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Mike_Schriber
Explorer
Jan 26, 2017

Thoughts on oil change intervals (time, not mileage)

It seems to me that most everything you read talks about changing your oil every so many miles or every twelve months. I run Mobil 1 synthetic in my Ford V10 motorhome and typically change it every 5...
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time2roll
Nomad
Jan 27, 2017
westend wrote:
Could I ask how many miles you have on your Ford F150 while adhering to that schedule?


time2roll wrote:
I change my 5.4 at 10,000 miles regardless of time. I also run Mobil 1.
190,000 and 16 years and it it does not burn any more oil than when new.
Book calls for 5,000 miles and some time limit. Whatever.

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