When should I change my oil?

[16Kobra]

Purchased a 2019 GT350R in Sept 2019. Had the Dealer change the oil at 1000 miles. Dealership said they would contact me for the next oil change and I am worried. Have not heard from them since and now I have +/-15K miles and about 25 track days. Check the oil regular and it has not burned a drop.

Wondering when they will let me know.

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[YULQQKN4]

I really really really really hope this is a troll post....but if it isnt...DO NOT EVER RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE TO TELL YOU WHEN TO CHANGE YOUR OIL!!!

The maintenance on your vehicle is up to YOU and YOU ALONE!!!

Your car has a scheduled maint guide, follow it. In your case, with 15000 miles and that many track days....you are wwwwwwaaaaaaaayyyyyyy overdue! I just have a regular GT...first oil change was at 2500, 2nd at 5000, 3rd at 10000 and just did 4th at 15000 miles and this is without any track days on synthetic oil. I hope there is nothing wrong with your car because there is a possibilty if there is something it will not be covered under warranty if they can prove lack of maintenance is the reason something failed. Get the next possible day for an oil change and really have them go over the car.

 

[pilotgore]

Purchased a 2019 GT350R in Sept 2019. Had the Dealer change the oil at 1000 miles. Dealership said they would contact me for the next oil change and I am worried. Have not heard from them since and now I have +/-15K miles and about 25 track days. Check the oil regular and it has not burned a drop.

Wondering when they will let me know.

Personally, I’d give it another 6 track days or 8,000 miles, whichever comes last

 

[passwords]

I worked at a Ford dealership for a few months in the early 90s. While I was there the service department replaced an engine in a F150 that was about 8 years old. When they pulled the oil pan it was still full, but completely jelled. The mechanic put a pushrod in the oil and it stayed upright…kind of surreal. Turns out the owner had no idea he needed to change the oil so just drove it until it was cooked. I’ll never forget seeing that pushrod standing upright in what was once oil.

OP, the takeaway here is that you can only go 7 years before it’s time to change the oil. So you should be good until 2026.

 

[galaxy]

Don’t feed the animals.

 

[JAJ]

Purchased a 2019 GT350R in Sept 2019. Had the Dealer change the oil at 1000 miles. Dealership said they would contact me for the next oil change and I am worried. Have not heard from them since and now I have +/-15K miles and about 25 track days. Check the oil regular and it has not burned a drop.

Wondering when they will let me know.

Don't get too fussed about this. Your 2019 reports a lot of data back to Ford, including oil condition. If the dealer hasn't called, then the oil condition is still fine. Think about it this way - in 2019 I did 9 track days and 6,500 miles on Motorcraft 5w50, running the OLM to zero. Oil analysis said the oil was fine, and given how much TBN was left, getting to 15,000 miles and 25 track days probably would have worked. Sadly, I pulled the oil sample when I was changing the oil, so I lost the chance to keep going.

 

[Virnman]

Better question…What should I re-wire my house?

 

[matthewr87]

Wait we are supposed to "change" the "oil" on these cars?

 

[f00man]

Oh snap, I just remembered I gotta lube the chain on my MTB. Thank you!

 

[Tomster]

Easy....

Just send a sample to Blackstone and keep topping it up.

You can fool the oil life computer by just resetting it over and over. It's synthetic. Everyone knows synthetic oil never goes bad and never needs to be changed.

The reason they have these trivial maintenence schedules is to drum up business for the dealerships and the jiffy lubes.

If you are changing your oil, you are wasting your money. Just keep topping it up with Amsoil, because everyone knows it's the best oil on the planet.

 

[Tomster]

Wait we are supposed to "change" the "oil" on these cars?

Which reminds me, the wife is overdue for an oil change.....

 

[Tomster]

I really really really really hope this is a troll post....but if it isnt...DO NOT EVER RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE TO TELL YOU WHEN TO CHANGE YOUR OIL!!!

The maintenance on your vehicle is up to YOU and YOU ALONE!!!

Your car has a scheduled maint guide, follow it. In your case, with 15000 miles and that many track days....you are wwwwwwaaaaaaaayyyyyyy overdue! I just have a regular GT...first oil change was at 2500, 2nd at 5000, 3rd at 10000 and just did 4th at 15000 miles and this is without any track days on synthetic oil. I hope there is nothing wrong with your car because there is a possibilty if there is something it will not be covered under warranty if they can prove lack of maintenance is the reason something failed. Get the next possible day for an oil change and really have them go over the car.

 

[mustangrapidred21]

I guess I'm still confused based on some of the comments here. Let me ask a "basic" question.

SHOULD I GO BY THE OIL LIFE MONITOR BUILT IN TO THE CAR'S TECHNOLOGY?? SEEMS TO ME THEY WOULDN'T HAVE IT THERE IF IT WASN'T RELIABLE.
I JUST DRIVE THE CAR "NORMALLY" (NO TRACK, DRAGSTRIP, STUPID THINGS). PUT MAYBE 10-12K ON A YEAR.

WHEN THE OLM SAYS LESS THAT 20% I USUALLY MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. AM I RIGHT OR NOT?

 

[Tomster]

NO TRACK, DRAGSTRIP, STUPID THINGS

It's funny, even funnier than this thread, that you in a round about way just classified activities the car was built for in the same context as stupid things.

It's even funnier that nobody gets the humor of the OPs post.

Me? I laughed my ass off at the original post and some of the replies. An afterthought... I should have replied with my caps lock on.

 

[SL8888]

I just purchased one of those oil funnel kits for my Shelby from Jon. So I drained the 10 quarts from my car in one drain pan, Drained the oil from my wife's Edge, then poured the Edges oil into the Shelby, and the 10 quarts from the Shelby into the Edge.
That is an oil change ? Right ?

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