Ecoboost Oil Change

[Boose]

That' what I loved about my Broncos, Mustangs, and E350 vans. All took FL1A! My Taurus and my 05 Expy both took the 820S, that was nice too... oh well. It won' be too long until I get my F150 with the ecoboost, I'll be back to 1 filter number again

 

[sixsix]

This is how I attack the filter in the ecoboost....

Leave the front end on the ground, unclip the map sensor and remove the top portion of the intake filter box, that way you can get to the filter from the top. Then you can just reach your hand down there and unscrew the filter slowly. If you give it time to drain before fully removing it the oil should only flow out of the back portion of the catch funnel.

I'm pretty tall and have long arms and I found this to work the best for me.

15ish years ago I worked at a tire shop and changed a lot of oil. This expedition rates in my top 5 PITA oil filter locations for sure.

 

[DF5.4]

This is how I attack the filter in the ecoboost....

Leave the front end on the ground, unclip the map sensor and remove the top portion of the intake filter box, that way you can get to the filter from the top. Then you can just reach your hand down there and unscrew the filter slowly. If you give it time to drain before fully removing it the oil should only flow out of the back portion of the catch funnel.

I'm pretty tall and have long arms and I found this to work the best for me.

15ish years ago I worked at a tire shop and changed a lot of oil. This expedition rates in my top 5 PITA oil filter locations for sure.

I'll try this the next time.

 

[kekman]

Great tip- I will definitely try that at next oil change.

Here is another little tip that amazingly works- install a super magnet on outside side of your oil filter. Try it and first time you change filter- cut filter open to see the metal it picks up- it will make you a believer. Been doing this for about 15 years on my family cars. I also put then near diff case drain plugs or bottoms and oil pans if metallic. Collects the metals and keeps them from floating around causing further damage.

 

[Black]

I have been driving for 20 years now and never paid someone to do an oil change. I currently have quite a few vehicles and have parted with a few others. I would say outside of tire mounting, balancing, and alignments (just don’t have the spare cash to justify the equipment costs) I have paid someone in less than 15 instances to work on my vehicles.

Though with the Expedition the dealer I picked it up from “includes” a lifetime unlimited mileage power train warranty. Only caveat is the oil must be changed every 5,000 miles and all owners manual indicated maintenance must be performed by an ASE certified mechanic. Kind of expected the work to have to be performed by them but not the case. Which is good as the dealer I bought from is about an hour away.

The local Ford dealership frequently sends out flyers offering the works 5 quart oil change and tire rotation for 14.95. I am guessing the extra quart they will charge $10 for. But still at $25 I can barely do it myself for that plus they rotate the tires.

Spark plugs are called for at 100k. I’ll do them at 50k and have someone else do them at 100k for my warranty purposes.
Same with differential fluid and transfer case fluid if memory serves me correctly. So they’ll get Amsoil by me at 50k.

I always change these things more frequently than called for. I really dislike the idea of spark plugs being in a motor that long. I currently only drive about 11k a year. Cheap insurance in my book.

Transmission is called for at 150k I think so I’ll do it at 75k and somebody at $150.

 

[Z4Mguy]

Just purchased a 2017 EL limited. My last vehicle had the easiest/cleanest oil changes ever - filter on top of the engine, used a oil extractor to pull the oil from the pan through the dipstick. No mess at all, super easy.
Has anyone looked at doing a remote mount for the oil filter to make this easier?

 

[Big Brian]

an oil extractor will never get as much residue out of the bottom of the pan as will draining from the drain plug will.

And its real important to get out as much of that as possible on every oil change.

 

[Z4Mguy]

an oil extractor will never get as much residue out of the bottom of the pan as will draining from the drain plug will.

And its real important to get out as much of that as possible on every oil change.

Not true, depends entirely on the oil pan. In my last car, before adopting that procedure, I extracted the oil and then pulled the drain plug, not a drop came out. The extractor also has graduations so you know how much oil has come out.

 

[Big Brian]

exactly right

depends on the oil pan

also depends on if you get the tube to the very lowest part of the pan

no guarantee of that

you are guaranteed of it if you drain it via the plug

also they suck out very slow compared to the rush of oil that comes out of the drain plug. In my opinion that helps to flush out the pan better than sucking it out slowly through a straw does

I have one of these, I know how they work

I used it for an I/O boat I had that the oil plug was impossible to get at.

I would not trust it on something I could get to the drain plug on

 

[Plati]

.....Here is another little tip that amazingly works- install a super magnet on outside side of your oil filter. Try it and first time you change filter- cut filter open to see the metal it picks up- it will make you a believer. Been doing this for about 15 years on my family cars. I also put then near diff case drain plugs or bottoms and oil pans if metallic. Collects the metals and keeps them from floating around causing further damage.

So are you saying the oil filter does'nt catch the metal particles but they are held by the external magnet?

My Polaris snowmobile chaincase oil dipstick has a magnet end and always has metal particles on it when checked.

 

[Big Brian]

they actually make a magnetic sleeve you can put your oil filter in

I never did it but I have seen them

 

[kekman]

The oil filter does pick up various contaminates including any metallic particles larger than the micron rating of the filter media. However, the engine produces very fine metallic particles smaller than the micron rating of the filter. The magnet helps pick up these particles as well. I cut open my filters after every oil change and it still amazes me to this day the metallic fines that are on the magnet area inside the filter casing.
Look at your industrial and commercial drivetrains- many of them incorporate magnets in their oil filtration systems. It is not the principal filter, but good insurance

 

[FordTraveler]

I am looking into using a Trasko USA oil filter. You change the oil 10 times for every 100,000 miles of driving. It keeps the oil super clean. You take off the filter and replace the cartridge inside. It's a spin-on bypass oil filter. Amsoil makes one of the best bypass filters, but the are over $200 and sometimes require fabrication to install it and you need space. With the Trasko filter, it spins on in place of the old filter. I used to have one on my old car and forgot to remove it before I traded the car in. I remember driving over 7,000 miles on my oil. I had a guy who had 1,000 miles on his vehicle park next to me and we both compared dip sticks to see how dirty the oil was. His was dark brown. My dipstick looked like the oil was changed 200 miles prior. When I told him I had over 7,000+ miles, the guy was in complete disbelief because the oil looked way too clean.

 

[vapourtrail087]

I was also thinking of going reusable/lifetime filters but none I've seen have anti-drainback valves. In my explorer, the filter mounts upright so I'm not worried about antidrainback valves. Since the ecoboost filter mounts sideways, I think it's going to need one.

Are there any permanent/reusable/lifetime oil filters with antidrainback valves?

 

[Paddler]

I had 4360 miles on my new 2018, and am towing my boat to the coast on Sunday. So I wanted to change my oil. I exchanged the filters I had left over from my 2008 for some to fit the new truck, and have synthetic blend 5-30W on hand. I called Jiffy Lube on a whim, they quoted me $82 for synthetic blend and $93 for full synthetic. So, I called the dealer. Turns out they sell a package of 3 oil changes, tire rotations and multipoint inspections for $90, or $96.17. Works out to $32 per service compared to $26 DIY. Not bad, I don't have to crawl under the car, clean everything up and recycle the oil. Now I don't know what to do with all that oil.

 

[Geargambler]

Great thread with a bunch of good suggestions!

 

[1955moose]

Put the oil for sale at a discount on Craig's list/eBay. Christmas is coming up, 5 quarts should stuff into a stocking for your cousin/nephew/brother! Id sure be happy on the 25th to unwrap oil. Who wouldn't, sure beats tube socks!

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[mquick5]

So what, the drain plug doesn't have a magnet?

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[skydude]

Just purchased a 2017 EL limited. My last vehicle had the easiest/cleanest oil changes ever - filter on top of the engine, used a oil extractor to pull the oil from the pan through the dipstick. No mess at all, super easy.
Has anyone looked at doing a remote mount for the oil filter to make this easier?

I know this thread is old...but..,I have a 2011 Expedition and I bought a Harbor Freight oil extractor..but the plastic tubing will not go all the way down the dipstick tube...What type of extractor did you use..Thanks