I have the dealer do my oil changes for under $100... find a new dealer

 

Oil filter was $12 and Ford Motorcraft. T6 at wally world was 21.36 and I picked up four gallons. I've got three changes to go using the existing extra gallon. All in, per oil change, i'm looking at appx $84.

 

I'm currently at 5500 miles, and my "smart oil monitor" hasn't signaled for service.

Fortunately, my dealer does the first service for "free", and gave me the oil filter and a certificate when I purchased.

Any ideas when the truck will signal for first service (your experience), and should I just have it done at this mileage? I usually do the first LOF long before recommendation just to get rid of any early contamination.

Thoughts?

 

Welcome to FTE... I had my oil changed for the first time around 5,500 miles but most seem to wait until the message appears around 7,000+ miles.

 

Thanks for the info, and for the welcome.

 

I had my dealer change my oil (free) at 5000 miles just for peace of mind then again at around 12500 when the message alert came on.