Did the first oil change today. Mileage 4258 miles

[tamamade]

Hi all,
I did the first oil change today, at 4258 miles.
Dash oil life is saying i have 68% oil life remaining.
The oil I used was the mobil 1 full synthetic 5w-30 which meets all the ford requirements. It cost just a little more than the motorcraft blend at walmart. Why not use full synthetic?
Filter I used was the mobil 1 102a filter, which is good for 20k miles. But I'll do another oil change at about 10k, by which time there should be around 30% oil life remaining. I am not resetting the oil life meter for this "break-in" oil change. That will probably be about 3 months from now.
I think the most difficult thing is to remove all those screws. There are many of them for the protective splash shield.
The oil plug was super dupe tight. Defintely not 20ft/lb torque. I had to use an extension bar. It's 15mm socket. After letting all old oil dripped I retighten it to about 20 ft/lb, maybe a little less. I don't want oil plug to be super duper tight.
The oil filter can be removed with a filter wrench. I put a little bit of oil into the new filter before screw it on. It was hand tightened. I'm pretty strong so my hand tighten means tight.
I watched and made sure there's no leaking or dripping of any kind, before I put back the guard/shield, and screw back the many screws. It's either T25 or T30 I don't remember.
After that I did a test drive. I swear the engine sounds a little better with mobil 1. Maybe I'm hearing things? but I do feel a little bit smoother.

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[tamamade]

ok forgot to say I have the 2.0 ecoboost engine, not the hybrid.

 

[Gpp]

You may want to get some extra splash shield bolts and the insert they screw into sooner or later you going to drop a screw or strip out the insert the screw fits into. just a friendly suggestion!

 

[Montana]

They're not here to help you. They're here to funnel complaints off the forum to their "customer service" center to make it seem like Ford aftercare support is worth a damn for folks in the market.

You may want to get some extra splash shield bolts and the insert they screw into sooner or later you going to drop a screw or strip out the insert the screw fits into. just a friendly suggestion!

This is why I remove the whole two part thing on my FX4. So much easier to just remove the rear portion only but those screws and their inserts are garbage. I've already had 2 snap off. Terrible design.

 

[Steve Urquell]

Just did mine as well. T30 on the screws and I didn't love that shield either. I wrenched for 20yrs and always filled my oil filters to reduce chance of a dry start.

I filled my filter and dumped 5qts in the pan and it was really close after running it. Think I gave it one more bloop of oil after it all settled.

 

[tamamade]

I figured if I only change oil every 10k miles(I drive about 2k miles per month), then I only need to remove those screws every 5 months. Not too bad. Just need to make sure don't lose them. Also I use a low speed cordless screwdriver so that I don't strip it.

 

[Ranch]

Just did mine as well. T30 on the screws and I didn't love that shield either. I wrenched for 20yrs and always filled my oil filters to reduce chance of a dry start.

I filled my filter and dumped 5qts in the pan and it was really close after running it. Think I gave it one more bloop of oil after it all settled.

Use flood mode. That way you don't have to screw around with putting oil into the new filter. Hold the gas pedal to the floor and crank the engine for a bit to get oil pumping through the filter and engine.

 

[Grand Nat.]

No need to worry about dry starts with today oil technology. That is unless you don't start your engine for several months.

 

[MaverickTopGun]

Use flood mode. That way you don't have to screw around with putting oil into the new filter. Hold the gas pedal to the floor and crank the engine for a bit to get oil pumping through the filter and engine.

That method has been discredited.
The engine cranks, internal bearings move, rings move over the bores, regardless of whether you slow-crank or just start the thing up. Useless method. Best to at least partially-fill the oil filter before putting a new one on.

 

[Steve Urquell]

I figured if I only change oil every 10k miles(I drive about 2k miles per month), then I only need to remove those screws every 5 months. Not too bad. Just need to make sure don't lose them. Also I use a low speed coscrewdriver so that I don't strip it.

I torqued my screws by hand but glad you posted this because I have a slow Ryobi screwdriver that will be perfect for this.

Use flood mode. That way you don't have to screw around with putting oil into the new filter. Hold the gas pedal to the floor and crank the engine for a bit to get oil pumping through the filter and engine.

You don't use the manual oil priming pump located behind the glovebox?

 

[huunvubu]

ok forgot to say I have the 2.0 ecoboost engine, not the hybrid.

You should edit your account details as it shows this:


tamamade

First Name Douglas Joined Apr 16, 2023 Threads 9 Messages 13 Reaction score 17 Location Fishkill, NY Vehicle(s)Ford Maverick XL hybrid base Engine 2.5L Hybrid

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[Ranch]

That method has been discredited.
The engine cranks, internal bearings move, rings move over the bores, regardless of whether you slow-crank or just start the thing up. Useless method. Best to at least partially-fill the oil filter before putting a new one on.

That doesn't make any sense at all. Do you think when doing cranking only the engine is under the same stress as when it's firing?

Partially filling the oil filter and starting the engine is better? So running with a little bit of air is fine? Maybe but it doesn't hurt to spin the engine under no load to put oil through the entire oil system before start up.

A what is slow crank?

 

[Ranch]

I torqued my screws by hand but glad you posted this because I have a slow Ryobi screwdriver that will be perfect for this.

You don't use the manual oil priming pump located behind the glovebox?

Man, I was wondering what that handle was for. LOL.

 

[Mav_RICK]

What are the three topics that cause more debate than anything else ?

Politics
Religion
Oil changes

 

[Ranch]

What are the three topics that cause more debate than anything else ?

Politics
Religion
Oil changes

You're right. Ford Boss recently went through re-explaining flood mode to his viewers after a bunch of push back.

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