oil life

[PoCoBob]

Getting back to your original question, no that is not normal. 2000 miles in 3 months would not use 2/3rds of the oil life on the monitor. Are you sure you reset the monitor properly? You have to hold the ok button down for a few seconds to reset it.

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[SheepDog]

Ignore the Oil Life Monitor. Change your oil every 3-4k with high quality synthetic, or every 6 months if you don't drive it that often. If you are on E85, you need to change it more frequently.

 

[KingKona]

Ignore the Oil Life Monitor. Change your oil every 3-4k with high quality synthetic, or every 6 months if you don't drive it that often. If you are on E85, you need to change it more frequently.

If it soothes your feels to do that, that's fine, it's your car. But it's a waste of money and time. The OLM is calibrated for Ford's OEM blended oil, so if you use a good quality synthetic you're still going well above & beyond taking it to 100% before changing it.

These engines take 10 friggin' quarts of oil, and are very easy on the oil in stock form, so it's fine.

 

[ORRadtech]

I think a variety of opinions regarding Blackstone Labs have been expressed on the forums, but I used them for the first couple of oil changes to see how long I could safely go with 10 quarts of full-synthetic oil. I didn't want to be draining oil that still had substantial useful life.

Given the cost of an oil change, an oil analysis for (now) $35 plus and extra $10 for the additional analysis to see how much active additives remain seemed like money well-spent to me. The report addresses wear metals in the sample as well as how much longer your oil would have been good for., among numerous things. They even send you free mailing containers to ship your sample to them.

And what did they have to say about your oil? Also what was the change interval, which oil and were there additives remaining?

 

[DougS550]

did an oil change at 29k miles and now i’m at 31k and i checked the oil life reset and it says i’m already at 33% is this normal?

You can always send in an oil sample to have it analysed. They will tell you everything you need to know about your engine oil health, how it is wearing, the viscosity, inert contaminants etc. This way you know exactly how your oil is. The oil light an estimate, determined by a pre-set of algorithm with different variables taken into consideration for the car to give you an estimate of oil time left.

 

[SheepDog]

If it soothes your feels to do that, that's fine, it's your car. But it's a waste of money and time. The OLM is calibrated for Ford's OEM blended oil, so if you use a good quality synthetic you're still going well above & beyond taking it to 100% before changing it.

These engines take 10 friggin' quarts of oil, and are very easy on the oil in stock form, so it's fine.

Yes, it soothes me. The oil life monitor is not sampling the actual quality, viscosity, fuel dilution, shear, other contaminates, etc. It is simply using some inferred data based on mileage, throttle position, time, load, temperature blah blah blah. I imagine it is fairly accurate, but 5W-20 oils shear down to a -10 or thinner before the oil change monitor is going to tell you to change it.

Ford didn't put 5w-20 blend in these cars because it is the best protection for the engine, they did it because it helps contribute to their overall attempt to meet CAFE standards for fleetwide fuel economy, and because it is cheap. ( believe in 2020+ models, Ford does specify a 5W-30)

Anyway, this isn't a "which oil should I use" thread, there are 298347605 of those already.

 

[KingKona]

....but 5W-20 oils shear down to a -10 or thinner before the oil change monitor is going to tell you to change it...

That's your guess/opinion.

Lots of people have had Blackstone tell them their oil is just fine within the OLM range.

 

[JetGray_Mach1]

Don't stress over it, its just a tool to help you determine the next oil change. Just keep on eye on the oil color and level up to your 6K miles oil change interval. I am sure at 6K miles you will be near 0% on OLM.

 

[JetGray_Mach1]

That's your guess/opinion.

Lots of people have had Blackstone tell them their oil is just fine within the OLM range.

Yep, on my 14 Coyote I got it brand new and changed oil every 10K miles. Burned through a Quart every 10K miles all the way up to this test below at 120K miles. At 10K miles on factory MC synthetic blend oil was in excellent shape.

 

[mmff88gt]

did an oil change at 29k miles and now i’m at 31k and i checked the oil life reset and it says i’m already at 33% is this normal?

See attached. Your results may vary greatly. I drive about 12,000 miles a year of mixed driving with no "stop-and go."

 

[Skye]

like 2-3 months

There's certainly a chance the OLM function has failed. That could happen. But I see your car is a 2020. Odds are good, for whatever reason, it did not reset during the last oil change.

When I reset mine, I get to that point in the menu, press "OK" and hold down (2 seconds, minimum), then the screen begins to recount and reset, back to "100%". Then I exit out. So we can test that.

You have dates and mileage when you did the oil change. Great. Follow the reset process and confirm it is seen back at 100%. Then begin to monitor it, either in the car or via the Ford Pass App. For the majority of us, it should begin gradually ticking down, 2% a week or a little more. If you notice it ticking down dramatically, like 5% weekly or skipping here and there, something else is going on.

After the reset and while you're monitoring, re-read the Owners Manual; it contains guidance for oil change intervals when the OLM is not working correctly. If you determine it was a simple mistake, follow the Manual's guidance. During the next oil change, reset the OLM one additional time. It will then be at 100% immediately after the next oil change and ready to countdown as expected.

 

[ChitownStang]

Ignore the Oil Life Monitor. Change your oil every 3-4k with high quality synthetic, or every 6 months if you don't drive it that often. If you are on E85, you need to change it more frequently.

Why more often with E85?

 

[SheepDog]

Why more often with E85?

Because E85 causes more fuel dilution than gasoline. Especially if you have forced induction the additional blowby, combined with Direct injection forces more fuel into the crankcase which breaks down your engine oil faster. Even NA, if you are running E85, you need to change your oil more frequently

 

[ChitownStang]

Because E85 causes more fuel dilution than gasoline. Especially if you have forced induction the the additional blowby, combined with Direct injection forces more fuel into the crankcase which breaks down your engine oil faster. Even NA, if you are running E85, you need to change your oil more frequently

Thanks, I’ve heard this before but forgot why:
I notice my oil life monitor go down quicker when I run e70 in summer months

 

[C-WOODS-70]

Believe it or not cars ran fine since the early 1900's with the owners keeping track of when their next oil change should be. This oil monitor thing is for the idiots that can't seem to do that on their own. Don't be that person. Decide on a "mileage between changes" that you're comfortable with and change when you reach that mileage. It's that easy.
Oh yeah, and just reset the oil life monitor when it pops up, as it is not necessary for an individual who can think for themself.

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