I have a 2021 F250 with a 7.3 gas engine. It has the oil life thingahmygig. Should I wait till it reads 0% before I change the oil? I'm using Kirkland Signature 5W-30 Full Synthetic oil. Thanks for your replies.
Tell us how you are using the truckShould I wait till it reads 0% before I change the oil?
Yep-and if he follows the OLM down to 10 or 20 per-cent he will be fine.Oil is cheap. That's an expensive truck. Probably direct injection? I have decided to change my oil at 5k on all my cars from now since I do short trips on my car.
I think that the 7.3 is port injected if I remember correctly.
Even if I had a leased car I would still change the oil as if I was keeping the car. One never knows what happens in 3 years and even if I did turn it in, I feel like its irresponsible not do a simple thing like oil changes frequently to ensure that car has a long service life. Every car I owned went past 200k. I see it as wasteful. Most cars will go past 200k easily these days. We live in a throw away society unfortunately.Probably the most hot button topic of any car forum...oil change intervals. How long, how far. I really think it depends on a few things...engine, fuel system, naturally aspirated or not and how long you plan to keep the vehicle.
Safe bet would be 5,000-6,000 miles. If you’re planning on keeping it to 100,000 miles and then trading it in? You can go much further. Most of us say we‘re keeping to vehicle “till the wheels fall off”, but very few of us actually do.
Yeah I probably over maintain my vehicles, and then don’t end up keeping them as long as I’d like. I don’t mind because what the difference cost wise between a 5,000 mile oil change and a 7,500 mile interval, long term? a few hundred bucks?Even if I had a leased car I would still change the oil as if I was keeping the car. One never knows what happens in 3 years and even if I did turn it in, I feel like its irresponsible not do a simple thing like oil changes frequently to ensure that car has a long service life. Every car I owned went past 200k. I see it as wasteful. Most cars will go past 200k easily these days. We live in a throw away society unfortunately.
1991 Prelude 4WS (4 wheel steering)- The ahole who owned it before me didn't maintain it well. Car consumed 1 qt. of oil every (what seemed like) 200 miles. It was bad. I bought it at 70k got 200k on it, gave it away, the guy who took it put another 70k on it.
2001 Civic- between 230 and 250k on traditional oil. Changes were around 5k I think. Dumped it due to transmission issues.
2010 Civic- At 240k now and counting. 7500 mile intervals with Mobil1. I'm cutting it back to 5k this year. Car is in fantastic shape. Doesn't seem to burn any oil. Transmission is amazing (20-30k fluid changes since new). Wife's car. She puts 400 miles a week, but some it is in town, stops at clients to drop paperwork off, etc. Not strictly highway miles. This car will get to 300k before I drop it (if we drop it). I take pride in high mile cars.
2013 Accord- 111k on it now. Started following the minder at 10k OCI. Before I knew any better. Now doing 5k. Car was burning oil (from day 1), started using RL oil. Burning stops for first 3k miles of RL then starts again. I'm good with that since I plan on changing the oil at 5k from now on. I have a 8 mile commute. Which is why I feel like an idiot going 10k OCI. Live and learn.
Yeah I probably over maintain my vehicles, and then don’t end up keeping them as long as I’d like. I don’t mind because what the difference cost wise between a 5,000 mile oil change and a 7,500 mile interval, long term? a few hundred bucks?
The most I’ve kept a car was 289,000 miles. 1999 Honda Accord. Oil changes every 3,000 miles. Very proactive with my maintenance...tranny fluid changes every year, coolant every two years, filters every 30,000 miles. By the end it developed a stalling issue and wasn’t safe for my kid to drive. Brake and fuel lines were rusting pretty bad and needed replacement (again). But it wasn’t easy getting it THAT FAR. Took much more than simple oil changes to get it that distance...engine mounts (several times), mufflers, charcoal canister (twice), brake and fuel lines, gas tank, every single front suspension component twice (some three times), EGR valve, transmission shift switches, VTEC switch, front O2 sensor, multiple windshields, dents and dings (fixed), steering rack, front cradle (that was fun), many sets of brake calipers, axles, radio, and a half dozen sets of tires. Few rims too.