Change Engine Oil Soon Warning Missing?
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Change Engine Oil Soon Warning Missing?
I just crossed 9K miles, and am at 9% oil life remaining as indicated by Forscan lite.
I do not see a "Change Engine Oil Soon" message as indicated by the Owner's manual. If I did not have Forscan lite, I would not even know I am below 10%.
Or maybe I am not looking in the correct place for the message? I get a lot of messages when my door is open, collision avoidance inoperable, etc. Is that the same place the message should show up?
I do not see a "Change Engine Oil Soon" message as indicated by the Owner's manual. If I did not have Forscan lite, I would not even know I am below 10%.
Or maybe I am not looking in the correct place for the message? I get a lot of messages when my door is open, collision avoidance inoperable, etc. Is that the same place the message should show up?
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same experience
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I don't understand why Ford took away the visibility of the intelligent oil life percentage on the Super Duty.
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My "Change Engine Oil Soon" is when I get close to a 5 or a zero.
I've seen oil after 10,000 miles and it's not pretty....nor is the engine pretty inside after years of this type of neglect. Not worth the expensive repairs down the road. Have a guy with a 2011 6.7L (first year of our awesome engine) who's changed his oil every 5k show you his engine with a valve cover removed (or camera scope), and compare to a guy with the same year and miles, who's changed every 10k miles. Now I can see you Amsoil guys commenting, but you guys aren't included since it's a superior oil.
I've seen oil after 10,000 miles and it's not pretty....nor is the engine pretty inside after years of this type of neglect. Not worth the expensive repairs down the road. Have a guy with a 2011 6.7L (first year of our awesome engine) who's changed his oil every 5k show you his engine with a valve cover removed (or camera scope), and compare to a guy with the same year and miles, who's changed every 10k miles. Now I can see you Amsoil guys commenting, but you guys aren't included since it's a superior oil.
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My "Change Engine Oil Soon" is when I get close to a 5 or a zero.
I've seen oil after 10,000 miles and it's not pretty....nor is the engine pretty inside after years of this type of neglect. Not worth the expensive repairs down the road. Have a guy with a 2011 6.7L (first year of our awesome engine) who's changed his oil every 5k show you his engine with a valve cover removed (or camera scope), and compare to a guy with the same year and miles, who's changed every 10k miles. Now I can see you Amsoil guys commenting, but you guys aren't included since it's a superior oil.
I've seen oil after 10,000 miles and it's not pretty....nor is the engine pretty inside after years of this type of neglect. Not worth the expensive repairs down the road. Have a guy with a 2011 6.7L (first year of our awesome engine) who's changed his oil every 5k show you his engine with a valve cover removed (or camera scope), and compare to a guy with the same year and miles, who's changed every 10k miles. Now I can see you Amsoil guys commenting, but you guys aren't included since it's a superior oil.
200 hours is a good time to change too. I talked with a guy that worked for a larger city. They changed all the vehicles every 200 hours.
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I finally got a response from my dealer. The Service manager said it takes a 5% oil life remaining to trigger the warning, and a 0% to trigger the change now.
What is so hard about showing the oil life remaining during the entire cycle, I am not sure...
What is so hard about showing the oil life remaining during the entire cycle, I am not sure...
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[QUOTE=USSenator;17633380]If you are at a 5 or a zero, you must be running 10,000 miles?QUOTE]
No, running 5,000 miles. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, etc... 5s and zeros.
If I go over a few hundred, I still change at the 5s and zeros, not every 5,000 miles from the last oil change....AT the 5,000 odometer mark. Easier to remember and I don't have to write it down, only save my receipts and snap a photo of the odometer as proof.
No, running 5,000 miles. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, etc... 5s and zeros.
If I go over a few hundred, I still change at the 5s and zeros, not every 5,000 miles from the last oil change....AT the 5,000 odometer mark. Easier to remember and I don't have to write it down, only save my receipts and snap a photo of the odometer as proof.
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