter and oil now using Mobil 1 or Castrol Syntec synthetic oil, a FRAM Ultra filter (or your favorite brand of extended life filter, not trying to ram my companies filters on you). Then follow your oil life monitor. Using extremely high quality oil and a oil filter that is 99% efficienct using ISO 4548-12 testing along with the filter being rated for minimum 10k oil changes (Ultra is rated for 15K) is the key to living with a oil life monitor. I have a 2004 CTS-V. I changed the oil early (3k) and did a compression and leakdown test and recorded the results. I change on the monitor (around 9300 miles) use mobil 1 and FRAM Ultra filters. just turned 70K miles, did a compression and leakdown test , numbers are great. we also pulled a valve cover and the engine is very clean inside.
I am the tech manager at FRAM filtration. If it was my truck, I would change the filter and oil now using Mobil 1 or Castrol Syntec synthetic oil, a FRAM Ultra filter (or your favorite brand of extended life filter, not trying to ram my companies filters on you). Then follow your oil life monitor. Using extremely high quality oil and a oil filter that is 99% efficienct using ISO 4548-12 testing along with the filter being rated for minimum 10k oil changes (Ultra is rated for 15K) is the key to living with a oil life monitor. I have a 2004 CTS-V. I changed the oil early (3k) and did a compression and leakdown test and recorded the results. I change on the monitor (around 9300 miles) use mobil 1 and FRAM Ultra filters. just turned 70K miles, did a compression and leakdown test , numbers are great. we also pulled a valve cover and the engine is very clean inside.
The monitor basically shoots for 10K oil changes so Ford is comfortable with that. My dealer uses 3K stickers (LOL) and I ignore and change with about 33% oil life remaining (about 7.5K). If I take it to the dealer, I put a case of Mobil One 5W-30 in the passenger floorboard, tell them to use that. The Motorcraft filters are good.
At my first change, the tech asked why I only brought 6 quarts. I told him so he wouldn't overfill it. He later told me I was correct. :-)
At my first change, the tech asked why I only brought 6 quarts. I told him so he wouldn't overfill it. He later told me I was correct. :-)
11-15-2012, 11:29 AM
#14
Senior Member
Oh oops. I thought you had the 5.0.
I am surprised the Ecoboost takes so little oil as I would have thought Ford would have increased oil capacity to help with cooling and so on. The Ecoboost in my Lincoln also took about 6 quarts of oil.