oil change at 1000 mi ?? waste of time and $ ?

[cjgt350]

First change at 900 mi. Cut the filter open and had all sorts of crap in it. red, blue silicone and a few bits of aluminum chips. Change your oil and get that shit out of your new engine

What he said^^^ Don't think twice about it. See the pics here.

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39177

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[raiderjatt02]

I'm just over 3k miles. I did my first change at 1200. Planning to do my next change right after my next track day. I'm changing all the fluids after that one (Transmission, Diff, Engine). I figure, ~$120 for an oil change is more than worth it so I don't have any questions in the back of my head. It's better to do it more often than doing it too late. I'd rather stay on the safe side even if it's slightly more expensive.

 

[DAVECS1]

I still have my filter I should cut it open

 

[5.0 435]

I had a Ford engineer who has a 350 on order tell me the only issue with the engine is cantamination. He doesn't work in the engine dept but gets feedback from them. They recommend 500 miles for the first oil change and catch cans for spirited driving. :cheers:

 

[bobmclean]

I changed mine at 500 miles....I sleep better now!

 

[montreal ponies]

I changed mine at 500 miles....I sleep better now!

That would explain why i haven't been sleeping like a baby lately, i haven't done mine yet, and i'm at 700 miles.

Race ramps extenders should come in tomorrow, so i'll be good to go after that.

 

[Hack]

so my understanding is FORD recommends 1st oil change at 3k or 5k miles, something like that depending on driving conditions. I don't track it, it's my daily driver with about 30 highway miles daily, and there are no hills here in Phoenix. ...I see many are opting to do an earlier oil change closer to 1000 miles ( and I've seen the pics of the contaminants). I'm at 950 miles today and contemplating getting this done, but it will be expensive, is it worth it?? Was also told prior to delivery FORD runs these with the other type of oil to break in the motor and clean it out, so am I just being overly protective for no good reason??

It was worth it to me. I did the first change at 1,200.

 

[Mike02z]

For my "toy" cars I always change the oil at 500 initially. On my 16 I did it at 500 miles and had the oil analyzed. The report came back there was a lot of silicon and other materials in the oil. It's best to get that out of the engine. I don't advise doing an oil change before 500 miles as there will still be a lot of crap in the engine. Does this mean you are shortening your engine life by waiting until 5k miles? Probably not as the filter should catch any larger particles that could hurt your engine but I always find when spending 60k+ on a car changing the oil one extra time is worth the 100-130 cost.

Since I don't drive my car a ton, after the 500 mile change, I change it once a year in the spring.

 

[lemers]

Either doing it at 1K or waiting til 4K or 5k for your first oil change you'll ever suffer a problem that you will relate directly to your first oil change. And most likely any problems you do have will be a result of stacking problems over time. Getting the initial junk out of the engine early will be just one step in preventive maintenance over the life of the car

 

[Syberspace]

Did mine at 1600 and had an analysis done at Blackstone, due to some of what I read here. Nothing out of the ordinary on the report. Maybe others are seeing things, but my report was clean. YMMV...

 

[04Terminator]

If I bring in some Amsoil will the dealer look at me funny?

 

[montreal ponies]

If I bring in some Amsoil will the dealer look at me funny?

First gotta make sure they will allow you to bring your own oil, which i doubt very much.
If not well why not DIY ?

 

[04Terminator]

First gotta make sure they will allow you to bring your own oil, which i doubt very much.
If not well why not DIY ?

I have no tools and have never done it before. I'm not a DIY kinda gal. I'm a PSTDIFM (pay someone to do it for me) kinda gal. ;)

I'll just take it to a trusted shop most likely.

 

[montreal ponies]

I have no tools and have never done it before. I'm not a DIY kinda gal. I'm a PSTDIFM (pay someone to do it for me) kinda gal. ;)

I'll just take it to a trusted shop most likely.

You need a man that can do it all in your life. ;)

 

[firestarter2]

Either doing it at 1K or waiting til 4K or 5k for your first oil change you'll ever suffer a problem that you will relate directly to your first oil change. And most likely any problems you do have will be a result of stacking problems over time. Getting the initial junk out of the engine early will be just one step in preventive maintenance over the life of the car

Im changing my oil now but I question that. There is a screen on your oil pick up(Im assuming) and then that is filtered before being pumped into the engine so technically anything large is not being recirculated.

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