Blackstone Oil Analysis on first Hybrid Oil Change - 1,200mi

[2lbgill]

The FL400 has a 21psi bypass valve while the FL910S has a 14psi bypass valve meaning that while you may get "fewer" bypass events, if your oil is super cold it's not flowing enough through the media and the bypass isn't kicking in at 14psi like it should be to flow oil to your engine. Ford specd the FL910S for a reason, especially on the 2.0 Ecoboost but in really really cold conditions you're probably seeing oil pressure in the 70-80 psi range anyway which means you're in bypass no matter what filter you run.

Believe or not in the 50's they oil filters that used toilet paper and they worked.

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[Limeymav]

Nah, I have no use for it. I'm still getting 34mpg combined with AT tires on. I actually really like the way the Hybrid powertrain feels, too. I've gone down the Ecoboost route with a Focus ST in the past and I know I'd be tempted to tune it and all that. Hybrid makes for a nice easy cruiser with a smooth drivetrain and enough instant torque.

At the moment at least, way higher resale value, too, I was lucky and got mine under invoice with the original pricing.

yeah i know what you mean, i still have my st with bolt ons and running Ethanol fuel mixes, i know full well had i gotten the EB maverick, i would be straight down that same rabbit hole, sure would be intresting to drive a fully bolted maverick on some E 30 gas and that 8 speed lol

 

[thev8man]

I've gotten into the habit of doing oil analysis on my track car and I find reading the results and building a trend interesting. I decided to do the same for my Hybrid Maverick, since it's the first new car I've owned I figured it might be cool to watch the engine break in. Plus it may be valuable data for someone else down the road, and there are some basic comparisons we can do between oil and maybe even filter types. Obviously, there are many variables to engine wear, so keep that in mind.

My first oil change was done at 1,200mi. Much earlier than Ford's recommendation and earlier than most will do it. I do my own maintenance so it's a cheap way to get the factory oil, early break-in wear metals, and lubricants out of the motor. Plus, I don't like the factory-installed filter, look how tiny this thing is! I decided to go with an FL-400S, it's quite a bit larger, has better filtration, and I have a bunch lying around from other vehicles anyway. My Maverick sees a lot of freeway use, probably 80-90%, so the engine is running most of the time. I do also tend to cruise at 75-85mph when the freeway is clear.

For the new oil, I went with Mobil 1 0W-20. I don't want to start an oil debate, I used Mobil 1 because I have run it in my track car for thousands of abusive track miles with great results. It'll be interesting to see the difference in the additive packages between it and Motorcraft. Won't be able to really judge wear differences or viscosity much between the Motorcraft and Mobil 1 in my truck, though, since it's still breaking in and I don't plan to run Motorcraft for a full interval. Oh well.

Enjoy the data point!

Booyah

38000 on my 2022, Hybrid XL. I run it on the freeway at 75 mile stents at a time. I change it between 5 and 6500. I couldn't read my writing the last oil change I swapping at 3 to 4 weeks.

 

[thev8man]

Just changed my oil at 1,500 miles. Found some solids in the oil after emptying the oil pan. Also used Mobil 1 hybrid 0w 20 had to use Walmart Super tech 0w 20 as the only brand in one quart size left on the shelves. Good to know FL 400s works with the hybrid engine. I used the ford recommended FL 910s, but have FL 400s filters in my garage for my riding lawnmower. The smaller factory filter is heavier than the larger replacement filter. Thanks for doing an analysis on your oil, good information.

Booyah
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[Gunnar88]

I did this, the first, oil change at 50% oil life, I am going to do my next one at 25% I used another stock filter and Royal Purple 0/20.

 

[Hyrax]

Oil analysis #3 is in! looking pretty good now.

 

[RedRider]

Oil analysis #3 is in! looking pretty good now.

Where is all that copper coming from? Dry bearings?
Also not sure why the silicon is so high...

 

[LtCasual]

Where is all that copper coming from? Dry bearings?
Also not sure why the silicon is so high...

Found this on Blackstones site, pretty interesting!

https://www.blackstone-labs.com/the-silicon-bugaboo/

 

[Hyrax]

Where is all that copper coming from? Dry bearings?
Also not sure why the silicon is so high...

Make sure you're reading the column to the left. The one on the right is the oldest/first change. Silicon is down right in line with universal averages now.

Copper has been trending way down through the 3 changes and is getting closer to universal averages. It's more about the trend than any one reading. If on the next change copper suddenly started increasing rather than continuing to trend down and flatten out then that's when to potentially be concerned. Right now it just looks like an engine breaking in to me.

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