Hello,
I just traded up to a leftover 2014 6.7
It has a build date of 08/2013 60 miles 4 idle hours
Should I dump the oil and filter or is there some special oil that helps break in in there? the $80.00 in parts is not a deal breaker. I just want to do the right thing.
Thanks in advance

 

Congrats on the truck.

Check the oil level and enjoy your new truck. I wouldn't worry about it.

No magic break in oils or the such. Just follow the owners manual.

 

I'd at least run it a thousand miles or so before dumping it, nothing to worry about either way though.

 

I agree with Chad; congrats on the new truck as well.

 

Congrats, but I wouldn't dump the oil early. I used to be in that group though.

Read up on noisy engine after oil change. The dealer wouldn't even let me PAY them to change the oil early. The diesel mechanic came out and said not to do it. This was on a 2011 - and there is an additive added to the oil from the factory (according to him).

 

I agree with everyone else. Ask for a free oil change since it is a year old (the oil). But run it a 1,000 or so.

 

I know people get real paranoid about it, but Ford (the people who have to warranty the engine for 100,000 miles) do not recommend an early first oil change. I have always been a change often kind of guy and did the first one at 3500 miles, but I really don't even know if there is any benefit to that. If you really want to be cautious, change the filter at 2,000 miles and top the oil off. Many times people are overly concerned about oil life when the filter is usually the weak link. Companies like Amsoil that brag about super extended oil change intervals only do so with bypass filtration that is far superior to the full flow filters on our trucks. In other words, the oil is only as good as its filtration. With extremely early change intervals, we are "throwing the baby out with the bath water".

 

I use to always change my oil early, but spoke with my diesel mech when buying this 2015 truck, and he said to wait for the info center to tell me to change it, otherwise I would just be wasting my money.

 

This has been my habit with the 6.7. The computer will keep you on a 7500 mile oil change interval.

 

Another piece of data that "early and often" oil changers may want to look at is failed items and failure rates. 4.5 years after the introduction of the 6.7 with millions of real world miles on them, are we seeing any failures that can be attributed to oil quality?

 

Change the oil and filter. You should never let an oil filter go over 6 months because the paper element begins to break down. Additionally, condensation occurs within the engine during temperature changes, even while sitting in a lot, and the oil is not optimum over that period of time.

Nothing will hurt a new motor by changing the oil early other than your wallet - failure rates have nothing to do with fresh oil in the engine. That said, your truck has been sitting for one year since it was built and the filter is beyond its EUL, regardless of miles.

 

I agree on the 6 month oil and filter changes but I have never heard or seen any documentation or claims that the filter element breaks down after 6 months. Can you supply that??

 

I would enjoy the truck myself, but, it seems to me that the issue is already kinda worrying you, $80.00 for peace of mind ain't that much either, at the end of the day it boils down to what you're comfortable with..... I personally think the truck will be okay.

 

If failure rates have nothing to do with fresh oil then why do we change the oil? My point was that none of the failures that we are seeing on the 6.7 are a result of dirty oil or long oil change intervals. While I agree that frequent changes don't hurt anything other than the initial startup with no oil pressure, they are completely unnecessary.

 

It has taken me a long time to accept that, I have finally gotten to a 5K oil dump, kicking a screaming the whole way though! My advice to the OP is to do what feels comfortable to him, if he is anything like me, no amount of facts and statistical data will sway me enough to have a "warm fuzzy" about it, it has been a gradual thing for me. (beginning to sound like an episode of Dr. Phil!!)