Hah!

[Left Coast Geek]

So I'm 3.5 months into a 4 month road trip towing my light fiberglass trailer around Mexico.... Should be home in 2 weeks.

Just now my phone sent me a notification from FordPass ... Talk about timely...

 

[SunnySunshine]

Hope you had a fun trip! State Route 1 is closed around the Big Sur area (to be more specific near Rocky Creek Bridge) due to rockslide, so if you were planning on taking the scenic route back, it's off the tables.

 

[Left Coast Geek]

No route Home is more likely to be Nogales to Phoenix to Bakersfield across the Central Valley to Paso Robles and up 101

 

[Deadman]

I sure hope you aren't waiting that long in between oil changes, otherwise you can plan on cam phasers and fun stuff soon to follow.

 

[Mack444]

Best of luck if you are servicing at North Bay Ford. They were terrible to work with on our MachE (told my pregnant wife to look up the bus route when they wanted to keep the car overnight ) so we use Watsonville Ford now. They are only a little better, but at least try to work with us when we ask for a little extra attention.

 

[Left Coast Geek]

I sure hope you aren't waiting that long in between oil changes, otherwise you can plan on cam phasers and fun stuff soon to follow.

Normally plan on 5000 mile changes but after 8000 miles the oil still looks and feels good.

Going to avoid North Bay Ford, will probably go to Sunnyvale when I'm home, or for oil changes an Indy shop like Earnie's in Felton.

 

[purevw]

Normally plan on 5000 mile changes but after 8000 miles the oil still looks and feels good.

Going to avoid North Bay Ford, will probably go to Sunnyvale when I'm home, or for oil changes an Indy shop like Earnie's in Felton.

The only way oil can look good is if it is still clear, which I seriously doubt 8,000 mile oil is. Feels good?? How do you differentiate the feel of good oil compared to bad oil? Deadman's advice is quite solid. On these newer VVT engines, especially with turbo, playing games with oil changes is like playing with a rattlesnake. Of course it's your vehicle and your decision. I change my oil when it is no longer clear on the dipstick. Oil is cheap. Valve-train components are not.

 

[SyndicateZ]

and feels good.

Is there a oil "feel" sensor/guage we dont know about?

 

[Mack444]

Sunnyvale Ford is decent, just stay away from Harvey. The chip on his shoulder is so big it migrated to his bad haircut to show it off!