The truck is now at about 200 miles.

Production was March 2015. I bought it new with 34 miles last week. So the oil has essentially been in there 8 months.

Change it?

 

its 25 dollars... I would. and use a motorcraft oil filter.

congratulations on the new truck,

 

Thanks, and I guess its off to do it today!

 

I purchased a leftover that had been built 9 months before I bought it - dealer changed the oil & filter as part of pre delivery prep because FORD says change the oil every 6 months or so many miles.

Ask the dealer to do it for free !

 

Just out of curiosity what does it matter if if doesn't have 3-5k miles on it. When you buy oil in the store you don't know how long it's been on the shelf.

 

hmmm - a very good question - hopefully some very knowledgeable person will chime in and enlighten us

 

cold starts... very short running. NEW engine...

moisture from sitting.. restarts.. move to front of lot... move to rear of lot..

besides why risk anything on a New engine.. 25 dollars to protect a 8k engine.

I always change the oil at 1,000 miles on a new engine...
and have for 45 years...
machining, sand cast block, engine open during assembly...

doing this I have had several gas engines run past 250,000 miles..

I am a retied auto mechanic.. 43 years.. I dislike having to rebuild my own engines.

 

That bottle is sealed, not open to moisture.

 

IMHO, folks worry to much about changing oil in a new truck. Why not change the transmission oil, transfer case oil, rear end oil? It sat, heated up, cooled off maybe has metal shavings from break in or is tolerance good for one thing and not the engine? These are not our grand parents vehicles with Dino oil.

With that being said I change the first oil at 3000, then go by the oil minder set at 90 %.

 

If it gives you peace of mind, go for it. It's not much money if it makes you feel better. I change mine every 5K miles, whether it needs it or not... :P

And I had my first done at 5K. My first 10 are free at the dealer for buying a new truck from them, and I'm only on #4 now.

 

Yup I would change it and put a good quality oil AND filter on. After that then I would extend my range on changes.

 

Nope. The hysteria over changing oil seems a little over the top to me. The last oil sample I ran was the factory fill on my '13 F150 at 7,500 miles when I changed it. The oil was still doing its job just fine, as was the oil filter. None of the manufacturers recommend changing it early, and they are the ones who designed, built, and warrant the engine.

It's your truck, so do what makes your happy, but I have no intention of doing anything like it. My truck was made in February, 2015 and I bought it one month ago with 72 miles on the clock. I have about 1,200 miles at the moment, and it's probably not getting an oil change until February.

 

I go by the vehicle oil life monitor. Once it gets below 20% life left I start making my plans to get into a dealer.

 

WOW, Really????

Yes 99 1/2 percent will not have issues..

the number 1 reason a New engine fails (as in under 2 years old).... is trash in the crankcase..
dirt/metal shavings/grinding dust/bits of gasket, followed by metal contamination.. (rust) from internal and external sources.

and failures between the 2 year and 8 year.. is same ..just smaller amounts of trash.. and time to make contact with something important.

next is metal failure.... not preventable...

and YES, todays engines are built under a much better ( Cleaner) environment.

and I am NOT a believer of 3 month or 3,000 mile oil changes.

do not trust what I say.. go visit an engine assembly plant... aka Cleveland Ford engine Plant.. a very clean automated plant.

 

Then it's good there is a 3yr/ 36k warranty.