How Often Should You Change Ford F-150 Oil and What's The Best Oil for F-150 Engine

I have a 2017 Expedition XL with oil analyses. When you reset it how does it know that Amsoil Signature Series 100% synthetic is being used. Oil change is to be 25,000 mile or 1 year witch ever comes first. At 5560 it is telling me that I have 18% oil life left. I have not found any ford dealer yet that can tell how to set the oil analyses as to witch oil is being used, motor craft synth. blend or 100% synth. Any help would be thankful.

My son has a 2017 F-150 Eco Boost 3.5 he's wanting to use synthetic oil my question is what weight should he use?

I am a former Audi owner and when I first purchased my Audi Allroad I was shocked when I found out the oil service interval was every 10K miles. Well I ditched the Audi and purchased my 2013 150 Eco Boost and since buying the truck I have followed the same Audi guidelines with oil change intervals using full synthetic oil. Full synthetic oil performs and lasts much better than regular oil. I also use K&N oil and air filters to decrease waste.

To make a long story longer, full synthetic oil can go 10K miles before change and you won’t run a risk of harming the guts. Also, think of all the money you’ll save by decreasing oil change intervals only to blow on the lift kit and Wren you want to modify.

I hear all kinds of stories about extended oil changes with the new synthetic oils, including the Ford owner manual, but they bear little credibility with no mention of changing the oil filter during those intervals. 10K miles with the same filter...I don't think so.

A $60 oil change using synthetic oil at 3000 miles costs 2 cents a mile. That is pretty cheap insurance against a timing chain, cam phasers, or other engine damage, and that's about all I got to say about that!

I have a 2013 F150 eco-boost. For the first three years, I was very consistent with my oil changes, every 3k miles using the type of oil as stated in the owner's manual. And at every oil change, the dealer and another oil change place, would show me that my oil was coming out burnt. The dealer kept taking the truck for 2-3 days, and would have the engineer look at everything, but nothing stood out as to why I was burning oil. I did not tow a trailer, but I did have a full size bumper, that added an additional 200 lbs. to the front end. (But both places stated, that the bumper would not cause this.) After having my truck for 4 years, I ended up buying a new house, and moved to another town. I went to the oil change place, which happened to be down the highway, from the dealer in which I bought my truck. After they saw my burnt oil, and asked me the history of my oil changes and driving habits. They suggested that I first go to a synthetic blend, and then after that oil change, go to full synthetic. I also would only come in every 5k miles. So, I did exactly that, and I have no more burnt oil and my 5k oil changes. I even lost track of time, on my last oil change, and waited 6k miles. I was very concerned about how the oil would come out. And the oil change place, stated that the oil looked great at 6k miles. But suggested I don't make a habit out of it. As a foot note, I also have a catch can, that made a really big difference, on keeping the return air/fuel mixture cleaner when going back into the cylinder. It has a high and low side connectors, for idle running and highway driving.

I have a 2002 ford f150 with a 4.2l how often do I change the motor oil in it

The truck computer tells you when to change the oil. Why waste money and do it sooner?

Lot of old timers in this forum who waste money on oil changes too frequently. I have run synthetic oil for years in our cars and always ran them to 10K or when oil monitor decides its time. Manufactures have spent a lot of hours testing engines to make sure you get the most out of oil without causing any damage. They obviously do not want to have owners have a bad experience. My Ford F150 2.7 Ecoboost get's a oil change when the oil monitor get's under 5% left. I feel that probably around a 2000 mile cushion for the oil. Certainly if you don't use full synthetic your going to have to replace it more often but 3000 is certainly overkill with oil these days. Over the course of ownership that costs will add up and let's not forget every time you change your oil you will have a dry start up before oil pressure builds. It takes a moment before pump is primed and drawing oil into system. The 3000 mile oil change benefits the place changing your oil and nothing more. If your using synthetic a 7500 to 10 K interval is plenty and if your using a blend then 5000 miles is a good interval.

The synthetic oil is not the problem to extended oil changes. The problem is the PCV system, especially on turbo engines, that gradually dilutes the oil, and over a long period of time adds a significant amount of contaminants, including gasoline, water, and just plain "gunk". I have installed a catch can on my F150, and with all of their good intentions, and depending on driving conditions, the crankcase oil will get diluted. Oh sure, a lot of it gets burned and evaporated, AND carbonized on the intake valves, but it is by percentage, not absolute. In the winter months, I have collected up to a liter of this "gunk" in my catch cans, and as I have mentioned, it is seasonal and climate sensitive. So to say that 10K miles is ok, you should mention variations in climate, weather, and other driving conditions,

ihave a2014 f150, eco boostwith 38000 miles on it,equip with double valve catch can, been draining approx. 1oz of liquid gunk off in500 miles, use mobil 1 oilfilters
and 5W30 oil, oil change intervals at 5000 miles,nearly ready to change oil and filter
at 40,000 miles oil still looks like new, clear color I live in south west Missouri. no
abnormal engine noise extremely quiet. do not pull any loads with it,although more
power than ever will use.fuel use is 14.7 to 17mpg all just short trip. always use
tier one gasoline.

I just changed the oil in my F150 3.5 EcoBoost, and also drained the catch cans, which I recycle in the used oil recycling where it was headed anyway. While pouring the catch can fluid into the funnel in which I just had poured the old oil, I couldn't help but see that it cut right through the oil film in the funnel, full Mobil 1 full synthetic. That is exactly what it does in your crank case as the blow by gradually accumulates. It cuts the film strength greatly, no matter how good the oil is. If I am going to spend $40 Grand on a truck that is known to have cam phasers and timing chain failures (which I am totally convinced are caused by extended mileage oil changes) I am going to go the extra distance with more frequent maintenance...but that's just me with a whole lot of observations. BTW...smell you 10K oil...that's not supposed to be the gas tank.

have a 2015 xtr,3.5 EB,7000 miles and am just now switching to synthetic 5w30 mobil 1 plus adding a JLT v 3.0 catch can for the passenger side,hope it works for the better,think i'll do oil changes between 5 and 7 thousand.

I just received my oil catch can today I'm always going to switch mobile one synthetic oil. For my 2016 Ford F150 ecoboost.

I bought my ecoboost based on ford big lie to all of us about fuel economy.will never buy another ford product, trading my eco boost for a toyota highlander v-6 highbred
instead of a ford explorer. my needs of heavy pulling truck for my small ranch. ford should be sued for false advertising....never so discussed with an expensive product.
i should have kept my trade 2003 f-250 power stroke with 33,000 miles, pulled light travel trailers

The problem with the 7500 - 10000 mile oil change recommended by the manufacturers is that they know the engine will last 36,000 miles before the warranty expires. Manufacturers make money selling vehicles. They hope when the warranty expires and the engine and\or trans is junk in who knows how long, you'll come back to them and buy another vehicle. Play it safe - change the oil every 4500 miles and play it dafe. I change the oil in our Edge no more than 4200 and I sleep well at night

That is an amazingly cynical theory. In reality, manufacturers want their engines and cars to last far more than 36,000 miles. They have no interest in having a reputation of building junk car. And it is proven. Cars today will last for unbelievable amount of miles before failure, unlike cars built in the 50s and 60. Even 70s and 80s. There has been constant improvement in materials, tolerances, and quality in every respect. They will not give an oil change recommendation that only guarantees an engine will make it beyond a warranty period.

NEVER go past 5,000 miles PERIOD!

Oil is cheap engines are expensive!

EVERY oil burning issue and every turbo failure and engine bearing failure is due to dirty oil!

So just how does your oil get so dirty? Ok, I change my oil at 5,000, but mostly out of an abundance of caution and history. I’m 71 and remember well when you changed oil at 2,500. I’m a retired farmer and have owned probably well over 100 engines of all types, from irrigation motors to tractors and other heavy equipment. Many trucks. Good quality oils have long lasting additives and v good filters. Unless you are doing a lot of off road or stop and go or long time periods between oil changes (slow mileage accumulation), I really believe the longer oil change intervals are safe. And so do manufacturers. Don’t denigrate them. They have created these long-life engines with high quality materials plus improved oils and additives. They know what they are talking about. If your oils are getting very dirty before 5,000 miles, you have a serious problem not related to oil change intervals or normal use.

7500 miles. If the 5w30 blend is cheaper it’ll get what came from the factory. Sometimes the full synthetic is cheaper….so it’ll be full synthetic. Honestly only vehicle I ever owned that did 10k and never made me nervous was my 5.7 Tundra. Doing a 5k oil change interval for me is every 2.5 months. 2.7 don’t have the same issues as the 3.5. Plan on changing it at 30% life and you’ll be fine.