I just bought a new 2007 F150,4.2V6,auto.Ford says I can wait until 5k miles for the first oil change and the same there after.I was thinking more like 3k miles.Opinions?
2007 F150 first oil change
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1000 - just my opinion
Absolutely nothing bad will happen if you wait until 5k to change the factory fill. Same story if you change it out earlier.
I'm a weenier. I always change my oil the first 1000 miles.
Some yahoo at the factory spit a loogie in my crankcase I just know it! After that 5K OCI's.
Some yahoo at the factory spit a loogie in my crankcase I just know it! After that 5K OCI's.
i was gonna change out at 3000 as well but i couldn't resist
http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/s...ge=2#Post862722
im glad i did it, i almost didn't due to most of the members here saying that it wasn't neccesary. this is my 4th new vehicle and ive changed early on every one of them but this was the first one that i used the magnet on.
http://theoildrop.server101.com/forums/s...ge=2#Post862722
im glad i did it, i almost didn't due to most of the members here saying that it wasn't neccesary. this is my 4th new vehicle and ive changed early on every one of them but this was the first one that i used the magnet on.
Why did you buy a Ford again?
But anyway, run the factory fill 'till 5k. No harm.
But anyway, run the factory fill 'till 5k. No harm.
I like our gas powered Ford trucks. Seem to hold up well. People still getting used to Rack and Pinion on a truck though. To much road feel for way to many. Oh well. Built well and having few issues lately with them. Just oddities lately none of this everyone has a bad this or that.
I can't see a 1000 mile first oil change.
What I did with my 03 Escape when it was new was 3k, 6k, 10k, then every 5k thereafter.
What I did with my 03 Escape when it was new was 3k, 6k, 10k, then every 5k thereafter.
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3K - then change to synthetic. Do 6-7K OCIs afterwards.
Its the best built truck out there and the best looking one too!
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On my Wife's new Ford 500, I changed the filter only @ 1,500 miles.
Since then it has been 6-months or 5-k.
Since then it has been 6-months or 5-k.
I have always changed the oil in our new vehicles at 500 and then 3,000, 6,000, 9,000 and so on and use either Valvoline All Climate or Valvoline DuraBlend. We have had our new Sierra for just over 9 months now and it has 2,998 miles on it. I do not know if the time between changes is hard on it or not but that is what I do.
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I just bought a new 2007 F150,4.2V6,auto.Ford says I can wait until 5k miles for the first oil change and the same there after.I was thinking more like 3k miles.Opinions?
I have a customer with an 03 F-150 with the v-6 engine. His holds 7qts of oil. I put him on Schaeffer 7000 blend and he is running 10K intervals with no consumption and great UOAs. Engine currently has 130K on it. He was running MC 5W20 which is overpriced and difficult to find in my erea.
Welcome to the F-150 club! Make sure to take some time and check out the forums over at F150online -- you'll learn a lot about the performance and care of your new vehicle!
Just my opinion, but there's no way I would wait 5000 miles for my first oil change! I do my first at 500 miles, my second at 1500 miles, my third at 3000 miles, and then continue on with 3000 mile intervals from there on out.
Overkill? Perhaps. But I'd rather be safe than sorry when it comes to such a major investment.
For what it's worth, you really can't go wrong with Motorcraft 5W-20 oil and FL-820S filters.
Just my opinion, but there's no way I would wait 5000 miles for my first oil change! I do my first at 500 miles, my second at 1500 miles, my third at 3000 miles, and then continue on with 3000 mile intervals from there on out.
Overkill? Perhaps. But I'd rather be safe than sorry when it comes to such a major investment.
For what it's worth, you really can't go wrong with Motorcraft 5W-20 oil and FL-820S filters.
I've been a member at F150Online for years!
The 4.2V6 uses the Motorcraft FL-400S oil filter.
Change it now .Do the rear end also Transmission specially a manual. I would rather have a Ford than G.M. or a finely German engineered Dodge.
That might explain the spike in sodium in the UOA!
Are they having a hard time adjusting to a vehicle that doesn't have 45° of slop in the steering wheel?
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