Oil Change DIY - any negatives regarding warranty?

[Maverick2022XL]

The transmission one is a great example because most manufacturers have deleted the dipstick to even check it, and don't call for a specific service interval because it's "sealed for life". By life that means it will likely get to the end of the warranty period without a catastrophic failure, but usually not a lot past 100K-150K.

Puts vehicle owners in a predicament with things like those awful Jatco CVTs Nissan used for years that would 100% fail before or shortly after the warranty if you didn't change the fluid to buy some more life, but if you did, you may have voided the warranty doing a service not called for.

Agree but unless you are a thumb sucker you should be able to rtfm the service manual or find the correct information elsewhere to do it yourself.
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...th-torque-specs-per-the-service-manual.34319/

In my case I do none of the above and let the dealer check it every 30k and put it on the multipoint report.

Ford does call for a transmission fluid flush service schedule. There are 3 schedules depending your driving habits it is either at every 30k, 60k or 120k.

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[Chops]

Only if greasing them was on the service schedule which is not but inspecting the suspension system is as far as general maintenance is. If you don't have your multipoint inspections on file then maybe if not Ford's policy the dealer themselves.

I’ve been logging my DIY multipoint inspection results into my records on Ford.com.
Already noted a very small tear in the boot between the driveshaft & RDU…

 

[Maverick2022XL]

I’ve been logging my DIY multipoint inspection results into my records on Ford.com.
Already noted a very small tear in the boot between the driveshaft & RDU…

That's the way to do it. Looks like I am eating a little humble on documenting a multipoint inspection. One thing I will recommend doing as a DIY maintenance practice is running a gdi cleaner every 10k or so miles if one has an 2.0L ecoboost made between 2022 - 2024. I can personally attest to it making an appreciable difference on the engine performance before and after not doing it initially until after 30k miles on my truck. Initially I was using Liqui Moly Dijectron which cleans inside the combustion chamber until someone pointed out how was it supposed to get behind the valves so on my last pass I also used a spray cleaner in the intake manifold specifically CRC GDI IVD cleaner. That worked even better and both in tandem seem to work the best. The engine response / acceleration is as I remember it when I drove it off the lot. Even if my mind is remembering wrong the build up issues are a known problem with these type of gdi engines.

Jury is still out on the 2025's and up if the cleaning valves work as advertised and if so how well do they actually work in combating this problem. If anyone with the newer 2.0L ecboost engines start to see a performance decrease I'd give this a shot before going down other avenues.

 

[Chops]

Agree but unless you are a thumb sucker you should be able to rtfm the service manual or find the correct information elsewhere to do it yourself.
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...th-torque-specs-per-the-service-manual.34319/

In my case I do none of the above and let the dealer check it every 30k and put it on the multipoint report.

Ford does call for a transmission fluid flush service schedule. There are 3 schedules depending your driving habits it is either at every 30k, 60k or 120k.

I will have the free Ford Multipoint Inspection done annually.

I’ll perform & document my DIY inspections whenever I’m under the Maverick or have the hood open. My inspections will also be free but more often & more thorough

 

[zen_]

Agree but unless you are a thumb sucker you should be able to rtfm the service manual or find the correct information elsewhere to do it yourself.
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/f...th-torque-specs-per-the-service-manual.34319/

In my case I do none of the above and let the dealer check it every 30k and put it on the multipoint report.

Ford does call for a transmission fluid flush service schedule. There are 3 schedules depending your driving habits it is either at every 30k, 60k or 120k.

The hybrid is suggested at 150K miles, which may be fine with normal service since eCVTs are known to be easier on fluid than regular CVTs and regular automatic transmissions. I think even the 8 speed in the 2.0L is suggested at 150K with normal service?

Some credit for Ford there for at least publishing an interval where most are moving towards don't touch it until it fails, but the point was most owners who are hyper-vigilant with maintenance do them sooner.

 

[Maverick2022XL]

The hybrid is suggested at 150K miles, which may be fine with normal service since eCVTs are known to be easier on fluid than regular CVTs and regular automatic transmissions. I think even the 8 speed in the 2.0L is suggested at 150K with normal service?

Some credit for Ford there for at least publishing an interval where most are moving towards don't touch it until it fails, but the point was most owners who are hyper-vigilant with maintenance do them sooner.

120k under normal conditions for 2.0L ecoboost. That is for a 22 model.

 

[North Coast Joe]

Ford does not make Motorcraft oil. Conoco Philips makes the oil for the American Market to Ford's standards. Some oil is also supplied by Valvoline.

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