How many miles between oil changes are yall driving. In the manual it says to change every 5000 when driving normal.
thanks

 

5,000 - 7,5000 miles with full synthetic Mobil1.

 

5k miles should be fine.
I'm shooting for 3k intervals w/ my 06 but so far the most I've gone between oil changes is 2500 miles.I only have 7500 miles on it.I have done it early each time because it was conveinient and I had the time to do it.Next time I'll stretch it out to the full 3k. BTW I use motorcraft 5-20 syn-blend and motorcraft filters.

 

As already mentioned, if you are using Motorcraft 5W-20 syn-blend, then do it every 3,000 miles. It's only $21 at the dealership.

For full synthetic, you can go 5,000 - 7,500 miles with no problem.

 

I do it at 5,000 miles. It's easy to keep up with. You dn't even need a sticker to remember.

 

I did my first change at 500 miles on January 14, 2006.

Since then, I've only put on an additional 378 miles.

Since I'm putting so few miles on the truck each year, I'm thinking I'm just going to change the oil every twelve months regardless of mileage.

 

Every 3Kish.

 

every 3000mi,(5000km) or every 3 months whichever comes first. my truck sees alot of cold starts and rarely warms up fully in the winter unless im leaving town. i can let my truck run for 10 minutes then drive 5 to work and usually the temps only at about 175. synthetic has no benifit for me i use motorcraft 5w20

 

It was every 3k when it was my DD. Now its every 3 months.

 

3,000 miles.

 

That truck must look real nice parked in the driveway. You must have to wash it more than you drive it.

 

I always change mine every 3,000 miles. I'm not sure what kind of oil exactly but I know that they put the "Truck/SUV" kind in it cause it's $15 more. I recently passed 100,000 miles so next oil change I'm getting the long-life, 100,000 mile plus kind of oil.

 

I've decided on Mobil1 with FL-520 every 5k. A compromise on Motorcraft every 3k. About the same cost, overall. I'll see how the oil looks at 5k, and maybe think about 6-8k.

 

The 3,000 mile oil change was dreamed up by the oil change industry to bring them more business. Why do people do it when there is no documentation anywhere by anybody that supports it? Ford now recommends a 5,000 interval but at one time (late 70s) they recommended a 10,000 interval. BMW and some other premium makes recommends a 10,000 or more interval.

A friend of mine changes his oil every 5,000 miles but only changes the filter every 10,000 miles. He trades cars between 175,000 and 200,000 miles and has never had an engine related problem. He uses conventional oil.

I guess the people who swallow the 3,000 oil change "recommendation" are the same people who drink bottled water instead of tap water even though the bottled water is simply tap water run through a filter. They waste oil and increase pollution with unnecessary oil changes, pay nearly $10 per gallon for water and then complain about the price of gas.

 

Different conditions may warrent different oil change intervals.Short trip driving and frequent cold starts and barely getting the engine up to operating temperature may contaminate oil sooner than highway mileage.I live 1.5 miles from work so mine fits into that category.Oh well if it gives someone peace of mind to do it at 3k who cares.Some people get peace of mind by spending $6 or $7 per quart for synthetic.That's their problem.