FORD DEALERSHIP OIL CHANGE

[loud2004marquis]

MOTORCRAFT IS THE BEST, THEN THERE'S THE REST!

[sailsmen]

I use non-synthetic T Rex, best oil out there and beats all the rest.

[RF Overlord]

I use this in my GMQ:

[MyBlackBeasts]

I use this in my GMQ:

Too funny!

[1Marauder]

I have 225000 miles on the clock. At about 60K miles, it started making annoying follower noise occasionally and it would clatter sometimes for an entire oil change interval or longer. After trying many kinds of 5w20 oil, full synthetic, and so on, and pulling the valve covers multiple times trying to chase it down...I decided to experiment and see if a little zinc and viscosity would help free up my sticky follower. It did. I've been running DIESEL OIL in the engine ever since; and it's perfectly quiet and consistent.

Here's what I run: http://www.chevronlubricants.com/en_...l#.WShpcevythE

A buddy with a 2002 F150 also had follower noise and changed to this oil. The noise immediately stopped.

My change interval is 5K miles. Every 30K miles, I send in a sample for testing. They suggested that my oil change interval was too frequent. I stretched it to 10K miles once just to see if they'd have anything to say about it. Nope. No appreciable wear or contamination; and suggested that my oil change interval was sufficient. I went back to 5K miles. I also run 7qts of oil with a filter change, and at 5K miles I remove 6.5 qts on average; it burns about a half quart in 5K miles.

Byron

Very interesting!

[Zim Hosein]

Dealership oil change specials usually only cover up to 5 quarts of oil.

"The Works" includes up to 5 quarts of Motorcraft Synthetic Blend per the Ford website, but my local dealer always put in 6 quarts and charges me whatever the current Works promotional price is!

[1Marauder]

BUMP

Mobil 1 POil sale at Costco 6 at cases $26.00 at register.

BUMP BUMP

Ford oil special will take off the cost for oil ($2.55 X 5) and basically do the oil change with correct Motorcraft filter for $19.49 IF you bring your own oil.

So Mobil 1 oil change only costed me $19.99 + $26.99!!! (and the $237 dollars I spent at Costco on other things).

[Mr. Man]

BUMP

Mobil 1 POil sale at Costco 6 at cases $26.00 at register.

BUMP BUMP

Ford oil special will take off the cost for oil ($2.55 X 5) and basically do the oil change with correct Motorcraft filter for $19.49 IF you bring your own oil.

So Mobil 1 oil change only costed me $19.99 + $26.99!!! (and the $237 dollars I spent at Costco on other things).

Wonder if Ford will still do the oil change if you supply the oil and the Walmart bought FL820S ($3.97)

[1Marauder]

Wonder if Ford will still do the oil change if you supply the oil and the Walmart bought FL820S ($3.97)

Yes and it is $12.99!

But I felt bad as I was servicing 3 cars... So I paid the extra $3.00 for thier filter, and kept mine.

[Mr. Man]

Seems to me for 29.99 for the Ford everything oil change (w/rebate coupon), a filter, 5 qts of semi-syn oil, rotate the tires (non-MM cars) and fill the fluids (usually just W/W fluid), have the tech visually look at the pads and whatever else they do, + getting credit in the Ford bucks program it's not really worth the running all over town.

[RF Overlord]

Although I doubt any Ford dealer puts their highly-trained ASE mechanics on oil-change duty, it's STILL a way better choice than Jiffy Loob.

[1Marauder]

Although I doubt any Ford dealer puts their highly-trained ASE mechanics on oil-change duty, it's STILL a way better choice than Jiffy Loob.

Agreed, but the rumble of the clean Marauder always gets the shop looking! And a walk around the car with the Tech, to show him there are no dings or scratches what-so-ever and then they take good care of us!

[PonyGuy]

$29.95 is all I've ever paid for an oil & filter change at my local Ford Dealer, regardless of quantity of oil required... it's bulk oil, anyway so the cost to the dealer isn't much different between 5 and 6 quarts. The dealer even pours Motorcraft 10W-40 from jugs, and an FL-1 for my 1984 Mustang convertible... same price.