I just purchased a brand new 2024 F150 with a 3.5 ecoboost engine. This is my first brand new vehicle and I want to make it last as long as I can. I was reading through my owners manual and it said the first service wasn’t due until 10,000 miles. I think that’s way too long to run without an oil change. Break in period is the first 1000 miles per the manual. Would it be overkill to perform the first oil change at 1000 miles or should I wait until 3-5 thousand? Also when it comes to oil, Ford suggests motorcraft (go figure lol) I’m tossing the idea around of running ams oil signature series oil for the entire life of the truck. I’ve read that this oil is excellent for turbo charged engines. Any thoughts on this? Thanks for reading
Forget 10,000 mile oil changes, they should be done at no more than 5,000 mile intervals. It would not hurt to do the first one at 1000 miles.
Scotty recommends changing your oil every 5000 miles under normal driving conditions. With a new engine there's no harm changing it sooner. Making the first oil change at 1000 miles is a good idea, it certainly doesn't hurt.Would it be overkill to perform the first oil change at 1000 miles or should I wait until 3-5 thousand?
You said you just purchased 2024 Ford? Was it siting on dealers lot for the whole year? If that's the case, I would change oil sooner than later.
Ford suggests motorcraft
Ford doesn't make oil. They buy it from a major oil producer and slap their name on it.
Just make sure the oil meets the American Petroleum Institute specs in your manual. It's explained in detail in our FAQ ("What kind of oil should I put in my engine?")
Good luck with your automatic transmission, first and foremost. Those trucks have the notoriously issue-prone GM-Ford 10-speed automatic transmission. I recently bought a 2014 F-150 with a naturally aspirated 3.7L V6 with the 6-speed, as that transmission didn't have nearly as many problems as the 10-speed. The same transmission is in my Mustang. Most of the kinks were worked out by ZF and Ford produced them in 2011 under license. Early models of the Ford-produced 6R80 transmission had lead frame issues (both the transmission output shaft speed sensor and the transmission's solenoids are all molded into one unit). Ford eventually rectified them in 2014. With the 10R80, that has not been the case at all.
I did a 1000-mile oil change when I first got my 2017 Mustang V6, and I always do one year or 5,000-mile oil changes on all of my cars. Don't pay attention to what Ford "recommends". Oil is cheap, engines are extremely expensive. That engine has a turbocharger and it's direct injected. You must keep the oil as clean as possible to ensure the turbocharger lasts as long as possible.
Good luck.
@justin-shepherd yeah not to mention a new recall every couple of weeks. I can't honestly fathom why somebody would buy one today.
Most people these days are like raccoons. They see something shiny, and they immediately buy it if it's in their price range. I'll pass on something if I'm paying $50,000 on a truck and there's no guarantee the transmission will work past the 5-year, 60,000-mile powertrain warranty. That's $0.83 a mile if that transmission fails at 60,001 miles. That's nearly $1.00 per mile. Apparently, Ford can fool lots of people. I definitely wish him the best.