Oil Change
 

Hey All, I'm approaching 10k miles on my 13' FX2. The first oil change was on the dealer, and the sticker suggests my next oil change at 10K. Do you guys typically go by the miles on the sticker, or the date? Or is it ok if you go a couple thoudand miles over the 'suggested' next oil change date? I had an infinity coupe before my truck and I kept it pretty close to the oil change milestones, but was wondering how these exoboosts did. My main question however was, do you guys get your oil changed at the dealerships, or is an express oil change or any place that changes oil ok to take our trucks to? Not sure of the stealership prices as yet, but I don't want them trying to oversell me on anything, just want my oil changed. Lol. What do you guys suggest?

I change my own at home every 4-5 months. I keep my own log in the back pages of the manual with what oil and filter I used along with the miles and date of the change.

it's your preference on where you get it done. I do it myself to insure everything is done right, from using a new filter everytime, the right amount of oil, all tabs are clipped back in and whatnot.

again, it's up to you. I'd suggest doing it yourself or letting a reputable ford dealer doing it. check on their website for service/oil change deals.

I change the oil every 5,000-6,000K. The truck just turned 1,000K and I'm scheduled to do the 1st oil change this weekend

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Your truck is equipped with an IOLM (intelligent oil life monitor) it will tell you when it's time, the manual says to change at 10k or the IOLM which ever comes first, or you can do what I do and send a small sample to blackstone labs for analysis.

They will tell you how much life is left on the oil.

http://www.blackstone-labs.com/

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what mileage when dealer changed? i would just change it myself and go from there. as much as our trucks cost, why chance running the oil changes longer. you can run fully synthetic longer than the blend which is not half and half. 5-6k miles is as long as i would go or 6 months.

I have a 2012 screw and have been changing the oil based on the oil monitor since I bought it in March of 2012. I have 76k on it now, and the 10k miles between changes hasn't hurt it at all. I too send a sample to a company I deal with from work, and haven't seen any excess wear from the extended changes. I use Amsoil.

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I got my first oil change at 5K miles at the dealer where I bought it from. The sticker on my mirror says my next oil change is at 10K miles. I'm current at around 9700.

You need to closely monitor your oil in your ecoboost. Some motors suffer from fuel in the oil. If you go a while without checking it you run the chance of it damaging the motor. Most guys go around 5k between their oil changes.

Did mine at 7k as I wanted a tire rotation too. First 3 are free (within 12 months) so didn't pay for either.

The first 3 oil changes are free, or tire rotations? Is this with all new buys, or dealer specific? I don't think they mentioned that to me when I purchased mine. I recall the first oil change, but unsure about the tires. Wouldn't hurt to ask though. Thanks!

I follow the monitor and use motorcraft oil and filter, seems to come on about 10k to 12k miles, I strongly think, to do a proper oil change on a ecoboost one has to do it himself and clean the mess it leaves behind, this truck's oil changes are the hardest that I have ever encountered. the oil filter placement baffles me everytime the little catch tray is a joke, it takes me longer to wipe down the oil than to actually change it, its one of the reasons I change my own oil the first few oil changes the dealer did,
nothing was wiped down the top of the skid plate looked like something off of a 20 year old combine, grimy oil everywhere the pad on top of the skid plate was saturated.

with today's fully synthetic oils, you CAN go quite a bit longer between oil changes if only basing this on the oil life. Where you have to pay more attention is the life of the filter. The filter will be due for a change before the oil will be, if you use just a run-of-the-mill filter. If you are using a fully synthetic or long-life oil, be sure to go ahead and get a long-life premium filter to 'match' your oil.

If you do both the fully synthetic and the premium filter, you'll be able to go 10-12K miles between changes, assuming you're not driving in seriously harsh conditions.

and while we're on the subject of filters, be it ecoboost or otherwise, remember to at least check (if not change) your air filter every 15K miles or so. Engines really do appreciate having an unrestricted clean air system. ;)

I had this happen to me the last time I took my truck in for an oil change. Extremely disappointed. I only take it in for warranty purposes should anything happen its fully documented by Ford the routine maintenance/upkeep is in line. But due to the lack of knowledge/experience that the "ford certified" lube techs have doing the job, I'm doing it myself from now on. I can't trust anybody to work on my own vehicle when I'm fully capable of doing all the work myself.

I'm over anal about my truck. I change it every 3K. I also have a FilterMag. Oil changes only cost me $20 and every other oil change is Free so cost isn't a factor.

When I blow my motor in my 03, to much boost and not enough fuel I pulled it apart and the engine at 90K looked brand new, ZERO signs of wear, because of that I'll keep to my over anal 3K changes. I have done a black stone report and everything is below average as far as wear, they suggested I go 5K and resample but I still choose to go 3K.

Wayne

This ^^^

I know that all of you that change your oil at 3,000 miles are much smarter than the engineers that built the truck, but changing that often also has an impact on the environment.

Less often won't hurt your truck but will surely increase the impact of all of that used oil on nature.

Using a high quality synthetic oil extends those oil changes. 3,000 mile oil changes are a thing of the past.

I change mine every 5k. Every 3k miles in these trucks just seems wasteful.

Conventional or synthetic? I am guessing for 20 bucks it is conventional? 3k is old school but it can't hurt. I am doing 5k synthetic changes in an 2013 eb. I do look at the monitor for curiosity sake but I do not let it dictate my oil changes. So far no fuel smell in the oil.

Motorcraft Syn Blend 5W20 and Motorcraft Filter ONLY!

Wayne

Just as the 3000 mile change was hard to die so is the 5000 mile one also.

I go by the IOLM.

I change the oil with greater frequency. I'm not worried about the impact on the environment with greater changes. My truck runs more efficient and that used oil gets recycled and used for other purposes.

I let the Prius drivers worry at night as they use electricity generated from coal fired power stations.

I change my own oil every 6-7k, it takes maybe half an hour. If you prefer to have a professional do it, take it to the dealership if you trust them. I would not advise taking it to a Jiffy Lube or other cheap shop. They are notorious for ripping you off, or screwing it up so badly you need to be towed within a week of the "service". (still pissed about my wife's car and took 6 months to be reimbursed for the $49 oil change)


Long story short: do it yourself, drink a beer, learn about your truck.

I read somewhere, can't remember if it was in the manual or what, but if you offroad and/or reach high rpm often then you should change your oil around 5k miles. I've just been following that since I do both of those.

That may be true, but it isn't in the manual. (At least not a 2013)

Only reference is using the IOLM or 1 year or 10,000 miles whichever comes first. The only reference to 5000 miles is if you inadvertently reset the meter early, then do it 5000 miles since your last change.

There is a chart that references what you are taking about with high towing, offroad conditions, etc. but the chart is telling you when to expect the IOLM to tell you to change it, not for you to do it based on that mileage.

People can do whatever they want. Its their truck and their money. But there is too much stuff put out as fact instead of "this is what I think is best."

Had a 2011 F250 6.7. Same discussion went on there. One of the engineers was on the forum and said that they had designed the engine to exceed 10,000 mile oil changes, however they new people would not accept that. So they artificially lowered the change interval. The IOLM on it typically came on at about 7500 miles.

I have a '93 Lightning and have used Mobil 1 Synthetic and Motorcraft filters on it since new. It now has 160,000 miles on it with no leaks and so little consumption that you can't tell if it has used any at 5,000 mile intervals.

Am using the same 5,000 mile increments on my '13 Ecoboost which now has over 23,000 on it.

I live in the Florida Panhandle where it is very hot during the summer and quite humid year round.

Absolutely no mechanical issues with the old or new Ford.

I do the changes myself and keep records of oil / filter purchase and change intervals.

Many people go against my decision of doing my changes at 3K, but it makes me sleep better at night. I recycle the oil so its not like i dump it down the local sewer drain. I understand that i can go longer due to the advances in oil, filters and vehicle design and even my blackstone report but feel better doing them at 3K. And as i said cost isnt a factor so i'll continue to do them at 3K.

Wayne

I change around 3000. I only put on about 9k a year with lots of short trips. I don't have to change that often, but it's cheap insurance to me.