Stupid but..how many quarts on an oil change??

[kooldawg6]

Schlitz, when you drained your oil, was the front of the car higher than the back to allow the oil to drain out of the pan? If the car is still close to level or below level(eventhough the front is raised), it could be possible you may still have a half quart or so in the pan since the drain plug is in the rear of the pan. Just something to be aware of.

 

[red05bullitgt]

So is it better to have the car as level to the ground as possible, like on a floor lift or is it best to have the front end raised sorry if that seems like a dumb question

 

[kooldawg6]

Either as close to level as you can manage or front slightly raised will do. I do mine in the garage on a set of ramps which works fine. Speaking of which, I will be doing it yet again in the morning! This will be her 5th oil change in just shy of 7 months...

 

[red05bullitgt]

You just might be interested in this as well ? I just noticed on one of the other forums that Ford has just announced it's increased the oil change intervals to 7500 miles...Mine's also due as it's been sitting in the garage during winter storage

 

[kooldawg6]

Eventhough I use full synthetic Mobil 1 and the Motorcraft filter, I still choose to change mine every 3K. Just a personal preference.

 

[Schlitz-420]

You just might be interested in this as well ? I just noticed on one of the other forums that Ford has just announced it's increased the oil change intervals to 7500 miles...Mine's also due as it's been sitting in the garage during winter storage

Did your battery die on you every few days from the system draw as well while in storage? Drove me nuts.

 

[bigcat]

Eventhough I use full synthetic Mobil 1 and the Motorcraft filter, I still choose to change mine every 3K. Just a personal preference.

+1 peace of mind for a small expense.

 

[welchy]

What type of oil does everybody use and how often do you change it? Prefered filter?

 

[red05bullitgt]

Did your battery die on you every few days from the system draw as well while in storage? Drove me nuts.

Whenever I've let the car sit for more than 7-10 days ? it was always completely dead as this has been driving me nuts for over the past 2 years and even after taking it to 3 different dealerships and 2 different field service engineers who tested the entire charging system in which they did battery run down and voltage meter testing ? the results always came back normal and the only explanation was the KEEP ALIVE MEMORY will kill a fully charged battery within 30 days and perhaps as long as 60 days MAX and the only solution they recommended is to install a battery tender if the vehicle is not in use beyond 7 or more days...and although I haven't experienced any further battery failures since running the battery tender ? I'm still not convinced and also plan on having the SMART JUNCTION BOX and PCM tested as well..In the meantime, I'll make sure to follow up and let you know the status of the results depending of course on when I can get another appointment set up at the dealership...