2013 Ford Fiesta 15,000 mile OCI

[4WD]

Might have to open the longest run leader board thread again (for dad)

 

[Revving2Redline]

I would go 10k and replace oil and run another 5k and swap everything.

 

[SR5]

Wow !!! Good report.

M1 5W20 EP for 15,000 miles producing 12 ppm iron wear metals and a TBN of 2.8 is great. The finishing KV100 of 8.43 cSt looks OK to me.

The oil looks good too: 89 ppm Moly plus a healthy 890 ppm Zinc.

Nice work.

 

[Panos]

Very nice report.i should have a uoa myself by now from almost the same engine (without the variable cam timing) after 12.000km and 2 years using Mobil 1 0w30 fuel economy from my Ford but I am recovering from a motorcycle accident which happened days before the oil change ... So next year. Those engines designed by Yamaha are little diamonds.

 

[4WD]

Not sure what that means but I’d sooner go 15k on M1 EP than a small MC filter … but 10k or OLM are my personal limits …

 

[Matagonka]

Good TBN retention, but a TAN would've been good to see as well.

 

[addyguy]

Very, very impressive for 15k in a small, higher-strung engine. Good show.

 

[dnewton3]

I have very little data on this engine, but I must say, if they all performed like yours, it would be a boon for Ford!
The wear is incredibly low, the contamination nearly non-existent, and the oil characteristics (vis, FP, etc) all good.

17k miles easily; 20k is not out of the question by any means.
It's out of warranty, so there's not a lot of risk from that standpoint.

Absolutely no reason (other than typical fear mongering) to not extend out further. That is one stout little engine you have there.

 

[pbm]

Those Ford NA 4 cylinder engines seem to wear (or not wear) very well....It's a shame that the DCT (A/T) was so trouble prone......that's why I bought a 5 speed M/T in my 14' Focus....

 

[jimbrewer]

Don't understand those high TBN numbers so late in the cycle. If the basic chemicals aren't used up by then, then when?

 

[JohnnyO]

My daughter has the same car. I go the Ford recommended 10k with PP and a Mobil 1 filter and get good UOA's. A lot of Ford engines don't seem to be hard on oil.

 

[Doublehaul]

This has got my interests peaked. I drive roughly 40k per year. Im thinking that M1AP may in fact be the 20k solution. I could change the oil, oil filter and air filter all at the same 20k interval...doesn't get any cleaner than that!

 

[madeej11]

Air filter can go 40k

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Are you a lightfoot driver harboz? Doesn't appear you pushed this engine hard at-all.
Do you drive 40 in a 45MPH zone and takes forever to get across the intersection after the light changes to green?

Just messing /playing with you my friend. Real nice report and thanks for sharing this UOA.
I have a couple jugs of QS Synthetic to use-up yet.

 

[Hall]

Based on Blackstone's data, this is most likely a testament to the oil.

I've never used Mobil 1 oil myself so no fanboy here....