2013 Ford Fiesta 15,000 mile OCI

[harboz]

 

[StevieC]

Wow very nice! I would stick with 15K as your "Safe" change interval. What filter?

 

[4WD]

Nice report … but think the Blackstone cat was trying too hard to earn his keep with the 17k comment

 

[double vanos]

Great report. IIRC the 1.6 is timing belt engine. Might explain some of the low wear metals. That, and the M1 EP of course!

 

[harboz]

Motorcraft 910S

 

[harboz]

Replaced the M1 EP with M1 AP. I intend to go the full 20,000 miles.

 

[4WD]

One filter or changed midway?

 

[harboz]

One filter. I saved it to cut it open. I just need a good method of opening it.

 

[4WD]

Ok thanks

 

[Onug]

Glad some folks here have the grit to go well over 10,000 miles. I get hives after 8,000 independent of the OLM. Nice job!

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

Looks great to me I wouldn't change a thing.

 

[bbhero]

+1 to what StevieC stated. You must have a good long drive and into work I am thinking... Driving to Norfolk from my old stomping grounds was a 1 hr plus drive for those who did it.

 

[Rolla07]

Looks great, I agree with Blackstone, you wont have any issue going to 17. Cant wait to see 20k miles! Im sure the results will still be good, they look great for 15k here.

 

[PimTac]

I would stick with 15k. It’s a good round number and there would be a cushion for those intervals when conditions are not the best like winter for example. On the other hand, if it took the better part of a year to rack up that 15k, then the M1 AP oil over 20k would be an option.

 

[4WD]

Yep, not sure Blackstone runs the same kind of tests Mobil does ~ this came from lab work:

 

[harboz]

My wife uses the car for real estate in the exurbs of DC (warrenton, va). She puts 18,000 miles a year on it. Anywhere from short tripping to 20 mile highway rides to stop and go to dirt roads.

 

[StevieC]

I stopped using Blackstone they aren't as highly calibrated as the lab I'm using now. I didn't believe it so what I did was take 4 samples of the same oil. I mailed them to Blackstone and Testoil 2 weeks apart under different vehicles listed. I got the exact same numbers back on Test Oil and Blackstone were off my a few PPM. I made sure to stir the oil good and slowly fill all 4 containers at the same time with a little going into each at a time.

 

[harboz]

As an aside, my father worked for Mobil in the 70s. His company car was used for some Mobil 1testing. They had him leave the M1 in the car for about 70,000 miles. He would replace the oil filter periodically and mail it in for testing.

 

[PimTac]

Originally Posted By: harboz

My wife uses the car for real estate in the exurbs of DC (warrenton, va). She puts 18,000 miles a year on it. Anywhere from short tripping to 20 mile highway rides to stop and go to dirt roads.

The AP would work in your case. Going slightly over one year shouldn’t be a concern. The big question would be the economics and I’m guessing that running EP over 15k will be cheaper than AP over 20k. That is where Mobil shot themself in the foot.

 

[harboz]

$40 for AP and $28 for EP. ( 20,000/15,000)*28 = 37.33. One less oil change and one less filter every 60,000. As long as you go the full mileage I think advantage AP.