Hah!

[Left Coast Geek]

So I'm 3.5 months into a 4 month road trip towing my light fiberglass trailer around Mexico.... Should be home in 2 weeks.

Just now my phone sent me a notification from FordPass ... Talk about timely...

 

[SunnySunshine]

Hope you had a fun trip! State Route 1 is closed around the Big Sur area (to be more specific near Rocky Creek Bridge) due to rockslide, so if you were planning on taking the scenic route back, it's off the tables.

 

[Left Coast Geek]

No route Home is more likely to be Nogales to Phoenix to Bakersfield across the Central Valley to Paso Robles and up 101

 

[Deadman]

I sure hope you aren't waiting that long in between oil changes, otherwise you can plan on cam phasers and fun stuff soon to follow.

 

[Mack444]

Best of luck if you are servicing at North Bay Ford. They were terrible to work with on our MachE (told my pregnant wife to look up the bus route when they wanted to keep the car overnight ) so we use Watsonville Ford now. They are only a little better, but at least try to work with us when we ask for a little extra attention.

 

[Left Coast Geek]

I sure hope you aren't waiting that long in between oil changes, otherwise you can plan on cam phasers and fun stuff soon to follow.

Normally plan on 5000 mile changes but after 8000 miles the oil still looks and feels good.

Going to avoid North Bay Ford, will probably go to Sunnyvale when I'm home, or for oil changes an Indy shop like Earnie's in Felton.

 

[purevw]

Normally plan on 5000 mile changes but after 8000 miles the oil still looks and feels good.

Going to avoid North Bay Ford, will probably go to Sunnyvale when I'm home, or for oil changes an Indy shop like Earnie's in Felton.

The only way oil can look good is if it is still clear, which I seriously doubt 8,000 mile oil is. Feels good?? How do you differentiate the feel of good oil compared to bad oil? Deadman's advice is quite solid. On these newer VVT engines, especially with turbo, playing games with oil changes is like playing with a rattlesnake. Of course it's your vehicle and your decision. I change my oil when it is no longer clear on the dipstick. Oil is cheap. Valve-train components are not.

 

[SyndicateZ]

and feels good.

Is there a oil "feel" sensor/guage we dont know about?

 

[Mack444]

Sunnyvale Ford is decent, just stay away from Harvey. The chip on his shoulder is so big it migrated to his bad haircut to show it off!

 

[Left Coast Geek]

well, oil changed when I got back into the USA last week. At about 8000 miles it was clear light brown, and still felt like the proper viscosity.

Who's Harvey ?

 

[JasonH]

Only way to tell if the oil is good is to get a used oil analysis. Mine was good even at 7,000 miles, but had sheared down to 20 weight from 30. Now I run 5W-40.

 

[Left Coast Geek]

well, as I said, going forward I will be doing 5000 mile oil changes. this was a one shot deal. before I left on the trip, I had a local indie shop do an oil change with Mobil 1 full synth, and when I reentered the US I got it changed at a Ford dealer (Sandersen Ford in Phoenix,AZ), who I assume used Motorcraft/Ford oil.

btw, holy chizz.. Sandersen Ford is huge. Their parts warehouse/store alone is larger than most dealers, the service facility has like 80 bays. I think the service adviser said they are 65 acres total, they even have a cute 50s style diner on site, serving great breakfasts...