First oil change
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Bro in law is a ford diesel tech and he says they recommend 5k due to break in oil. But he also says 7500 to 10k is fine. If you tow over 10k 3-4 k miles he says to change every 5-6k. Just his 2 cents not sure if it's true.
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Just had mine done today at 5000 and the rest will be as you say.... "Whenever the truck tells me to"
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Prolocutor
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From: Western MA
I'd do my first at 1k when I'm ready to tow to get the dino 10w30 out of there and get some proper Rotella T6 5w40 in. Then every 5k to keep it easy.
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Tuned
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From: Conroe, TX
Which oil did you change too? Do you have the typewriter clicking sound now?
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Dealer changed the oil....10W-30 Diesel Oil. 13Qts. All info comes from the invoice.
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Originally Posted by invstr55
I did my first one at 1000, changed to full synthetic and discovered that owners manual is wrong.. still takes 13 quarts.
Tuned
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From: Greeneville TN USA
There is still break in oil? Kinda thought that was a thing of the past. If so, other than lighter visc., wonder what it is. Break in is very interesting subject - a whole separate treatise.
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From: Western MA
The dealer likely won't provide 5w40 as a free first change. Do it yourself. It's not worth the trip to the dealer to get 10W30 for free. T6 is $21 a gallon at Walmart. The Motorcraft filter is $15 on Amazon. The oil change itself is one of the easiest you can do. What makes the second change even easier is to change out your drain plug for an EZDrain valve. Makes changing a no mess deal. Use a piece of tubing to drain the oil right into empty oil jugs and you won't even need an drain pan. For the filter, take a large screwdriver or hole punch and punch the filter before threading it off and it will drain right into a pan. Otherwise, the oil will run down the sides and make a mess. Here's a link to the EZ drain valve and the tube extension.
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