'05 Explorer oil life percentage monitor

[Colt]

Just got a great deal on a used '05 4 door,4WD Explorer XLT Sport Edition(17" wheels,exterior trim etc)with 9500 miles on it from a Ford dealer. List new $34700 Paid $20600+tax with remote starter installed by dealer. This truck with employee discount and rebate is $27300. Love that employee pricing. Helped with this deal. The oil monitor says the oil has 74% life left. Does the monitor go by just mileage? Say 5000 miles?

 

[Gary Allan]

I don't believe that the Ford OLM has been discussed here much. One easy way to tell is to track the % over a long haul on the highway (track fuel usage) and see how it compared to short mileage If it conforms more to fuel consumption than mileage ..then it's probably the more sophisticated type.