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Thanks for switching to the Ford Flex in the subject. I mistakenly used the Ford Edge on this report and post. It is in fact a FLEX! Sorry bout that!

10-15k OCI's here are a slam dunk. But I would agree, 1 year-ish and I would change the oil regardless.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dave1251</div><div class="ubbcode-body">10K OCI's provides a fairly large margin for preventive oil changes on this oil. No reason to scale back your OCI's. </div></div> I very much agree.

I use a Mitivac to suck out the P/S reservoir and replace with new, once a year. Quick, easy, and cheap. Brake fluid I also use the mitivac, but every 3-4 years when I do a complete brake job.

My 2004 came with Z1 obviously, and I switched to DW1 as soon as it was available. I have a UOA of each ATF and you cannot tell the difference. At 170k, mine still shifts like new. But I drop/refill 3qts every year no matter what. I got in this habit after seeing all my Honda's mated with V6's...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: k24a4</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> How is everything else holding up on the car? </div></div> Abnormally well. It hasn't seen a shop for anything but tires and one or two very early recalls. And I while I treat it...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: fdcg27</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Autodarken</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Brybo86</div><div class="ubbcode-body">how much top off? </div></div> Zero top off. Never need to, but I did consider this time around because it was at the top of the low mark. It was ready for a full quart top off...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: fdcg27</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wow! Nice engine and nice oil. QSUD appears to be just as capable as any of the big boys. No need for M1 EP, Ultra or AMS in this engine as you use it. </div></div> I have run out...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Apollo14</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So 4 years ago you ran 7k miles and got TBN of 1.9, and now you decided to go to 14k miles and with no top up you got TBN of 2.2. What oil did you use in the last uoa? And what...

Once a year OCI's since the last UOA in 2011. Typically running 12k, this year a hair past 14k, with a real hard winter. And I seem to be on a 4 year UOA cycle, so the timing was right to do another. Oil filter was M1. Oil was Quaker State 0w-20 Synthetic. <img...

Wow is this thread splitting hairs on a UOA that looks like virgin oil. These Honda 2.4's can run ANY oil for well over 7k miles. To pay for a UOA at 3k is a complete waste. You will not find any decent wear metal numbers at that mileage to track.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SilverC6</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When did you move from 5W-20 to 5W-30? I've kept PU 5W-20 in my 2011 Land Cruiser since the free dealer changes stopped. </div></div> I run 0w-20 Fall thru Winter and 5w-30...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rolla07</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great report...but 10mpg's?? Ouch. Big and nice ride but that would clean out my bank account. </div></div> That's TOWING....towing MPG's. Standard driving is 14 (low in winter...

You should not change the oil and sooner than 7500 miles in these engines! Go 10k with confidence.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 901Memphis</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Pretty awesome in just about everything. What oil filter did you use? </div></div> It was an M1 filter, which was not changed previously. It had about 12k miles on it. For...

Of the total 5900 miles on this UOA, we towed our 25' travel trailer (4300lbs loaded) over 4,000miles over the summer. 2,500+ of which were in and all around the Smokey mountains and vicinity for 2 weeks, plus another easy 1k+ of in State towing. (That's actual loaded, towing mileage.) Remaining...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TrevorS</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: OVERKILL</div><div class="ubbcode-body">We can go back and forth on this all you want, there's a reason...

I see where the disconnect is, and I don't think its me, so yes I have been on the short side. You should have just stopped at the confirmation of my first statement (with temp correction) that 0w-40 is thicker at very cold temps than 0w-20. I never took this any further. Instead, you're...