starshockey

I did my first yesterday and here are some notes. This was the biggest PITA oil change I have ever done in my life. Below is why.

Oil and Filter: Had to get from my dealer none of the auto parts stores had the filter or "F-150 diesel oil" even in their computer system. Diesel filters online has the filter for about 1/2 the cost as my dealer for reference.

There is a what I will call a fabric covered piece underneath that has to come all the way down. 4 5/16 bolts and a 11/16 bolt head from memory. The drain plug, 15mm is easiest accessed from the driver side. It is silver in color and looks like a typical drain plug. I did read somewhere that others with gas engines complained that once the oil started to trickle it would run back towards the front of the truck due to a galvanized plate that is just in front of the drain plug and drip through the holes in said plate. To combat this I tried to make a channel with foil to make it run in the drain pan which failed.

The black powerstroke shroud is held in place by a ball and knuckle type fastener. They are located in the front corners. Just pull up and they will come loose. The back portion fits into some U shaped clips. When you get the front loose just pull forward and it will come all the way out.

Oil filter cap. If you do not have one, buy a 1 1/4" socket for this. There was not much oil left in the canister when I got the cap all the way loose. I think there is a check valve in there that holds the oil until the cap is loosened and then it drains back to the pan. Note, leave the drain plug out until the old filer is removed. The filter is snug in the cap and you have to give it a pretty good jerk to get it loose. The new filter snaps into place so it is secure when you re-install. Do not forget to replace the o ring on the cap. The cap torques to 18 ft/lbs. I had to call everyone but Edsel Ford to find this out. Not even my dealer could tell me.....

With the cap back on and drain plug in 6.5 quarts of new oil went in. It appears to me 5W-30 is preferred by Ford as that is all my dealer had. I could get by with 10W-30 since I am in Texas.

I call it a PITA due to the piece that has to be removed to get to the drain plug. I have never had a vehicle that you had to remove something to change the oil.

Feel free to ask questions and I will try to answer.

idrive

iTrader: (3)

What makes the oil so special if it's just a 5w-30?

How many miles do you have on it now and what do you think about the engine?

starshockey

It's API rating of FA4 or F4A I forget which one

I change all of my vehicles oil at 1000 miles just to make sure the filter has trapped any potential fragments from the new engines parts. Cheap insurance in my opinion. I like it so for only 1150 now, I did do some highway driving last night for about 30-40 miles and during that time I was getting 24-25 MPG.

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

FA4 is the spec, and i highly caution you against buying anything except motorcraft filters and fluids for your truck, I'd hate to see your motor blow up and ford say nope...not covered

Peter4271

Here is an interesting video how to change oil and filter, plus what filter looks like after first 7k or so.

Pack66dad

Hi Ford parts guy!
I'm brand new to my 3.0 Powerstroke. I bought a gallon of Ford DEF just to have on hand and I would like to get a couple quarts of oil. What oil does the truck come with from the factory? Thanks in advance.

djfllmn

iTrader: (1)

should be 5w-30 F150 Diesel oil. It will say right on the bottle F150 Diesel

lutter5-0

If an oil change costs you $50. That's $0.05/mile. $25 would be half that obviously. $5000 in 100,000 miles, that's like paying for two extended warranties, and still not having a warranty? I suppose I need to factor in standard 5000 mile oil change intervals (some go more but its easy math). That's $1000 in 100,000 miles. So an extra 4k in 100k miles. Still about the value of two extended warranties.

How many miles a year do you run?

Peter4271

ford oil is motomaster, i used rotella T6

starshockey

12,000-14,000