When to do first oil change?
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Crude oil yields a spectrum of products when refined. Motor oil is a small part of the total yield. A refiner can't decide that they want to make nothing but, gasoline, diesel, motor oil, etc out of pure crude.
These days, synthetic motor oil is being made from natural gas, in Gas to Liquid refining. GTL has big potential, but the cost is high right now. With the incredible abundance of natural gas, if GTL refining was to become cost effective, there would be a huge source of much cleaner burning motor fuels.
These days, synthetic motor oil is being made from natural gas, in Gas to Liquid refining. GTL has big potential, but the cost is high right now. With the incredible abundance of natural gas, if GTL refining was to become cost effective, there would be a huge source of much cleaner burning motor fuels.
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I can promise you that dealers or oil change places aren't dumping oil into the garbage or down the drain. Oil is picked up by a recycler even the oil filters are crushed to get those last few drops. They must be picked up by a recycler. Almost all State of Texas vehicles get recycled oil and coolant. Oh I no longer rack up 50,000 miles a year, so mine gets changed every 6 months or 6,000 miles which ever comes first. I have 10,868 miles on my truck and it is 1 yr 5 mons old. so what does that tell you?
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I can promise you that dealers or oil change places aren't dumping oil into the garbage or down the drain. Oil is picked up by a recycler even the oil filters are crushed to get those last few drops. They must be picked up by a recycler. Almost all State of Texas vehicles get recycled oil and coolant. Oh I no longer rack up 50,000 miles a year, so mine gets changed every 6 months or 6,000 miles which ever comes first. I have 10,868 miles on my truck and it is 1 yr 5 mons old. so what does that tell you?
At work is three used oil tanks, and a 55 gallon plastic barrel for used oil filters. A large truck comes and pumps out the oil, and picks up the filters, it is all recycled.
We also have a tank for used antifreeze.
Dumping it down the drain is illegal here, and not a minor penalty either. Besides it is actually being paid for by the company that collects it...not much mind you, but we get a few dollars for it.
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I remember the days when there was no place where one could take and dump their used oil for free.
It’s a win for everyone and the environment that there are many places we can dump used oil and filters for free and it’s just weird, dumb, not to mention illegal to dispose of it in any other way.
It’s a win for everyone and the environment that there are many places we can dump used oil and filters for free and it’s just weird, dumb, not to mention illegal to dispose of it in any other way.
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There have probably been millions of gallons disposed of over a ditch out here on country roads over the years. I would suspect that it still happens more than we would like to think. I guess it wasn't given much thought a few years ago.
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When I was a kid, my dad had a spot in the yard to pour it. We also used to kill weeds, kill fire ant mounds, pour in asphalt driveway cracks and keep a nice grass line along the blacktop road. Today, I simply take to the closest quick change place where they gladly accept it.
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Nothing wrong with changing oil early and responsibility recycling.
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Good topic and one we all worry about. Just had the first oil change at trusted dealer on 2019 5.0 at 3,700 miles. Feels good to know that the truck shows no issues. Of course, worried about 5.0 oil consumption from day one as this was an early build 2019 - 10/2018 build date/Dearborn. Almost no oil consumption - tried to top it off at 2,500 miles and spilled most of a half quart. How do you add oil to these engines without a funnel? Anyway, after that oil top-off it didn't use a drop. Dealer reported it full at 3700 miles.
Glad to have it serviced early and it didn't cost anything with Ford Pass credits.
Glad to have it serviced early and it didn't cost anything with Ford Pass credits.
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Good topic and one we all worry about. Just had the first oil change at trusted dealer on 2019 5.0 at 3,700 miles. Feels good to know that the truck shows no issues. Of course, worried about 5.0 oil consumption from day one as this was an early build 2019 - 10/2018 build date/Dearborn. Almost no oil consumption - tried to top it off at 2,500 miles and spilled most of a half quart. How do you add oil to these engines without a funnel? Anyway, after that oil top-off it didn't use a drop. Dealer reported it full at 3700 miles.
Glad to have it serviced early and it didn't cost anything with Ford Pass credits.
Glad to have it serviced early and it didn't cost anything with Ford Pass credits.
Thanks.
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Well, that small town dealer that I drive a ways to use figured it out. I had already registered the truck on my account with fordpassowner.com and that helped. Took my registration info and that helped. Otherwise, the original selling dealer 500 miles ago had given me a brochure and told me to use the Pass Rewards. Even the small town dealer figured it out, took a little while. Good luck. It's worthwhile - amounts to about three free oil changes that are otherwise about $70 each.
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Well, that small town dealer that I drive a ways to use figured it out. I had already registered the truck on my account with fordpassowner.com and that helped. Took my registration info and that helped. Otherwise, the original selling dealer 500 miles ago had given me a brochure and told me to use the Pass Rewards. Even the small town dealer figured it out, took a little while. Good luck. It's worthwhile - amounts to about three free oil changes that are otherwise about $70 each.
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