I've a Ford E350 V8 that operates as airport shuttle and put about 250 to 450 miles a day. I'm using TA 5w30 with MC FL820S filter and change oil every 5K. Is this okay or should I change it more often at 3K interval. Any advise is appreciated!
Ford E350 3K or 5K interval
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only way to know is do a used oil analysis at 5k and see, any other is a guess only but I'm sure 5k is fine.
bruce
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Thanks, Bruce!
Thanks for this forum, I am using The TA 5w30 ($1.36 at Walmart) which works well in the E350. However, I'm tempting to use TA 10w30 which I've got from my local Dollar Tree. I just try to balance out my operating cost since gas price is on the high side. Any suggestion?
Thanks for this forum, I am using The TA 5w30 ($1.36 at Walmart) which works well in the E350. However, I'm tempting to use TA 10w30 which I've got from my local Dollar Tree. I just try to balance out my operating cost since gas price is on the high side. Any suggestion?
Any Quailty brand SL or SL/CF grade will run 5k with no problems. guys here want the oil to be changed at the first sign of darkening LOL.
I have 195K on a 5.8 bronco and have NEVER had valve covers off 15-20K drains or when I think about maybe once a year. Yeah I know better but work in lubes all day I want to forget about it when home. Us 5/30/,10/30 or the best which is HDEO CI-4/SL 15w40.
bruce
I have 195K on a 5.8 bronco and have NEVER had valve covers off 15-20K drains or when I think about maybe once a year. Yeah I know better but work in lubes all day I want to forget about it when home. Us 5/30/,10/30 or the best which is HDEO CI-4/SL 15w40.
bruce
mason1125,
My company has several E350's with well over 350K on them. We didn't have set OCI's until recently when I took over the OCI's. We used to change them when we had time. That was usually around 7K-15K miles. We use 10w30 and standard filters.
I guess I should have added. Our company is very similiar to yours. We drive them roughly 200 to 300 miles a day doing mostly city driving with occasional highway driving. I think you'll find that the Ford engines in these vans are rock solid.
My company has several E350's with well over 350K on them. We didn't have set OCI's until recently when I took over the OCI's. We used to change them when we had time. That was usually around 7K-15K miles. We use 10w30 and standard filters.
I guess I should have added. Our company is very similiar to yours. We drive them roughly 200 to 300 miles a day doing mostly city driving with occasional highway driving. I think you'll find that the Ford engines in these vans are rock solid.
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