Oil and Filters??
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From: Pearl Harbor
Motorcraft 820s
Motorcraft Synthetic Blend 5w20
go to a shop and pay them to do the 1st oil change. then do all the other oil changes yourself. a robot installs the filter at the factory...trust me, it is on there VERY VERY tightly. I ended up using a screwdriver and hammer to get the damn thing off. most shops have the specialized filter wrench to fit the OEM filter
Motorcraft Synthetic Blend 5w20
go to a shop and pay them to do the 1st oil change. then do all the other oil changes yourself. a robot installs the filter at the factory...trust me, it is on there VERY VERY tightly. I ended up using a screwdriver and hammer to get the damn thing off. most shops have the specialized filter wrench to fit the OEM filter
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From: Ohio
Im running Royal Purple 5w20 full synthetic with K&N gold filter-(but only because I can get it half price
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And I will second the first oil change being pain in the but with filter on from factory, it was rough but managable.
)And I will second the first oil change being pain in the but with filter on from factory, it was rough but managable.
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From: san diego
there is a metal filter wrench from napa, the kind that goes over the end of the filter and has a 3/8 socket drive end so u use a ratchet to turn it off, bring a fl820s into napa and fit to find it, it is invaluable and fits the teeth on the end perfectly and costs like 5 bucks
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From: Valley View, Pa.
Originally Posted by Quintin
FL-820S and Motorcraft 5W20.
Thicker oils than what's recommended may affect cam phaser operation.
Thicker oils than what's recommended may affect cam phaser operation.
Thanks...........
Well.....
Originally Posted by risupercrewman
That's my girl!..........
"I", per say, didn't do the first oil change. I bought the oil and filter and took it somewhere and had them do it because I didn't feel like fighting a 'robot tightened oil filter". You should have heard the guy cussin' up a storm while gently hammering a screwdriver through it, to get it off.
But, I will admit, the lifter ticking is starting to get quiet. Only 3200 miles on truck, so hopefully, it will start to quiet down some!
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From: Rhode Island
Originally Posted by 07FX4Chick
Will you still feel the same way if I admit the following?
"I", per say, didn't do the first oil change. I bought the oil and filter and took it somewhere and had them do it because I didn't feel like fighting a 'robot tightened oil filter". You should have heard the guy cussin' up a storm while gently hammering a screwdriver through it, to get it off.
But, I will admit, the lifter ticking is starting to get quiet. Only 3200 miles on truck, so hopefully, it will start to quiet down some!
"I", per say, didn't do the first oil change. I bought the oil and filter and took it somewhere and had them do it because I didn't feel like fighting a 'robot tightened oil filter". You should have heard the guy cussin' up a storm while gently hammering a screwdriver through it, to get it off.
But, I will admit, the lifter ticking is starting to get quiet. Only 3200 miles on truck, so hopefully, it will start to quiet down some!
