Timing Belt / Oil Change

[TDChi-Town]

Does my 2019 5.0 Mustang have a Timing Belt or a Timing Chain. I couldn't find that info in the Owner's Manual. Regarding Oil changes. I bought my Mustang in 2020.The oil change message comes on every October, so I have it changed to a Full Synthetic. I usually only drive short distances and the car may sit for a few days before using it again. Driving less than 4000 miles avg. over the last 3 years. Should I continue the yearly change or increase the time between changes? I also saw (posted on here) someone mentioning changing the "oil change monitor". How does one do that?

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[DougS550]

Does my 2019 5.0 Mustang have a Timing Belt or a Timing Chain. I couldn't find that info in the Owner's Manual. Regarding Oil changes. I bought my Mustang in 2020.The oil change message comes on every October, so I have it changed to a Full Synthetic. I usually only drive short distances and the car may sit for a few days before using it again. Driving less than 4000 miles avg. over the last 3 years. Should I continue the yearly change or increase the time between changes? I also saw (posted on here) someone mentioning changing the "oil change monitor". How does one do that?

Hi. Timing chains. Plenty of videos on you tube showing you their replacement. No need to replace if NA and low miles.

 

[Rockytop77]

Yeah 5.0s have timing chains which don’t have a service interval. They’re meant to last the life of the vehicle. As for oil changes I would use a full synthetic like you said and change it at least every year or 10,000 miles which ever comes first. I know you said you don’t drive much so probably every year. The oil life is reset by going to advanced settings then hit vehicle, and then oil life monitor and hitting yes to the reset button.

 

[TDChi-Town]

Yeah 5.0s have timing chains which don’t have a service interval. They’re meant to last the life of the vehicle. As for oil changes I would use a full synthetic like you said and change it at least every year or 10,000 miles which ever comes first. I know you said you don’t drive much so probably every year. The oil life is reset by going to advanced settings then hit vehicle, and then oil life monitor and hitting yes to the reset button.

Yeah 5.0s have timing chains which don’t have a service interval. They’re meant to last the life of the vehicle. As for oil changes I would use a full synthetic like you said and change it at least every year or 10,000 miles which ever comes first. I know you said you don’t drive much so probably every year. The oil life is reset by going to advanced settings then hit vehicle, and then oil life monitor and hitting yes to the reset button.

 

[TDChi-Town]

Thanks. I used the advanced settings to reset the tire inflator kit expiration notice. (I changed to a donut instead) and erased the warning message. When I went back to find the settings / Advanced settings menu I couldn't find either. Does that pathway only show when there is an error message or is it me just being computer challenged?

 

[Oakley]

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[Vlad Soare]

Does my 2019 5.0 Mustang have a Timing Belt or a Timing Chain. I couldn't find that info in the Owner's Manual.

Timing chains, two of them. Officialy they should last the life of the car, but in real life you will eventually have to replace them, because it's not just about the chains themselves, but there are other parts that do wear out in time - like guides, tensioners, rollers, etc. That being said, they should be good for at least 150K miles, if not more. I wouldn't even think of it before then.

Should I continue the yearly change or increase the time between changes?

Yes, once the oil is in the engine the clock starts ticking, whether you drive the car or not. It should be changed once a year. I have found that the oil life indicator is pretty accurate, actually (and it will go down to zero within a year even if you don't drive the car).

When I went back to find the settings / Advanced settings menu I couldn't find either. Does that pathway only show when there is an error message or is it me just being computer challenged?

That's strange. No, it doesn't matter if there are errors or not, it should be there all the time. You must have missed it.

 

[Rapid Red]

Yeah 5.0s have timing chains which don’t have a service interval. They’re meant to last the life of the vehicle. As for oil changes I would use a full synthetic like you said and change it at least every year or 10,000 miles which ever comes first. I know you said you don’t drive much so probably every year. The oil life is reset by going to advanced settings then hit vehicle, and then oil life monitor and hitting yes to the reset button.

I think 10k oil changes are a stretch, not recommended. 2nd there is an oil LIFE feature, overkill IMO. Without going into a boring how I drive my car story.

I will say this if anyone having a car that does not get driven regularly and the oil life is triggered via a time stamp.

Can visually check the condition of the oil, pull the DS if the oil is black or close to it, change it.

If clear, honey color, reset and drive on. Track or pound on the car causing the oil to start to break down, the oil monitoring system will alert you.

HOW does this make any common sense ?
"Yes, once the oil is in the engine the clock starts ticking, whether you drive the car or not. It should be changed once a year.

Using this logic, all oil sitting in a warehouse or manufactured should be dumped after a year AKA shelf life.

Time stamp - of course
I have found that the oil life indicator is pretty accurate, actually (and it will go down to zero within a year even if you don't drive the car)."

 

[Oakley]

I think 10k oil changes are a stretch, not recommended. 2nd there is an oil LIFE feature, overkill IMO. Without going into a boring how I drive my car story.

I will say this if anyone having a car that does not get driven regularly and the oil life is triggered via a time stamp.

Can visually check the condition of the oil, pull the DS if the oil is black or close to it, change it.

If clear, honey color, reset and drive on. Track or pound on the car causing the oil to start to break down, the oil monitoring system will alert you.

HOW does this make any common sense ?
"Yes, once the oil is in the engine the clock starts ticking, whether you drive the car or not. It should be changed once a year.

Using this logic, all oil sitting in a warehouse or manufactured should be dumped after a year AKA shelf life.

Time stamp - of course
I have found that the oil life indicator is pretty accurate, actually (and it will go down to zero within a year even if you don't drive the car)."

OLI goes off after a year. i listen to it and change oil when it says. the reason for this (which is probably overkill) is 1. i put 5K on it so that's enough goody out of the oil for me and 2. a year of sitting around and driving with this modern crappy gas and stuff can get in the oil that you don't want.

like i said, probably overkill, but 5K is enough out of an oil change for me.

 

[TDChi-Town]

Timing chains, two of them. Officialy they should last the life of the car, but in real life you will eventually have to replace them, because it's not just about the chains themselves, but there are other parts that do wear out in time - like guides, tensioners, rollers, etc. That being said, they should be good for at least 150K miles, if not more. I wouldn't even think of it before then.


Yes, once the oil is in the engine the clock starts ticking, whether you drive the car or not. It should be changed once a year. I have found that the oil life indicator is pretty accurate, actually (and it will go down to zero within a year even if you don't drive the car).


That's strange. No, it doesn't matter if there are errors or not, it should be there all the time. You must have missed it.

OLI goes off after a year. i listen to it and change oil when it says. the reason for this (which is probably overkill) is 1. i put 5K on it so that's enough goody out of the oil for me and 2. a year of sitting around and driving with this modern crappy gas and stuff can get in the oil that you don't want.

like i said, probably overkill, but 5K is enough out of an oil change for me.

 

[TDChi-Town]

I was able to find the menus subroutine. The access is through the 'gear' icon, not just the 'pony' icon. Since the buttons are adjacent, I think I may have touched the gear icon when I had hit the pony icon twice. Thanks for all your help. I've written the pathway down in my Owner's Manual. Thanks again.

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