First Oil Change Mileage?

[Popeye67]

At what mileage should I make my FIRST Oil change? I ordered a F-150 with the 5.0 Coyote Engine.

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[mxwrk]

You'll get very mixed opinions on this. Some will say change immediately, others 1000 miles. I followed the oil life monitor and went to 10K and the oil didn't look low or overly dirty lol. Now I do every 5K with synthetic blend. Powerboost here.

 

[MattV]

I did my first at about 800 miles. Was waiting for 1000 but the timing was convenient. I’ll do the next at 5000. Then every 5000 after as this is the easiest for me to keep track of.

 

[Popeye67]

I did my first at about 800 miles. Was waiting for 1000 but the timing was convenient. I’ll do the next at 5000. Then every 5000 after as this is the easiest for me to keep track of.

Sounds like a good plan. There is definitely a school of thought where 500-1000 miles is recommended for the the first Oil change.

 

[z-man]

Every 5k

 

[Popeye67]

Every 5k

Easy to remember ??

 

[Bobcatou]

I'm going to do 1000 miles then every 4-5000. I plan to do an oil analysis each time at the beginning too. I do an analysis every third oil change, if numbers hold up.

 

[z-man]

Every 5k

Easy to remember ??

Even easier to remember if you reset trip 2 every time you change it.

 

[Popeye67]

I'm going to do 1000 miles then every 4-5000. I plan to do an oil analysis each time at the beginning too. I do an analysis every third oil change, if numbers hold up.

Good balanced plan ??

 

[TruckBubba]

You'll get very mixed opinions on this. Some will say change immediately, others 1000 miles. I followed the oil life monitor and went to 10K and the oil didn't look low or overly dirty lol. Now I do every 5K with synthetic blend. Powerboost here.

Agree, lots of opinions here. I went with the factory reminder pop up on my 2017 F150, sold it at 56K miles and it ran great, in fact that was the most trouble free Ford I have ever had. I continue following the factory oil minder interval on my EB Mustang and my 2023 EB F150. Suggest Always using full synthetic

 

[Dale B]

I just changed the oil and filter in my 2024 RCSB 5.0 at 1,138 miles. I plan to change it again at about 5,000 miles and then at probably 10,000 mile intervals based on the oil life indicator. I only use full synthetic Mobil 1.

There is more wear in the first couple of thousand miles than in the next 50 thousand. It’s a good idea to remove all of that metal early.

 

[somecatchyphrase]

I did my first oil change at 1.5k and again at 5k. The plan is to do it every ~5k miles. I sent a sample of my first two oil changes to Blackstone Labs for an analysis for curiosities sake. Both of the analysis shows higher levels of metals/substances you don't want but since this is a new truck those higher levels are expected as the engine wears in. The comments from Blackstone on the analysis echoed what many others have mentioned, that it is good practice to change oil in a new truck more frequently to get rid of the unavoidable higher levels of metals as your engine wears in.

 

[t5brick]

I planned on changing it at 1,000 miles, 6,000 miles, and then at 6,000 mile intervals after that.

In reality my first oil change was at 1,303 miles because I had a 200+ mile trip when I was an about 850 miles and then I had to wait till the next weekend. But close enough.

 

[Popeye67]

I did my first oil change at 1.5k and again at 5k. The plan is to do it every ~5k miles. I sent a sample of my first two oil changes to Blackstone Labs for an analysis for curiosities sake. Both of the analysis shows higher levels of metals/substances you don't want but since this is a new truck those higher levels are expected as the engine wears in. The comments from Blackstone on the analysis echoed what many others have mentioned, that it is good practice to change oil in a new truck more frequently to get rid of the unavoidable higher levels of metals as your engine wears in.

I agree it's better to play it safe than to risk damaging your new engine. ??

 

[Popeye67]

I planned on changing it at 1,000 miles, 6,000 miles, and then at 6,000 mile intervals after that.

In reality my first oil change was at 1,303 miles because I had a 200+ mile trip when I was an about 850 miles and then I had to wait till the next weekend. But close enough.

Sounds like a good solid plan.

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