Vehicle Oil Change Interval ??
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Topic: Vehicle Oil Change Interval ??
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Subject: Vehicle Oil Change Interval ??
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 5:54pm
| This is on an '05 5.4 Ford with conventional oil/Motorcraft 820S filter. Can I "stretch" the 3000 mile interval if I've got to add a quart and a half between (I've stretched it to 3500 miles since I've owned it) oil changes to 4,000 miles ? Thanks |
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Posted By: Jim.ME
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 6:02pm
| 3000 miles sounds like your own interval. What does your manual say? Most went to 5000miles/6 months before '05 I believe. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 6:09pm
Thanks for the reply, seems like the 5000 was for synthetic  .
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 6:18pm
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I run 5000 miles on everything.. Have since 1970.. The "NEWER" cars say 7500 miles in the manual.. I would not do that unless i was on the highway and adding up quick.. 5000 is a real good interval for most everything on Conventional oil. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 6:26pm
| Thanks guys |
Posted By: Jim.ME
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 7:13pm
| 5000 for Conventional, synthetic claimed it would go longer. |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 8:06pm
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Light comes on at 3,000 so I go two lights worth... ------------- Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 9:29pm
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I ignore the miles and change it in the spring and fall when the weather is nice with synthetic oil. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 10:35pm
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In my '99 5.4 I run the Motorcraft synthetic blend and change at 5,000 mile intervals; 242K on the clock now. A lot of the service centers still add 3,000 to the odometer reading and it gets them more business. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 1:33am
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On my 2000 I changed it every 5000 on the thousand, so when it was xx0,000 or xx5,000, I would change it. easy way to tell when it is due. I used conventional in it. On the 16 It changes at every 10.000 miles so that's an easy number to remember too. It uses full synthetic. ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: fixer1958
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 4:57am
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02 Chevy 6.0 synthetic blend every 3-4K |
Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 7:36am
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I think we got some old school thoughts here. As I recall my 2012 Ford is 7500 with the blend. NOW the wife's Toyota goes 10,000 or one year and it has a lifetime power train warranty. Oh yeah, Ford always puts a 3000 sticker on the windshield.
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 7:51am
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I had access years ago to oil sample analysis so used it, My '99 F250 7.3 diesel ended up at 5k intervals Religiously to when slowed usage became twice a year REGARDLESS spring and fall. Oil looked great as drained as may have only had 1800-3000 miles but acids build up and filtration does NOT remove or stabilize. Moisture buildup from sitting is the WORST for production of acidity on oils. My later autos have a built in miles against driving aspect calculators, our Exploder runs on average 4800 miles between as get to 30% remainder oil life, my Pimpala goes closer to 5500. Tractors are still generally twice per year both the last 7G and the 180 as well the little Deere Diesel mower. The LP GMC had two oils changes while it lived here, one as bought it and one after rebuilt it as LP delivers next to no carbon to the oil pan. LP is dry and tends to not draw as much acid to the oil pan for some reason. I did start it at least monthly and run it around to keep fluids circulated.
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Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 9:15am
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3000 miles for turbo charged gasoline engine 5000 miles most everything Go by the monitor on vehicles so equipped. |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 12:05pm
| The thing to look for when going over on oil changes intervals is how thin the oil actually gets - the manufactures have there specs along with oil, everyone bitches when the auto transmisions go out, but because no one pays attention to the manufacture specs on oil changes,, just my experince |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 12:21pm
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We wait for the onboard computer to indicate when an oil change is needed. On the Ford Explorer is will be approx. 5-6,000 miles On the little Honda CRV with 4 banger it will be before 5k. Wife used to have a Chev Impala, that would trip at just under 10,000 if using Mobil 1. If using any other brand of synthetic oil it would trip at about 8,500. My old Suburban with the TBI(no fancy puter) , get done every 5,000 all vehicles use full synthetic oil. ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
Posted By: Joe Goodwill
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 12:39pm
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Nephews mother in law had an early 90’s? Bonneville. They stopped changing oil at 180k, hood seized at 240k so no fluids added or checked and drove til about 340k. (All miles) I change diesel 7.3 trucks at 5k or spring and fall if not enough miles. 180 and 185’s annually, not regular use anymore. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 4:58pm
Apparently you don't put many miles on your buggy ??
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Stan IL&TN wrote:Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 5:00pm
OUCH !! $$$
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Posted By: fixer1958
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 6:04pm
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If you are doggy Chevy, that's fine. |
Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 6:32pm
| I change both my T/C's at 3,ooo M. My son who is an ace mechanic recommends the 3,000 m, intervals and use the oil that is is recommended by the car company. And the better oil filter you use is very important. Leon |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 8:12pm
I change the wife's Camry, daughters Camry, daughters Buick Regal and my 94 Chevy truck. So much easier to drag all the oil change stuff out at the same time. I do record the mileage and you are correct my truck might average 3000 between changes. Wife's car is around 6000. Other two about 5k. This works for me. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2021 at 8:15pm
| Thanks for the reply Stan, makes sense on the multiple vehicle oil changes . |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2021 at 3:31pm
Jim, I had 2 other people + myself scour my OM for the "maintenance schedule" oil change interval, it AINT in it
 !! The info was in dads '11 F250 manual though . |
Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2021 at 5:10pm
Leon, ask your son about the Toyota program. Our Highlander is changed at the 10K or one year interval, and that is with a lifetime power train warranty.  |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2021 at 8:31pm
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06 Chevy 1500 express van with 4.3 V6 . Service van that is rode hard and put up wet . Every 3000 miles , black as coal .05 Chevy Siverado 2500 HD 6.0 V8 . Mainly highway miles on weekends , every 5000 miles and still is brown . Van has 380,000 miles and the truck has 180,000 ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2021 at 8:43pm
| my tractors had oil and filter changes every 100 hours, my vehicles get both changed every 2000 miles. |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2021 at 9:33pm
The wife's last two Toyotas had this but I thought 10k miles was too many so I would change it at 5k then Toyota changed it at 10k and then me again at 15k and them at 20k. We tag teamed it. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2021 at 7:39am
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shameless, if I lived by you I could run your used oil and still be changing it out at 4000. You are gonna be in deep doo doo if Sleepy catches you wasting crude.
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Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2021 at 7:47am
2000 miles? Wow....how many months is that, is that why?
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Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2021 at 5:42pm
At how many months/oil change did that work out to ?? The only reason I ask is, what about the guys that only put 40-50 hours/ year on an engine ?
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Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2021 at 6:16pm
Maybe this should start with once upon a time or this is no shista.
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2021 at 9:47pm
| it's something i always did, taught to me by my Dad. i've never had to do an engine overhaul on anything. used to drive 50+ miles a day, and never had engine problems. my old Dodge van has just short of 1 million miles on it before i retired it, not from any engine problem, but from rust! when things start falling out the sides, it's time for retirement! when i had my vending company, i'd put on 100,000 (-/+) miles a year. never sat along the road with engine problems. Dad always said: that is the cheapest overhaul you can give to an engine, changing the oil and filter. |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2021 at 10:07pm
| Mine gets changed at 3000 miles. Son told me he sold the 1988 GMC I bought used with 75000 miles on it. Valvoline 10w x30 oil. I gave it to him at 300000 miles, he ran it to 560000 miles. He had a couple of Spanish speaking employees wanting to go home to Mexico City. They made it and down there they consider this to be a "low milage" pickup. New Chevy gets changed at 5000 miles. Been taking it back to the dealership so there is no question about the warentee. |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 6:41am
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Well, feels like I'm messing with the universe or teasing the gods, but I also have never had engine troubles on a vehicle (well, 'cept that Pontiac, but that wasn't an oil issue in any way) and go by 5000 miles, or the oil life monitor if it has one, or on the turbo gasoline car I had, 3000. Oil has come a long long way over the years. Suit yourself and do what you want, just gotta say I don't think I've ever heard of that short of an interval. To freedguy's comment, I think tractors should and my tractors do get oil changed at least annually. Most of my tractors reach hours before a year, but the one that gets lower hours still gets annually. Collectors that get a couple hours a year, well, that's a whole 'nother discussion. I likely won't ever be a collector.
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Posted By: Kansas99
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 11:08pm
"I likely won't ever be a collector." Oh now don't say that, you know if you farm with them long enough you'll be a collector. My neighbor farmed with a 99 Oliver 3-71 and a 1900 Oliver 4-71 till he retired, then he became a avid Oliver collector and sold his 2 Olivers to a couple other tractor collectors. He just happened to farm........ oops, I mean collect Olivers that other people wanted. ------------- "LET"S GO BRANDON!!" |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2021 at 7:31am
I hear that. Actually, have some stuff that's....uh..."collectable". What I mean is, that guy that restores, paints, washes, waxes, parades. I should (would?) sell my 2 collectables if it weren't for dad and probably my sister to some extent. Because there they sit, neglected, getting worse, engine probably stuck on the one now. Sad. I kind of wish I had the time and money to mess with them, but then I would also need the tools, knowledge, and facilities!
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Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2021 at 10:08pm
So Shameless how often do you change oil and filter on that Dodge van that got a million miles on it? What engine was in it? No over hauls in a million miles is amazing! Did you use synthetic oil in it? Thanks Mike ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2021 at 10:25pm
| I change my oil around 5000 miles or in the fall whichever comes later. The newer ones I change when the oil change light comes on. Usually write the mileage down and it comes out around 7000 miles. My corvette and the plow truck haven't had oil changes in 5 years. I had been changing the Corvette yearly but it only gets a couple hundered miles a year. I just don't have time to drive it so it takes up valuable space in my small heated shop. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2021 at 11:44pm
| changed oil and filter every 2000 miles, had the 318 engine, i replaced the tranny twice, but the engine has never been opened up. i have a dude looking to buy the van right now, he said he's heard of other 318's getting high miles and still go fine. |