Ford officially extends oil change interval to 7,500 miles
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Ford officially extends oil change interval to 7,500 miles
It's about time. Now if all other car makers oil change recommendation for North America would follow suit. Or even better, up the ante. Maybe one day it would be the same as in Europe.
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/22/f...t-7-500-miles/
Ford has been studying the question of when to suggest oil changes, and they've hit upon 7,500 miles for 2007 and newer cars. Not only are modern oils better, modern engines are also better. You don't have carburetors metering poorly on winter mornings, tolerances are a lot tighter, and operating temperatures are typically a little hotter, helping to cook off the junk that accumulates in the oil. Some manufacturers use a sensor to monitor the health of the oil and light a service lamp when it calculates change is required. Ford contends that its customers prefer a set amount of miles between changes. The automaker also cites the environmental benefits that come from less waste oil, monetary savings, as well as extensive tests as positive aspects of the new recommendation. I'm convinced that the only reason to suggest changing the oil at 3,000 miles in a modern car is to sell more oil. Perhaps an air-cooled Porsche would stress dino juice more, and could sensibly require changes at 3K, but you can stretch to drain intervals that would make your father gasp and clutch his chest by running modern oils in your modern engine. Of course, your driving pattern has a lot to do with it, as well. If you're in town for short hops, you'll require a shorter drain interval than the guy running Mobil 1 for his highway commute and changing the oil at 25 kilomile intervals (raising my hand).
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But driving conditions have not. If anything, they have gotten worse....much worse, in some cases.
7500 miles, while stretching it, may not be excessive if you do mostly continuous moderate-to-high speed driving in rural areas or on Interstates, but 7500 miles just won't cut it in the typical crap that many of us deal with every day.....stop-and go traffic, stop signs, speed bumps, traffic lights, short-trip urban/suburban driving, idling, etc..... Under those conditions, 3 months/3000 miles STILL is best.
For proof, look no further than the Toyota/Lexus 3.0L V6 engines, and what happens to them if you stretch the oil change intervals.
7500 miles, while stretching it, may not be excessive if you do mostly continuous moderate-to-high speed driving in rural areas or on Interstates, but 7500 miles just won't cut it in the typical crap that many of us deal with every day.....stop-and go traffic, stop signs, speed bumps, traffic lights, short-trip urban/suburban driving, idling, etc..... Under those conditions, 3 months/3000 miles STILL is best.
For proof, look no further than the Toyota/Lexus 3.0L V6 engines, and what happens to them if you stretch the oil change intervals.
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Ford must be using an oil life monitoring system, I know that other car manufacturers are slowly starting to use it, the use of an oil monitoring system is being used in Europe for some time now.
This is great, I myself follow for now the 5K lexus interval, after warranty is over 7500K will do it for me on Mobil 1.
This is great, I myself follow for now the 5K lexus interval, after warranty is over 7500K will do it for me on Mobil 1.