High Mileage Maintenance Schedule

[northernlights]

I have a 2007 Ford Expedition 4x4 Eddie Bauer Limited with 190,000 miles on it. We were very strict with service up to about 175,000 and then one oil change since. The Ford Manual Service Intervals stop at 150,000. (Not sure what that says about their confidence in their own product). Anyway. Does anybody have a link or rule of thumb for service intervals beyond this?

 

[1955moose]

It's like your hair, wash, rinse, repeat! Basically, you keep repeating. You have first year 6 speed automatic, that lengthed fluid replacement from 30-40k out to Ford says 150k. We here think that's a little too far. 100k is a safer bet, 80k is better still. Oil changes 5k to 6k is advised especially on your year. 2005-10 were the most trouble some. That's pretty much business as usual, spark plugs 80-100k, flush brake fluid at 30k, rotation of tires every 5-6 k, coolant change every 10k if long life fluid. The rest is as they say in the book.

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[cjbuckeye]

Do you recommend a certain grade or oil or just the synthetic blend? Is full synthetic proven to help older engines?


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[chuck s]

Oil is oil. 0W-20 is what's specified for the '07 engine as are 5000 mile oil/filter changes. The identical '08 engine oil/filter changes are at 7500 mile intervals --go figure that out.

An oil analysis will cost you $25 from Blackstone Labs. Easy to Google them.

-- Chuck

 

[GaryH2]

I have 198000 on my 2007 EL. I've been doing oil changes every 5000 miles with 5W-20 or 5W-30 synthetic or semi-syn. Changed plugs at 100k and 180k. Runs like new still!

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[JExpedition07]

5w-20 synthetic blend is what ford says to use. 5W-30 is best suited.

 

[northernlights]

It's like your hair, wash, rinse, repeat! Basically, you keep repeating. You have first year 6 speed automatic, that lengthed fluid replacement from 30-40k out to Ford says 150k. We here think that's a little too far. 100k is a safer bet, 80k is better still. Oil changes 5k to 6k is advised especially on your year. 2005-10 were the most trouble some. That's pretty much business as usual, spark plugs 80-100k, flush brake fluid at 30k, rotation of tires every 5-6 k, coolant change every 10k if long life fluid. The rest is as they say in the book.

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Well I do have a new rebuilt transmission, which actually didn't need to be replaced after all. (long story, but got some bad advice about the truck shuttering around 45mph when shifting. Replaced tranny and problems persisted. No codes. Found out later it was a bad coil.) Thanks for advice.

 

[TxOutlaw]

We are on our 2nd motor, first blew at 165k, had our mechanic find a low mileage motor to swap in. First 5.4 we had issues with out of many we have owned. I still use MC oil and filters every 5k miles. We have 210k on the 2009 expy and 185k on our 2010 5.4 F150. I’m about to change all fluids again in both, o2 sensors, water pumps and fuel pumps. Tune ups can wait another year, been doing every other year about 60k miles... We drive a crap ton of miles so when it cools down, time to turn some wrenches again.

 

[Habbibie]

This is a tad bit off subject but in response to your concerns:

The Ford Manual Service Intervals stop at 150,000. (Not sure what that says about their confidence in their own product)

Have you seen the Toyota's & Honda's service intervals manual? They stop at 120k...

 

[Trainmaster]

Guess after 150,000 miles you no longer have to do anything. Just drive it.