Coyote 5.0 oil change interval.

[Sleeper]

I dont care what they say. I still change my oil every 3-3.5k

[stephen4785]

Totally unrelated, but i run mobil 1 and wix oil filters on my ls1 with 211k on it, and so did the original owner before me. The filters on these are small and with a 6qt oil capacity im uncomfortable going over 5k. I usually change mine at 3-4k. Probably overkill, but the car still runs like a top.

Holy crap. You still have that car?

[FastFox]

An old timer once told me that oil was cheap. If your butt hole starts to pucker at 5000 miles, then change the oil and filter. A lot of service rituals are really to make the driver feel comfortable. I have seen people go 20,000 miles and then go to Wally World and put in the cheapest crap they have. The cars still seem to do OK, but I would not feel good about going around the block.

[soap]

im also trying to adjust. going from 3k to 5k oil changes Oh well, im glad i bought the maintenance package. covers all maintenance and normal ware items:
brake pads. hoses. belts. clutch. wipers. spark plugs. all fluids motor/diff/trans/coolant/ps
fuel filter. air filter. free paintless dent repair. front end alignments. tire rotation/balance.
just to name a few. about to take her in for 1st oil change soon right its got 4k.

[Doug Hatton]

When mine gets low, I just pour a little vegetable oil in it to bring the level back up.... mmmmm french fries......

[white trash wagon]

I don't have a Coyote 5.0. But the Cyclone 3.7 in my Mustang is mechanically very similar to it's big brother. I've been changing oil at the 5K mark. The VVT feature makes me want very clean oil .

[Pro88LX]

Holy crap. You still have that car?

You worked on my LT1 car. I acquired this car shortly after that though

[mustangguy289]

I did my first oil change right at 5000 miles. I switched to Mobil 1 and picked up 1.5 MPG's on the average. I will probably do the change every 7500 miles now with the Synthetic. We are probably safe to 10k miles especially if you do all highway driving but frequent changes are cheap insurance. I think the main thing on these motors is checking the oil...I have seem some reports of small amounts of oil loss that normally wouldn't matter on 3-5k oil changes but on a 10k interval it can add up.

These new motors run much cleaner and usually have larger oil pans (8 qts vs. 5 qts in the older V8's). Add that to better quality Synthetic oils and naturally the oil should last longer. Doing a change every 3k is throwing money away on a newer engine (unless you really abuse it).

[yellowstang]

I don't have a problem changing when the computer says too. I had about 55K I think on my '10 GT, changed oil when the computer said it was X% oil life left, same on my BMW, never had any issues with either.

At 7700 miles on the 13, %29 oil life left, but I'll probably change it this weekend.

[SC457A]

im also trying to adjust. going from 3k to 5k oil changes Oh well, im glad i bought the maintenance package. covers all maintenance and normal ware items:
brake pads. hoses. belts. clutch. wipers. spark plugs. all fluids motor/diff/trans/coolant/ps
fuel filter. air filter. free paintless dent repair. front end alignments. tire rotation/balance.
just to name a few. about to take her in for 1st oil change soon right its got 4k.

What did that cost?

[Chas_svo]

im also trying to adjust. going from 3k to 5k oil changes Oh well, im glad i bought the maintenance package. covers all maintenance and normal ware items:
brake pads. hoses. belts. clutch. wipers. spark plugs. all fluids motor/diff/trans/coolant/ps
fuel filter. air filter. free paintless dent repair. front end alignments. tire rotation/balance.
just to name a few. about to take her in for 1st oil change soon right its got 4k.

Soap, I bet they won't change the oil on their dollar before about 9500 miles.

Let us know.

[A_A_G]

The coyote holds 8 quarts of oil. Take advantage! Doing less than 5k miles is just being wasteful unless you're heavily modded/track the car/severe service.

[big_tiger]

I'd change the filter at 5k, unless you have one that is meant for 10k. If you're truly worried wait till 10k and get an oil analysis. Aren't they around $20?

[talisman]

I don't have a problem changing when the computer says too. I had about 55K I think on my '10 GT, changed oil when the computer said it was X% oil life left, same on my BMW, never had any issues with either.

At 7700 miles on the 13, %29 oil life left, but I'll probably change it this weekend.

7700? LOL, dang, I'm at like 4500.

[soap]

What did that cost?

they tried to fuck me at first. said $100 extra pre month. i said i'll pass and go somewhere else. i got up and walked out, half way in the parking lot manager ran after me. asked me to come back to his office five minutes later he gave it to me for $10 extra pre month, and took a whole year off the term