For some, an oil change is like heading to the dentist: inconvenient but necessary.
Today’s newer-tech engines using synthetic oil are engineered to go anywhere from 7,500 to 15,000 miles between oil changes. Thanks to more exacting standards in engine-building technology, the quality of the synthetic oils has improved. And there’s another factor: more than half of today’s new cars have monitoring systems that give you a heads-up when it’s time to change the oil.
Your driving style and needs can also affect how often you need to change your oil. If you just drive around town and put 6,000 miles or so on the odometer every six months, you might change the oil twice a year. If you do a lot of highway or long-distance running or operate your vehicle in sandy or dusty surroundings like the deserts of Nevada or Arizona, you might be a candidate for more frequent changes.
Once upon a time, local service stations and Quick-Lube franchisees recommended changing traditional oil and oil filters every 3,000 miles. That was mostly a marketing ploy. Lately, with the use of synthetic blends and full synthetic oils, owners are now able to push out or extend the vehicle’s oil life further to 10,000 miles or even as much as 15,000 miles.
Regular maintenance won’t just keep your car running well, it’ll help protect your car’s value over time. For more ways to do this, see How to Maintain the Value of Your Car.
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| For those of yall taking your Powerstroke to the Dealer or a proper mechanic shop for an oil change what are you paying? I don't do quick/cheap lube places. I had been going to Goodyear but this week the manager said he bought a 2017 and that they weren't using the Ford "preferred" oil in the past and that going forward they would and it cost me 240 dollars. I agreed to do it to see if it would get me more miles between changes and see if it works out cheaper or the same, was getting 8-9K miles between changes. |
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Join Date: Jun 2016 Hunt In: Wisconsin, New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Idaho | Full synthetic? Conventional? Its hard to know if that's reasonable if they don't tell you what your getting. I do my own oil, and I have found Motorcraft to be the least expensive of the filters. Like all in costs for materials should be under $100 easy depending on what oil you get, and no fuel filter or air filter. |
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Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Sisterdale Hunt In: Sisterdale, Barnhart , presidio , tiviolie | My f350 is about $150 but only if I don't change all the fuel filters, change all the filters $240 sounds right. Use your owners manual and follow its guidelines on both type of oil and filters change frequency!! Last edited by S-3 Ranch; 05-25-2017 at 04:37 PM. |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Weatherford Hunt In: Stephens County | I run Ford Motorcraft oil and filters in mine. 12 qt of oil and 1 qt of Lucas. A friend who is a Ford Powerstroke mechanic told me those engines were made to run on the Motorcraft oil and that's what I have done. It cost me around $120 or so to do my own. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pinehurst | I pay 45 for oil change and filter . I use Motorcraft |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tomball | If you live in the Woodlands, go to Planet Ford. You can get 5 oil changes for $220. Plus they wash your truck. I don't think you can buy the oil for that. |
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Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Spring Branch, TX-in the Hill Country not Houston Hunt In: Roosevelt/Sonora | When I lived in Magnolia I was getting it done at Tomball Ford for $55....I had a half price oil change for life deal there. Now that we moved I'm paying about $100. This is for the Rotella blend. I do my own fuel filters. |
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| Quote: Originally Posted by deep n the heat If you live in the Woodlands, go to Planet Ford. You can get 5 oil changes for $220. Plus they wash your truck. I don't think you can buy the oil for that. Oh hell, done. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Albuquerque Hunt In: Anywhere | I pay $110 at my local dealer. |
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alvin, Texas Hunt In: Hand fed, Hondo HF ranch | Quote: Originally Posted by joebriles I run Ford Motorcraft oil and filters in mine. 12 qt of oil and 1 qt of Lucas. A friend who is a Ford Powerstroke mechanic told me those engines were made to run on the Motorcraft oil and that's what I have done. It cost me around $120 or so to do my own. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Find you a new friend! He's FOS! |
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crosby,Tx Hunt In: Kinney County | BTW, Ford is not recognizing the new CK-4 rating of most diesel oils as an approved oil for its diesel engines. It's a buzz in the powerstoke forums. Here is the list of the current approved oils - //www.lubritecinc.com/PDF/diese...71F1.pdf?euid=[[eui0] Their reason why- //jobbersworldblog.files.wordp...-statement.pdf If your truck is under warranty, this might come back to haunt if not using an oil off the list. Looks like I'm going to switch over to Motorcraft even though my warranty has long been gone. Last edited by DaveC; 05-25-2017 at 06:11 PM. |
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Ten Point
| Not sure, never kept a truck till it needed an oil change, usually trade them off before then. |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bertram | I pay 90.00 for 15 quarts of Delo. |
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Eight Point
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Beeville, Tx Hunt In: Bee County | Around $100 at my local ford dealership. |
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Eight Point | $80 at the local ford dealer Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Oak Ridge, TX | I pay $85 at my local shop for Rotella T4 15W-40 |
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, TX Hunt In: Sutton County | Quote: Originally Posted by joebriles I run Ford Motorcraft oil and filters in mine. 12 qt of oil and 1 qt of Lucas. A friend who is a Ford Powerstroke mechanic told me those engines were made to run on the Motorcraft oil and that's what I have done. It cost me around $120 or so to do my own. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Not calling your buddy a "liar", but can he explain how an engine is designed to run on a particular brand of oil? I hear that a lot and feel that 99.9999% of the time it's because people don't know any better. Motorcraft offers various grades of Diesel oil (except synthetic). Ford (and all other vehicle manufacturers) does not own a refinery so another company makes their branded lubricants. For the record, I use Rotella T6 and a Motorcraft Filter on my 6.7 and change oil between 5-6k miles. I'd go longer, but she tows heavy sometimes. I did have it changed at the dealer Quick Lane at 1,500 miles and had them use Motorcraft Synthetic Diesel oil and it cost ~$240 at that time. That was the last time anyone but me has touched her and she has 42K miles now. |
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery County Hunt In: Where ever I can | Quote: Originally Posted by Jon-Paul I pay 45 for oil change and filter . I use Motorcraft Not for a Power Stroke you don't unless you own the oil company |
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Montgomery County Hunt In: Where ever I can | Quote: Originally Posted by DaveC Surprised to not see Delo on that list! That and Rotella are the diesel standard. |
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crosby,Tx Hunt In: Kinney County | Quote: Originally Posted by Sackett Not calling your buddy a "liar", but can he explain how an engine is designed to run on a particular brand of oil? I hear that a lot and feel that 99.9999% of the time it's because people don't know any better. Motorcraft offers various grades of Diesel oil (except synthetic). Ford (and all other vehicle manufacturers) does not own a refinery so another company makes their branded lubricants. For the record, I use Rotella T6 and a Motorcraft Filter on my 6.7 and change oil between 5-6k miles. I'd go longer, but she tows heavy sometimes. I did have it changed at the dealer Quick Lane at 1,500 miles and had them use Motorcraft Synthetic Diesel oil and it cost ~$240 at that time. That was the last time anyone but me has touched her and she has 42K miles now. So do you put any merit in the new CK-4 rating that the Rotella T-6 and others carry vs the old CJ-4 they were until the end of last year? |
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crosby,Tx Hunt In: Kinney County | Quote: Originally Posted by bboswell Surprised to not see Delo on that list! That and Rotella are the diesel standard. Yeah no doubt, supposedly ford will have egg on face when this is over, but for now some of the old oil standards are not on their list. Knowing our government and the ethanol mess I'm kinda curious if Ford might actually be looking out for the consumer on this one. Trust the government to make it better..........yeah right. |
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Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Sisterdale Hunt In: Sisterdale, Barnhart , presidio , tiviolie | $75 for a 5 gal of rotella 15-40 at napa today , $15.71 for the oil filter $31.76 fuel filter kit |
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond, TX Hunt In: Sutton County | Quote: Originally Posted by DaveC So do you put any merit in the new CK-4 rating that the Rotella T-6 and others carry vs the old CJ-4 they were until the end of last year? Wow, did not even realize these new ratings went into effect! I will definitely need to read up on these. Guess I need to frequent the diesel stop forums again..... |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lake Granbury Hunt In: Coke Co | You are getting ripped off on your oil changes. |
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Baton Rouge Hunt In: Jefferson & Brooks County | Quote: Originally Posted by J Sweet For those of yall taking your Powerstroke to the Dealer or a proper mechanic shop for an oil change what are you paying? I don't do quick/cheap lube places. I had been going to Goodyear but this week the manager said he bought a 2017 and that they weren't using the Ford "preferred" oil in the past and that going forward they would and it cost me 240 dollars. I agreed to do it to see if it would get me more miles between changes and see if it works out cheaper or the same, was getting 8-9K miles between changes. $79.99 for Motorcraft or Rotella T. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Pope & Young
| Quote: Originally Posted by dgilbert You are getting ripped off on your oil changes. Yes, that is well established at this point |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Midlothian TX Hunt In: Vernon TX | When I had my company truck it was right at $200 for synthetic oil, filter, air, both fuel and a tank of def. Only reason I ran synthetic is I was going to buy it when the company traded it in but i got layed off before that happened. Somebody got a hell of a truck at auction because i babied that thing like I owned it. |
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Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Alvin, Texas Hunt In: Hand fed, Hondo HF ranch | |
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Deer Park, TX Hunt In: Navarro County | Quote: Originally Posted by Sackett Not calling your buddy a "liar", but can he explain how an engine is designed to run on a particular brand of oil? I hear that a lot and feel that 99.9999% of the time it's because people don't know any better. Motorcraft offers various grades of Diesel oil (except synthetic). Ford (and all other vehicle manufacturers) does not own a refinery so another company makes their branded lubricants. For the record, I use Rotella T6 and a Motorcraft Filter on my 6.7 and change oil between 5-6k miles. I'd go longer, but she tows heavy sometimes. I did have it changed at the dealer Quick Lane at 1,500 miles and had them use Motorcraft Synthetic Diesel oil and it cost ~$240 at that time. That was the last time anyone but me has touched her and she has 42K miles now. its not necessarily that a vehicle is designed to run off a specific lube, it's the fact that the manufacturer has tested and tested and re-tested the engineering of the vehicle with a specific lube and then they have the liability of warrantying the vehicle based on that specific lube and the specs of that particular lube. I work in the shipping business and we have major contracts with Shell, exxon, Ineos, Chevron etc to move these lubes globally on our ships and you would be shocked at the tolerance/spec levels they require and this is all driven by the warranty/liabilities that each of the manufacturers have to stand behind. for many people oil is oil is oil but its not. |
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