ltccarndt said:1000 miles, time for its first oil change. Best thing you can do for a new car is get the break-in oil, with all the metal filings falling off parts grinding themselves together for the first time, etc, out and fresh oil in.
Exactly,,,, I used to do that too till one of my friends that works at the dealership told me it bunch of crap,,, according to Ford the 1st Oil change should be after 5000 miles,,, which I will wait till ,,351CJ said:There is no such thing as break-in oil. You have an oil filter to filter out any particles in the oil. There is no need to change your oil @ 1,000 miles.
UNIVERSITYAFS said:I only have 14k on my car that is 2.5 years old....i guess i should drive it more. it is sitting in the garage w/ acover on it. how pathetic.
UNIVERSITYAFS said:I only have 14k on my car that is 2.5 years old....i guess i should drive it more. it is sitting in the garage w/ acover on it. how pathetic.
RisingForce said:Exactly,,,, I used to do that too till one of my friends that works at the dealership told me it bunch of crap,,, according to Ford the 1st Oil change should be after 5000 miles,,, which I will wait till ,,
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I don't know about that. On my '01 I changed the oil after 500 miles and there were visible metal particles in the oil. I definately would not wait 5000 miles because it is cheap enough to just change it earlier(at least by 1-2k)
Uhhhh Have you ever assembled a new engine? If so, I hope you changed the oil after you first ran it, I would suggest 500 miles or LESS!351CJ said:There is no such thing as break-in oil. You have an oil filter to filter out any particles in the oil. There is no need to change your oil @ 1,000 miles.
Cook89Notch said:Uhhhh Have you ever assembled a new engine? If so, I hope you changed the oil after you first ran it, I would suggest 500 miles or LESS!
I guess on a new car it may be a preferance, but you would be wise to do it!
By the way, the oil filter only filters some of your oil around 20-30%, most of it just bypasses it.
~Matt.
dude its not about the 20 bux,,, its about the fact that I feel comfortable going by what I have done with my last 3 cars the past 3 years,,,, I just dont wanna give the dealership or any oil-place the staisfaction of gettin more money from me, just because THEY suggest something that the car doesnt,,,92MNstanger said:You would be really surprised to see what is suspended i your oil after 500-1000 miles, you should definetly change it. It only costs 20 bucks, after spending 25 g's you would think you'd have more sense.
Yes there will be metal shavings and plenty of dirt. You ever heard that most of the dirt in an engine gets there during assembly. You should also think about having the tranny and rear end drained and refilled...easy to do yourself and that would get the metal out of those cases too. When gears break in they make a mess..........
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