Oil Change Today
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Oil Change Today
A few weeks ago I posted the picture of my Ranger turning over 150K miles. Today, I changed the oil in it, and thought it was
interesting to see the color of the oil (at 3877 miles), and how much it has consumed. In the pictures, the screwdriver shows
where the oil level was the last time it was changed, using 4.5 QUARTS. There has been no oil added since it was
changed. I bought the truck with 36K miles on it, and since owning it, I've always maintained it myself, using the following:
1) Motorcraft or Purolator PAPER air filters (changed once a year)
2) ONLY Motorcraft oil filters, changed every oil change
2) Castrol GTX 5W30 (dino), changed between 3K and 4K miles
interesting to see the color of the oil (at 3877 miles), and how much it has consumed. In the pictures, the screwdriver shows
where the oil level was the last time it was changed, using 4.5 QUARTS. There has been no oil added since it was
changed. I bought the truck with 36K miles on it, and since owning it, I've always maintained it myself, using the following:
1) Motorcraft or Purolator PAPER air filters (changed once a year)
2) ONLY Motorcraft oil filters, changed every oil change
2) Castrol GTX 5W30 (dino), changed between 3K and 4K miles
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No, the MAX oil capacity is listed as 4.5 quarts, which puts it in the middle of the MIN and MAX marks on the dipstick. Notice the marks on the dipstick aren't ADD and FULL, like they were years ago......
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*Edit* Duh... i just noticed yours is a 3.0, not a 4.0... mybad)
Looks good to me.... hmm my '99 with 4.0 takes 5 quarts to fill it, and that is what the owners manual states with mine. BTW I use Castrol 5w30 also, have for the past 5-6 yrs in all my fords (with motorcraft filters) with good results. Always used to use motorcraft oil, and then it got hard to find for some reason a few yrs back without having to drive 50 miles to get it. Now everybody seems to have it in stock after i switched.
Yeah the color looks about normal i would say also for the mileage/age of motor. Sometimes they use just a little more in the winter weather also i have noticed, if they use much at all. Almost all Fords i have owned use about a half quart between 3000 mile oil changes, even when they were new.
Looks good to me.... hmm my '99 with 4.0 takes 5 quarts to fill it, and that is what the owners manual states with mine. BTW I use Castrol 5w30 also, have for the past 5-6 yrs in all my fords (with motorcraft filters) with good results. Always used to use motorcraft oil, and then it got hard to find for some reason a few yrs back without having to drive 50 miles to get it. Now everybody seems to have it in stock after i switched.
Yeah the color looks about normal i would say also for the mileage/age of motor. Sometimes they use just a little more in the winter weather also i have noticed, if they use much at all. Almost all Fords i have owned use about a half quart between 3000 mile oil changes, even when they were new.
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Takeda, I'd say that oil looks pretty good for the mileage both on the truck and on the oil.
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Bob, ever thought of sending the oil to a lab to see how the internals of the engine are doing at 150,000+?
How the oil looks really means nothing.
This is mine at 5600+.
http://www.freewebs.com/arizonariders/oilanalysis.htm
Here is what the numbers mean.
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/gasol...port_expl.html
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How the oil looks really means nothing.
This is mine at 5600+.
http://www.freewebs.com/arizonariders/oilanalysis.htm
Here is what the numbers mean.
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/gasol...port_expl.html
.
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Bob, ever thought of sending the oil to a lab to see how the internals of the engine are doing at 150,000+?
How the oil looks really means nothing.
This is mine at 5600+.
http://www.freewebs.com/arizonariders/oilanalysis.htm
Here is what the numbers mean.
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/gasol...port_expl.html
.
How the oil looks really means nothing.
This is mine at 5600+.
http://www.freewebs.com/arizonariders/oilanalysis.htm
Here is what the numbers mean.
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/gasol...port_expl.html
.
Thanks for the suggestion Tom! The oil consumption (or lack of) and the way it runs is a good indication of the engine health. I think Joe (Rockledge) mentioned this in his post.
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I change mine every 3000 miles. Why? Because at 175k My rear main seal is leaking and something about the ball bearings are getting eatup. That's what dad said. Changed mine this Sat and noticed the oil filter had caught small pieces of brass about the size of glitter. I change mine often to keep that crap outa the engine. But when it fails I'll just have that replaced and keep going. Ain't no sense in trashing a truck with only a worn out part, fix it, replace it, and go on.
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