I keep on hearing different things on when to change the oil on a PSD.
I have been changing the oil and filter every 4,000 miles, becasue allot of my driving is stop and go, and just to be on the safe side. What does ol' Ford recomend ? What do you guys do with your trucks ??
The truck is my daily driver , and have put abour 14,000 miles on it in a year that i have had it...

Thanks ,

 

JOEBOOST, I am changing mine at 4500 miles. Most of my driving is highway. Ford says every 5000 miles. I have NEVER done what Ford says. I always like to change mine sooner. I always say "oil is cheap"
My PSD burns about 1/2 quart between changes and I am alright with that. I know you can go a litle longer on a diesel between changes, but I still like to change it at about the 4000/4500 mark.

 

I change mine at 5K on my 95 model unless I've done some serious towing then I change at 3K. I'll do the same on my 03 model. I've never had any engine problems.

 

I change mine every 7000 miles I send a sample of my oil to Blackstone Lab's every oil change . every report I get back tells me that everything looks fine and to keep changing it at 7k...

 

Wow i guess im ****. I change it every 3k in each truck no matter what and also in the brand new 02 i changed it at 1500 then 3000 miles and then every 3k after that.



2001 F-350 CC Lariat 4X4 LB PSD SRW, Heated leather, off road package, western snow plow, strobe lights in parking lights, headlights and backup lights, tinted windows, stull billet insert, pioneer cd player, rockford fosgate 700S amp rocking 3 JL Audio 10W0's behind back seat,Infinity Interiors and an Alpine amp, husky liners front and back,Banks transcommand, K&N FIPK, ATS Ported Turbo Housing, Diablo Sport 110HP chip, Hypermax pryo/boost gauge, Hypermax 3.5 inch downpipe and 5 inch exhaust.

2002 F-350 XL 4X4 PSD DRW, XL Decor Package, 9' Heil Dump Body, 8' Western (for now) Poly Plow, Western Pro-Flo 1, Strobes Front and Back, toolboxes and Wheel Simulators.

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 09-Dec-02 AT 09:41 PM (EST)]3000? WOW, you must like changing your oil (or wasting money). I run 4 of these trucks (F-350's, pulling RV's and horse trailers) commercially and use synthetic oil (Valvoline 5W40 Extreme Blue) with oil samples at changes. We use 100% LUCAS for top-offs (between changes, usually about 2qts every 4000) We go 10,000+ with no worries. The newest truck is an '02 w/114,000 the oldest is an '00 w/415,000. We've had 3 trucks go over 500,000 before trade/sale still running strong (the '00 is about to be replaced)

These engines (as any diesel) aren't made for babying, you want to get long trouble-free miles...run'em hard, don't idle a lot, and keep'em off the governor.
The people I talk to that have the most trouble are trying to use these trucks for grocery getters, or only pull a load once/twice a year.

'01 F-350 4X4 CC SB SRW PSD Lariet @45,000mi (escort for oversized loads)

'00 Kenworth T-800 WH Heavy Hauler, Cummins Sig.600, dbl framed, 18spd, 20K FA, 52K RA (4.56's) w/full lockers, 20K "pusher" (I go 40,000 oil changes with this one) @450,000mi

 

cool

 

>3000? WOW, you must like changing your oil (or wasting
>money). I run 4 of these trucks (F-350's, pulling RV's and
>horse trailers) commercially and use synthetic oil
>(Valvoline 5W40 Extreme Blue) with oil samples at changes.
>We use 100% LUCAS for top-offs (between changes, usually
>about 2qts every 4000) We go 10,000+ with no worries. The
>newest truck is an '02 w/114,000 the oldest is an '00
>w/415,000. We've had 3 trucks go over 500,000 before
>trade/sale still running strong (the '00 is about to be
>replaced)
>
>These engines (as any diesel) aren't made for babying, you
>want to get long trouble-free miles...run'em hard, don't
>idle a lot, and keep'em off the governor.
>The people I talk to that have the most trouble are trying
>to use these trucks for grocery getters, or only pull a load
>once/twice a year.

Thanks for the input, this isn't a rig I plan on changing the oil in every 3K, I was starting to get paranoid after reading some of the number, considering going to 5K but sound like 7K to 10K isn't an issue.

 

Here's a question for ya ....

Would a PSD that is basically a daily driver , need a different schedule for oil changes over a PSD that tows a big load everyday ??

 

Joe, i change mine every 5000 miles no matter how hard or easy i drive it. With the cost of an oil change and as many miles as i can put on it, 5000 miles seems very reasonable with me too. My truck is an every day drive with an occasionally towing. Considering it is the only vehicle i own, i dont have much choice but to drive. The only time i really take it easy on the driving is when i first start out after warm up and then after getting off the highway to give my turbo a proper cool down. No problems with my truck since i bought it in April 02. The best buy i have ever made ona vehcile.

Ken

1999 F250 SD PSD SC SB OffRoad Package 4x4
Lariat, Black, CD player
SCMT, Add-A-Leaf in the rear
Husky Aluminum Tool Box, SunVisor
GoodYear Wrangler MT/Rs 285/75R16s
Added Extra Bright Reverse lights(for the Dark Winters in Alaska)
Installing a Bull Bar Next week
wish list: Banks 4" Monster Exhaust, Pillar Gauges
KC Daylighter offroad and PIAA fog lights

 

My 2000 PS Crew Cab 60k on it gets the oil changed every 10k wheather it needs it or not. The oil is still pretty clean at 10k, and it only uses 2qts between changes.If you pull maximum payload you may need to drop down to 7 or 8k. This engine holds 4 GALLONS of oil. If you look into say Cummins oil change recomendations they say the more fuel you burn the quicker the oil changes. Less fuel burned (F-250 running around empty) longer oil changes. Put a good bypass filter on and go 12 to 15 k on changes. Should get an anaylsis done around 10k going that far out.

 

For what it's worth, here's what I do. I change my oil every 3000-3500 miles. I've simplified the process with my Fumoto valve, and buy my oil at Costco, where it's only $32.99 for a handy six pack of gallons of Delo. I buy Purolator oil filters at Sears for $2.99, so the cost of a change is about $23, and I look forward to doing it, because it gives me the chance to check out what's going on under the truck.
I'm a little "over the top" on mainenance, but one of these days, I might need that truck to save my life, and the lives of my family. I want it to remember that I've been good to it.

Quadzilla
'95 F-350XLT Crew Cab SRW 4X4 PSD, 35X12.50X16.5's, Limited slip 4.10's, Hypermax downpipe, gutted EBPV, "Catless" in Seattle, "Renegade" 4" exhaust system, CTFD sticker, Air bags on all four corners, TYMAR intake, shimmed fpr, Diablo Delta chip, Fumoto valve, Autometer pyrometer, Sonnax valve, Tricumulator springs, Tru-Cool, HX mod, Magnefine tranny filter,
4R100 pan, Red Line synthetic in transfer case and both diffs, reverse shackle kit.
And a wish list that gets longer every day.
(Thank God for a wife that likes big trucks.)
Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/user/quadzilla100

 

I'm with Quadzilla on this, both on the valve and oil change duration. There are lots of times where I don't get the engine up to operating temp before shutting it off and thus not giving the condensation time to evaporate out of the oil pan.