12 month oil change!!!

[Timothyd]

The Ford Pass App has an oil life monitor. When it's to the point it needs to be changed it will drive you crazy with pop ups. I go by the monitor in the app

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[MakinDoForNow]

Anyone else ever hear about going 12 months to your next oil change

Yep! My XLT LUX with 2,900 miles has had TWO ANNUAL OIL CHANGES. The oil life monitor will let you know very shortly after the year is up irregardless of milage. Actually in the last 60-90 days the % of remaking oil life will start to decline with increasing rapidity.

 

[1929]

Reset ! ! !

 

[HeyBales]

Yep! My XLT LUX with 2,900 miles has had TWO ANNUAL OIL CHANGES. The oil life monitor will let you know very shortly after the year is up irregardless of milage. Actually in the last 60-90 days the % of remaking oil life will start to decline with increasing rapidity.

Mine seems to have made the transition right at 50%, or the fact I hit 6 months.
It had been saying change would be at 13 months at a little over 11K, estimated.
But now has been showing for 12 month mark and about 10K.

Trip records getting closer to 50/50 split elec/engine usage - so I'll be on track for 5K on engine oil change.

 

[MoHillbilly]

Maverick has an oil change monitor but I do them every 5k miles and will just reset the monitor when it goes off.

 

[todd92]

10,000 miles/1 year has been the standard for synthetic oil for a very long time.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Mine seems to have made the transition right at 50%, or the fact I hit 6 months.
It had been saying change would be at 13 months at a little over 11K, estimated.
But now has been showing for 12 month mark and about 10K.

Trip records getting closer to 50/50 split elec/engine usage - so I'll be on track for 5K on engine oil change.

True , it probably starts in first month but the remaining mileage to change oil seems to change exponentially during the last 90 days but I haven't kept records to even attempt to project anything. In my other more frequently used maverick I have been changing oil with tire rotation at 7k mile intervals. Recently at 33k miles I purchased new continental true contact Tour54 225/60/R18 840-A-A 80k 26.2 lb tires. I think I'm going to like them but I only have 300 miles on them. Considered the 235 due to 103H vs 225 at 100H. But very very seldom will I haul over 600 lbs.

 

[Darryl]

3 month -3,000 mile oil change are always recommended by those who sell oil and associated service. More money in their pocket..
Such unscrupulous businesses many times recycle the oil and they claim it's new oil purchased in bulk, but you never know unless you open the can yourself. There are places you can send out your oil for analysis, but few do that unless you're NASCAR or have a plane you're concerned about. The car companies spent a fortune analyzing engine oil life.

Jump in the way back machine to the early 1970's when MOBILE 1 first offered it's synthetic.. They claimed the "ONCE A YEAR OIL CHANGE" They claimed MOBILE 1 would last 25,000 miles per year and even recommended it in police vehicles.. I've been running Mobile 1 since it came out.

The city of Royal Oak Michigan POLICE , had Pontiacs one year that had to have their oil checked -changed etc. at the GM tech center in Warren Michigan.. they did have one Pontiac that was a screamer.. I was involved with taking a few of the Pontiacs over to the Tech center during that time, in the early 1980's.. Never heard the results but it was obvious GM was doing research into oil and such.. Everyone wanted to know what magic was in that one Pontiac however.

My last 2 vehicles. only Mobile 1..
A 2013 Mercedes C250 . 2 liter turbo..I bought it new. I traded for the Maverick with 152,000 on the odometer. Never used a drop of oil. I changed the oil myself every October.. 13,800 average miles per year....Always Mobile 1.
Then a 2002 GMC Duramax 2500HD.. Also bought new. I still have it, it's my heavy hauler. with 233,000 on the odometer.. again 1 oil change per year. every October. Does not leak oil or use any. I always change the oil myself. Always Mobile 1. Average 10,590 per year.

My Maverick- bought September changed oil October with 0w-20 Mobile 1 and a Mobile 1 filter. Since it's October I wanted to get the factory break in oil out . One tank of gas since and average is 40.45 mpg. I just have a bit over 2000 miles on it. I expect excellent longevity as I've had with other makes and models using Mobile 1..

Best of luck- I sleep well knowing my oil regiment works for me.

They don't use break in oil anymore. If they did. They'd recommend an early initial oil change. But modern machining and materials don't require special oil. Just drive like you have Sense for the first 1,000 miles. That's all that's needed nowadays

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