what brands of oil ???
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seeker
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yep my last Honda had 7500 mile oil change intervals and oil filter to be changed every other oil change. Then the filter size was decreased by almost half. Sounded like a recipe for disaster. Today my 2002 expy hit 100k and I intend to get at least another 150k out of it. I plan to use the motorcraft synthetic blend and 5k oil changes to get there.
segiterrus
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Oil filter should be changed every oil change for preventative measure, as for the Motorcraft synthetic blend you can't go wrong, my Ford Expy Manual recommends oil changed every 7.5k under normal driving. By the time you hit another 150k miles I'd imagine other things breaking down on the Expy before the Engine dying out.
gjhanson2
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I have no idea what any of you are talking about with going 7500 miles between oil changes. I change my oil and oil filter every 3000 miles. I use Valvoline Max Life Full Synthetic and I do the oil changes myself. In all my automotive training courses and among all my mechanically minded friends I've always heard the 3000 to 5000 rule, but I've never heard of people going 7500. The oil gets dirty enough after just 3000.
tonydiv
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Think about it this way, if you change at 7500 that's only 4 oil changes by the 30,000 mile mark. If you change it out at 3000 then you do 10 oil changes in that same period. Even if you pay top dollar to a quick change place ($50 a pop) that's only an extra $300 in maintenance costs. Totally worth it for me.
trdragons44
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i use 5w-20 mobil 1 full synthetic. i change it around 4500 miles. i use cause i have 180,000 towing miles and i tow alot. also stay with motorcraft filters they are alot better than most(fram)
gjhanson2
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I can see your reasoning there, but the way I look at it; the more I take care of her now, the longer she'll be able to take care of me. I've already got 120,000 hard miles on her, and I'd like her to last 120,000 more. Besides, I save huge bucks doing it myself.
trdragons44
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if i tow more than 3 days a week ill change it at 3000
theres guys runnign diesels going 30,000 on oil changes. milage doesn't really mean anything if the oil is still transparent on the dipstick chances are it hasn't broke down if you wanna be safe you can send it out for an oil analysist. you dads oil back in the 80's isnt the same as oil of today i have used all synthetic in all of my diesel trucks and change the oil every 10,000mi when i pulled the valve cover at 100,000 there is no gunk or build up
KWT2000
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I use valvoline 5w30 full synthetic. i have 231,*** on the truck and change it every 5,000 miles its a daily driver with hot summer days and harsh winters also the engine is quiter in cold wheather start ups... inbetween changes it uses about a half a quart. i like valvoline cause its easy to get and they make a full syn. for bike as well. fuel mileage according to the console read out is 11.4 around town and 16.7 on the last road trip. they also have a 0w30 and a 5w20
PAPARAZZI
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I use 5/20 full syn ( mobile 1 ) 1 gallon an 2 extra quart's,,,, I buy it @ walmart 23.00 for the gallon an abou $6 per quart an another $7 for the filter
I change it every 5,000 miles,, makes it easier to remember
So i spend $40 for my 2005 ford expedition oil change
I change it every 5,000 miles,, makes it easier to remember
So i spend $40 for my 2005 ford expedition oil change
nvycrmn
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on high mileage engines, the oil only needs to be changed ever 3k miles if you are using reg oil. but if you run synthetic, you can get 5-8k out of an oil change. at least thats the way i learned it. i currently run reg motorcraft oil and filter but am changing to synthetic and K&N filter on the next change (this weekend). i have 110k on my 01 EB.
Xpathfinder
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Being my 1st Ford that I own, I was hoping to get a feel for what was the "best" oil was to use in it. I guess it a toss up between mobil1 and castrol. But I might just stick with pennzoil. Had great luck with it in all my chevy trucks along with my pathy. 150,000 on every chevy 1985 and 1989 2.5l iron duke engine before selling them for upgraded vehicle and 128,000 on the pathy. which I still have and no oil leaks or burnoff. But I also change it at 3000 miles. I had used synthetic changing the filter at 3,000 and adding a half qt for what was in the filter and doing a complete oil and filter change at 6000. Oil looked great at 3000 miles but 4500 started getting dark and by 6000 it was black. Something else I do is run a qt of cheaper oil thru to just flush anything that was left behind. What we have found in running oil synthetic or "your dad" oil is that the longer you go the more the fuel dissolute the oil and it breaks down the viscosity. Not talk about the contaminants like metal shavings, and traces of anti-freeze. I would said if you go more than 4000 miles on traditional oil you are bond to have problem down the line. and 6000 miles on Synthetic. Is it worth saving a hundred dollars and taking a change of it costing you more in the end? like a cost of a engine? We at the shop that I work at are required to change the oil at every three of our gas and small diesel engines and 6000 miles on our big diesel engines. We havent lost an engine do to premature engine failure. We have had engine fail but due to faulty parts. we are averaging over 500,000 miles on a transit bus motor. almost 180,000 miles on our gas powered vans. that not including idle time. Sorry this is just my opinion after being in the transit maintenance business 24 yrs and legally driving for 26 yrs...
EXP Edition
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Mobil 1 0w-30... It's for gas mileage. It's like water haha it's great stuff.
expy916
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5w-30 Chevron brand(2 bucks a quart at costco) and motorcraft filters every 3-5k in my fords. FL-820s on the Expedition, and FL-1A on the SHOs(instead of the FL-400s). Done this forever on the Expedition and the four SHOs and never had a problem. Almost 700,000 miles between them and they still run strong.
Eric
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Although I have always used standard petrolium based motor oil for the last 30 years (had many engines go beyond 200,000 miles without a rebuild), I recenlty switched to full synthetic in my expedition, mainly due to the higher heat these newer engines run at. I go 7.5K before changing, using Penzoil at Walmart.
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I have had 3 expos. 97-98 and now a 2001. All have had the 5.4. I use AMSOIL 5w-20. You can run it for 7500 miles,but I change mine at 5000.Never a motor problem other than ignitors..Check it out! It cost about $6.50 a quart,but people like me swear by it....I live in Wisconsin and pull a Lund Tyee boat,So my trucks do see extremes. My last expo had 244K on it and still ran strong!
I have had 3 expos. 97-98 and now a 2001. All have had the 5.4. I use AMSOIL 5w-20. You can run it for 7500 miles,but I change mine at 5000.Never a motor problem other than ignitors..Check it out! It cost about $6.50 a quart,but people like me swear by it....I live in Wisconsin and pull a Lund Tyee boat,So my trucks do see extremes. My last expo had 244K on it and still ran strong!
tritonman5.4
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some say it all depends on what you use your truck for to choose what weight is best for it,i use 5w-30 pennzoil platinum series,i should be using high milage but my truck seems to like the platinum better the bad part is i gotta change the oil every 3k.
tritonman5.4
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we are kind of on the same page.im coming up on 110k miles also.i've always used pennzoil but wondered is there something better than that??i was using the k&n filter but found out that fram oil filters works better,but im wondering since highmilage engines need more of a frequent oil change than younger motors,is mobile 1 really the best way to go being that you dont have to change your oil untill every 5k??
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