Sounds like good advice!Ford Severe Duty schedule says "Follow Oil Life Monitor".
Sounds like good advice!Ford Severe Duty schedule says "Follow Oil Life Monitor".
That's what BITOG is all about! ;-)Seems many folks say get a UOA and then don't trust what the UOA reveals (i.e. take it to 10,000 miles)?
The Fast Lane finally did the first oil change on their 2020 "GODZILLA Super Tremor". Did I mention then went 9500 miles on that 1st change? They had Black Stone do an oil analysis on the oil and overall I agree it looked good, but I did notice it had sheered out of grade.
Considering their usage plans for this truck, the fact that it is lifted with oversized tires running a tune, I think 10k oil changes is way to much and that they need to be following the severe service schedule and changing the oil every 5-7.5k miles (preferably 5k).
Thoughts?
I do agree with the early change philosophy, but suppose they were simply going by the OLM...which is not always accurate as has been discussed ad nauseum here.
That may be true...but if you read what I said, I said "TO ME" the UOA is a snapshot of the engine's health. Either way, I shared my opinion...some agree with me...some don't. That is the beauty of things, we can agree to disagree. Have a good day.
Interesting...I'l just leave this right here from the owner's manual...
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It seems to me that what TFL is doing to their truck does not meet normal use, but rather severe in which case the 5000-7500 I mentioned at the beginning of this thread would be accurate.
Interesting...I'l just leave this right here from the owner's manual...
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It seems to me that what TFL is doing to their truck does not meet normal use, but rather severe in which case the 5000-7500 I mentioned at the beginning of this thread would be accurate.
Why is there mention of high sulfur diesel fuel if this information is for the 7.3 gasser?
I'm with W9HDG
I own one and an oil change on these is so simple. And if you can't do it, Ford gives you $210. on your "Ford Pass"
for services at any dealership regardless of the OLM etc. I also got a 20 year-200,000 mile powertrain warranty that
is an independent insurance for free from my dealer.
I no longer freak about new vehicles and I go easy on my trucks early on and I will take mine to 5000 miles.
The last three SD's I had went that way and the oil filters were very clean and the oil. But the TFL truck has many drivers
and is a severe duty vehicle and 9200 mile UOA was impressive but stupid if you were going to keep the truck.
Chevron 5w30 Supreme easily meets the specs and a MC filter (not for me) is what like under $25 for a cheapo oil change...
Thank you, that is what I was getting at. If we feel that OLMs are not accurate then why are we trusting them?
We seem to miss that part when we say we read the manual.Interesting...I'l just leave this right here from the owner's manual...
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It seems to me that what TFL is doing to their truck does not meet normal use, but rather severe in which case the 5000-7500 I mentioned at the beginning of this thread would be accurate.
I'm unclear if this truck is property of TFL or a long term loaner from Ford. I can't really remember the last time a journalist went "off the reservation" as opposed to following the manufacturer's recommendations. If it's a loaner I'm not sure if they have any discretion.