Oil change intervals
05-12-2010, 06:22 PM
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05-12-2010, 06:28 PM
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05-12-2010, 08:32 PM
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mobil 1 full synthetic with the ford motorcraft filter. I change the oil and filter every 3,000 miles. some people say that's overkill but I've never heard of someone blowing a motor by changing the oil too much
05-13-2010, 06:56 PM
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Several years ago Consumer Reports did a study and concluded that the 3mos/3000 mile recommendation of many lube shops was more about "greasing the shop's pocket book" than actually doing anything helpful. They said that twice a year or about every 6,000 miles was sufficient under most conditions.
Of course it does depend upon the conditions your car is driven under. It's a cheap "feel good" thing if you want to do it more frequently--certainly won't hurt anything. But since I change my own so that I get a good look underneath at least twice a year, I'm satisfied with only having to crawl under the horse two times each yar.
Of course it does depend upon the conditions your car is driven under. It's a cheap "feel good" thing if you want to do it more frequently--certainly won't hurt anything. But since I change my own so that I get a good look underneath at least twice a year, I'm satisfied with only having to crawl under the horse two times each yar.
05-13-2010, 09:07 PM
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I was perfectly content to change mine every 6 months with Motorcraft 5W-20 on my 2007 Mustang GT. Ford used to require every 6 months or 5000 miles and I never made the mileage. With the recommended OCI on the 2007 it was hard to make a case for full synthetic or more frequent OCI unless opentracking (extreme oil temps).
On the 2011 I will either use Motorcraft changed at 30% or Pennzoil Platinum changed at 0% according to the IOLM. I will use a Motorcraft Oil Filter as they have good filtration, flow and longevity. Many of the "Premium" Filters on the market sacrifice one for the other. That is not a good thing for engine longevity.
PS Last I checked pretty much all 5W-20 was synthetic blend even if it wasnt marketed as such.
On the 2011 I will either use Motorcraft changed at 30% or Pennzoil Platinum changed at 0% according to the IOLM. I will use a Motorcraft Oil Filter as they have good filtration, flow and longevity. Many of the "Premium" Filters on the market sacrifice one for the other. That is not a good thing for engine longevity.
PS Last I checked pretty much all 5W-20 was synthetic blend even if it wasnt marketed as such.
