First Oil Change on Hybrid Maverick XLT -- my notes / tips

[Sembazuru]

Talk about timing. Here is a video from one of our fellow friends here on these forums, and he goes over oil change timing for the hybrid engine:


Hey there, @Shay

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[TheWizziard]

That's why I don't go to Jiffy Lube anymore.

Jiffy Lube uses a pump to remove the oil?

 

[Timothyd]

Jiffy Lube uses a pump to remove the oil?

Yup.

 

[SuperA]

Put right over 3k on my Maverick since picking her up in mid January, and, with the smaller factory filter thought I'd go ahead and change it a little early. Procedure is straight forward, even with the bajillion T27 fasteners you need to remove to take the splash shield down. Threw on a Motorcraft FL910S and filled her up with 5.5 qts of Valvoline 0W-20. All in all pretty productive morning and even got to put my new DeWalt 3/8 socket set from Costco to work. Definitely didn't need it, but a great buy at $20 and takes up less space then my Husky that I kept behind the backseat.

I've had my hybrid truck for 10 months and just crossed over 10K miles. According to Ford's manual the computer will determine when the oil needs to be changed. This is likely to happen between 7500 and 10,000 miles. However I've got nothing. Now I found an article that says depending how I drive, it may be up to 15K. (Yes I drive a lot on electric (around town) and seldom do freeway speeds.) Your thoughts.

 

[BeardedK]

I've had my hybrid truck for 10 months and just crossed over 10K miles. According to Ford's manual the computer will determine when the oil needs to be changed. This is likely to happen between 7500 and 10,000 miles. However I've got nothing. Now I found an article that says depending how I drive, it may be up to 15K. (Yes I drive a lot on electric (around town) and seldom do freeway speeds.) Your thoughts.

Do what works for you. I’ve got a little over 17k on mine now, I drive a lot of interstate and non-stop and go traffic. I also live in a hot climate where temps routinely go over 100 for weeks at a time. Our summer pretty much runs 9 months out of the year, so I change mine around 5k - 6k, and while it may be premature, I’ll be keeping this vehicle for at least a decade and to me an ounce of prevention is most assuredly worth more than a pound of cure.

 

[Gunnar88]

Does anyone know how to determine how many ice miles clocked vs total miles?

 

[mavmav]

Question: have someone knows or checked how oil is supplied/pumped to the Hybrid engine? is oil pump mechanical or electrical in Hybrid? also, to supply oil pressure for automatic transmission is mechanical or electric? Thank you!!

 

[Random]

Ordering oil and filters today and see that Wally World has a six pack of OEM filters for $21.42. Thought I would share in case anyone else needs some.

 

[SuperA]

Over 13,600 miles and still the oil was good. According to the monitor, the oil life was only 86% "used"

 

[Hyrax]

Just did my first oil change in my Hybrid at 1200 miles. I do a lot of freeway/highway driving so I'd say the engine was on for the majority of the miles. Probably much sooner than most will do it, but I prefer to get those initial break-in metals, lubricants, etc out before I start giving it more throttle.

Refilled with Mobil 1 0W-20 and used an FL-400S filter. The factory filter is puny in comparison. I was able to fill it with ~6qts of oil with the larger filter. I run Mobil 1 in my track car with great success and that car gets a ridiculous amount of abuse, so I figure it should be great for the Maverick, too!

Oil sample is in the mail on its way to Blackstone. Definitely unnecessary, but I find it interesting. It will be cool to see the difference between the two oils and watch the engine break-in. Never owned a new vehicle before!

 

[Random]

I also did my first oil change at 7734 miles and 9% life. It took about 10.5 months to get here.

I used OEM filter and Castrol Edge Extended Performance 0W20.

edit: I also installed a Stahlbus Engine Oil Drain Plug Valve With Retainer Cap Thread (M12x1.75).

 

[Gullzway]

I've had my hybrid truck for 10 months and just crossed over 10K miles. According to Ford's manual the computer will determine when the oil needs to be changed. This is likely to happen between 7500 and 10,000 miles. However I've got nothing. Now I found an article that says depending how I drive, it may be up to 15K. (Yes I drive a lot on electric (around town) and seldom do freeway speeds.) Your thoughts.

I'll be changing mine every 10k, which also coincides with the maintenance schedule in the Ford Pass app. Did my first change at 4k.

Did this on my 2005 Sport Trac for 15 years and it still ran like new when I sold it at 168,000 miles.

 

[Dad]

Put right over 3k on my Maverick since picking her up in mid January, and, with the smaller factory filter thought I'd go ahead and change it a little early. Procedure is straight forward, even with the bajillion T27 fasteners you need to remove to take the splash shield down. Threw on a Motorcraft FL910S and filled her up with 5.5 qts of Valvoline 0W-20. All in all pretty productive morning and even got to put my new DeWalt 3/8 socket set from Costco to work. Definitely didn't need it, but a great buy at $20 and takes up less space then my Husky that I kept behind the backseat.

Very useful information. Thanks for sharing. I'd be interested in seeing a pict of your DeWalt socket set, too.

 

[BeardedK]

Very useful information. Thanks for sharing. I'd be interested in seeing a pict of your DeWalt socket set, too.

Appreciate the comment.

This is the set I bought at Costco, $20 on sale I believe. Didn’t need it, but couldn’t say no for the money. I’ve taken them out of the storage container and got them on rails in my box. I’ve found them to be good quality and picked up the deep wells in both 3/8 and 1/4” on Amazon.

 

[Dad]

Appreciate the comment.

This is the set I bought at Costco, $20 on sale I believe. Didn’t need it, but couldn’t say no for the money. I’ve taken them out of the storage container and got them on rails in my box. I’ve found them to be good quality and picked up the deep wells in both 3/8 and 1/4” on Amazon.

Thanks for the photos and information! This is tool porn! I like the DeWalt quality: small enough to store under the seat or in the bed.

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