tom231

I got three years of free oil changes when I bought my truck. Needless to say, but I won't be crawling under my truck for 3 years.

Ecoboost Oz

The dealer gave me a free oil change option but I didn't do it. I'm very OCD about my vehicles and I didn't want some $9/hour wanna-be-tech draining and filling my oil. This of course says nothing about him being careful and not making a mess with changing the canister filter on my 2.7 Ecoboost.

On the contrary, I actually like doing the oil changes on my Ecoboost truck. I take my time by letting the truck drain properly like it should. Plus I make sure I clean up any and all mess(es) that I may or may not make. The $9/hour tech isn't going to give a damn if he makes a mess. After all, why should he? It's just another truck to him....

RustyHammer

.. I would let them change it for free, but, I would mark the (old) oil filter to ensure it gets changed and double check the oil level upon completion. Always double check oil levels .. no matter who does the work. I learned that one the hard way. Trust - but - verify!!!

motorhead2013

^This plus they don't mind me going out in the bay area and checking out the bottom of my truck and talking to the tech.

jd50i

Take it in when the OLM tells you too.
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/when-...mation-372751/

dciobota

I got two free ones when I bought mine. The first one, they overfilled it, but not by much. My guess is they let the oil drain but the guy didn't open the filter housing to let the filter drain as well.

The second time, I was able to watch the guy work, and I noticed he was about to do the same thing. What he was doing was lifting the truck up, opening the pan to drain, then putting the plug back in and then lowering he truck to work on the top. I called the manager over to explain to him that the oil filter housing has to drain also for at least 15 minutes. So, the service guy opened the housing, removed the filter, then put the truck back up to drain. Oil level was perfect this time.
I found it strange that the manager and the service tech seemed not to know that this was the correct procedure. For oil changes and such they have a "fast lane" service which I'm guessing uses a standard procedure for all vehicles when changing oil, to save time.


So, just beware. My next oil change will be done by me, and although my body no longer looks forward to it, at least I'll know it will be done right.
But at least I have the records of the first two oil changes with the dealer.

Fatboymoe

Take advantage of the free oil changes and pay the small difference for full synthetic Motorcraft 5w30. If I remember correctly, it was a $15 difference.

ryeboy

I was walking around in Walmart this week and noticed that Mobil has an oil filter (Mobil1 212A), that claims it's good for 20,000 miles and Mobil also has a synthetic oil that is supposed to be good for 20,000 miles. I am wondering if any Ford owners would run their trucks for twenty thousand miles between oil changes. I own a 2011 F150 XLT 5liter with 46,000 miles. I get my all synthetic 5 W 20 oil at the local Rural Kind for $11.99 per five quart container and use the best XG10575 Fram filter and normally don't run more than five or six thousand miles between changes. By the way, the oil is called Harvest King synthetic.

Curmudgeon

I wouldn't consider driving my 2016 2.7EB while under warranty for 20K miles OCIs. On second thought, neither would I do so if my warranty was expired. I assume your vehicle is out of warranty now, so your perspective may be different than mine.

tuflehundon

One area having them look at the truck will help, is if you have a big warranty issue. Like needing a new engine. If your engine blows, they will ask for proof that you did your maintenance. It's way easier if the dealership can send them your invoices. And you will be able to say that the dealership checked everything regularly, and told you things were good to go. Made my engine replacement under warranty go super smooth.

Now that is not something that happens very often though, so you can weigh that into whether or not you need to take it to them.

I do it because they gave me 8 free oil changes with my deal. Add the 1st free one they always give you, and the rewards points I get every time, and I get 12 free oil changes. They are close to my house, and my HOA doesn't allow you to do things like oil changes in the parking lot. I work from home, so it's easy for me to drop in during the week when they aren't busy, so I'm in and out pretty quick.