Still watching the dipstick on 5.0
05-16-2012, 11:44 PM
#1
FORD lifer
Thread Starter
Still watching the dipstick on 5.0
My 2011 XLT 5.0 is now pushing 23,800 miles.
It's 5,000 miles since the last oil change, which was 7.7 quarts of Castrol EDGE 5W20, and a FL500S Motorcraft filter. The oil life indicator says 51% left.
I haven't been babying it since the oil change - I bought a smallish dump trailer, tandem axle, 5' x 10' bed, and when it's loaded it is right at 7000#.
I've been pulling it up and down the highway in tow/haul, and loading it and maneuvering it on turf.
When I filled it, it was right at the top little hole on the dipstick.
I confirmed it the next morning.
Tonight, it's exactly 1/2 way betwen the two dots - so it's maybe used 1/3 to 1/2 qt in 5,000 miles.
This means I won't have to add between oil changes at all - when we were on the last oil consumption thread, it was almost a quart down at this point.
So I'm thinking that my 5.0 is finally broken in.
Anybody else have similar results?
It's 5,000 miles since the last oil change, which was 7.7 quarts of Castrol EDGE 5W20, and a FL500S Motorcraft filter. The oil life indicator says 51% left.
I haven't been babying it since the oil change - I bought a smallish dump trailer, tandem axle, 5' x 10' bed, and when it's loaded it is right at 7000#.
I've been pulling it up and down the highway in tow/haul, and loading it and maneuvering it on turf.
When I filled it, it was right at the top little hole on the dipstick.
I confirmed it the next morning.
Tonight, it's exactly 1/2 way betwen the two dots - so it's maybe used 1/3 to 1/2 qt in 5,000 miles.
This means I won't have to add between oil changes at all - when we were on the last oil consumption thread, it was almost a quart down at this point.
So I'm thinking that my 5.0 is finally broken in.
Anybody else have similar results?
05-16-2012, 11:54 PM
#2
Senior Member
My 2011 XLT 5.0 is now pushing 23,800 miles.
It's 5,000 miles since the last oil change, which was 7.7 quarts of Castrol EDGE 5W20, and a FL500S Motorcraft filter. The oil life indicator says 51% left.
I haven't been babying it since the oil change - I bought a smallish dump trailer, tandem axle, 5' x 10' bed, and when it's loaded it is right at 7000#.
I've been pulling it up and down the highway in tow/haul, and loading it and maneuvering it on turf.
When I filled it, it was right at the top little hole on the dipstick.
I confirmed it the next morning.
Tonight, it's exactly 1/2 way betwen the two dots - so it's maybe used 1/3 to 1/2 qt in 5,000 miles.
This means I won't have to add between oil changes at all - when we were on the last oil consumption thread, it was almost a quart down at this point.
So I'm thinking that my 5.0 is finally broken in.
Anybody else have similar results?
It's 5,000 miles since the last oil change, which was 7.7 quarts of Castrol EDGE 5W20, and a FL500S Motorcraft filter. The oil life indicator says 51% left.
I haven't been babying it since the oil change - I bought a smallish dump trailer, tandem axle, 5' x 10' bed, and when it's loaded it is right at 7000#.
I've been pulling it up and down the highway in tow/haul, and loading it and maneuvering it on turf.
When I filled it, it was right at the top little hole on the dipstick.
I confirmed it the next morning.
Tonight, it's exactly 1/2 way betwen the two dots - so it's maybe used 1/3 to 1/2 qt in 5,000 miles.
This means I won't have to add between oil changes at all - when we were on the last oil consumption thread, it was almost a quart down at this point.
So I'm thinking that my 5.0 is finally broken in.
Anybody else have similar results?
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05-17-2012, 01:32 PM
#3
FORD lifer
Thread Starter
Thanks for responding Mr Snips - but oil change intervals don't concern me at all since FOMOCO recommends 10,000 miles, and I'm using a full synthetic to boot.
There were a lot of threads about oil consumption on the 5.0's, and I was just happy to report that my usage seems to be slowing as I accumulate more miles.
There were a lot of threads about oil consumption on the 5.0's, and I was just happy to report that my usage seems to be slowing as I accumulate more miles.
05-17-2012, 02:53 PM
#4
My 2011 XLT 5.0 is now pushing 23,800 miles.
It's 5,000 miles since the last oil change, which was 7.7 quarts of Castrol EDGE 5W20, and a FL500S Motorcraft filter. The oil life indicator says 51% left.
I haven't been babying it since the oil change - I bought a smallish dump trailer, tandem axle, 5' x 10' bed, and when it's loaded it is right at 7000#.
I've been pulling it up and down the highway in tow/haul, and loading it and maneuvering it on turf.
When I filled it, it was right at the top little hole on the dipstick.
I confirmed it the next morning.
Tonight, it's exactly 1/2 way betwen the two dots - so it's maybe used 1/3 to 1/2 qt in 5,000 miles.
This means I won't have to add between oil changes at all - when we were on the last oil consumption thread, it was almost a quart down at this point.
So I'm thinking that my 5.0 is finally broken in.
Anybody else have similar results?
It's 5,000 miles since the last oil change, which was 7.7 quarts of Castrol EDGE 5W20, and a FL500S Motorcraft filter. The oil life indicator says 51% left.
I haven't been babying it since the oil change - I bought a smallish dump trailer, tandem axle, 5' x 10' bed, and when it's loaded it is right at 7000#.
I've been pulling it up and down the highway in tow/haul, and loading it and maneuvering it on turf.
When I filled it, it was right at the top little hole on the dipstick.
I confirmed it the next morning.
Tonight, it's exactly 1/2 way betwen the two dots - so it's maybe used 1/3 to 1/2 qt in 5,000 miles.
This means I won't have to add between oil changes at all - when we were on the last oil consumption thread, it was almost a quart down at this point.
So I'm thinking that my 5.0 is finally broken in.
Anybody else have similar results?
05-17-2012, 09:35 PM
#5
My 2011 5.0 used oil till I reached the 10K mark......after that it was just fine.........I think your good to go.......let us know at 100K.....i bet it will be no different than it is now.