riff raff Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 (edited) I just completed the first oil change on my 2014 3.7L car and thought some pictures of key points might be helpful (currently at 20,763 miles). There's nothing specifically challenging compared about the job versus other vehicles, but there are some "fussy" aspects. I'm switching to Penzoil Platinum Pure Sythetic with a Purolator Pure One (now called Pure) filter, #22500. I'll do changes at 10,000 intervals, which is approximately 2 months of driving. After the next change, I'll send the oil to Blackstone for analysis and then do an analysis every 100,000 miles (my last car, an 08 Altima went 399,986 with this regimen) Update: I did an oil analysis at the 10,000 mile mark through Blackstone labs. Their report was encouraging, but I'll stick to 10,000 mile changes. This first sample from your MKZ looks great. This was even a longer oil run than average and youstill managed to get low wear metals. Universal averages show typical wear levels for this type of engineafter about 6,600 miles on the oil. The oil itself shows no excess fuel or harmful coolant and the lowinsolubles and silicon show fine oil and air filtration. The viscosity is in the 10W/30 range, as expected.There's no reason to not run longer on the next oil. Try 11,500 miles and just check back to see how trendsdevelop. The undercar tray is held in place by 10 torx screws. A cordless drill is your friend for removing all of these. Tool - T30 I'm not sure how long this tray will last with the miles I'll put on the car Drain Plug 15 mm socket or wrench (no replaceable o-ring or washer is required) Oil Filter - I used a Vector 17003 tool that fits on a 3/8" ratchet Jacking the car I used two jack points under the front of each front door. I use rubber jack pad on my floor jack I think next time, I'll jack from under the motor mount, sliding the jack in from under the drivers side front door I placed my floor jacks under the two suspension members. Once the tray is off, the drain plug and filter are very accessible (actually under the car looks pretty decent for maintenance). I rotated the tires and torqued the lugnuts (they were below 80 lbs is my guess). I used a socket with a plastic cover to protect the finish of the wheels (19 mm). The wheels already had a few chips on them due to sloppy work by whoever did the maintenance before I bought the car. I torqued them to 95 ft-lbs. Edited August 18, 2017 by riff raff MyAerith, RAB and Robert Iggy Cerami 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpierre Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Riff, are there indicators by the car to change the oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riff raff Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 (edited) Riff, are there indicators by the car to change the oil? You have an oil life monitor. At my last change, July 2017, at 70,000 miles, the oil life was at 2% at just under 10,000 miles on the oil. Edited August 18, 2017 by riff raff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimflutes Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Reading your oil change description made me wonder how does the Lincoln dealerships change the oil. Is it from the bottom like you did ( the better way ) or do they pump it out from the top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riff raff Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 Reading your oil change description made me wonder how does the Lincoln dealerships change the oil. Is it from the bottom like you did ( the better way ) or do they pump it out from the top?t The filter can't be changed without removing the undertray, so I would think that they drain from the bottom. (guessing they change the filter with the oil!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKZMark Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On a related note, we just bought a leftover 2017 MKX with the 3.7L. It was manufactured in May 2017 and is showing 50% oil life with under 1000 miles on it. I assume it will need a change well before 7500 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On a related note, we just bought a leftover 2017 MKX with the 3.7L. It was manufactured in May 2017 and is showing 50% oil life with under 1000 miles on it. I assume it will need a change well before 7500 miles. While the intelligent oil life monitor (IOLM) uses a number of parameters, time is one of them and Ford warranty policy says to not exceed 12 months. So it makes sense that it shows 50%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKZMark Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 While the intelligent oil life monitor (IOLM) uses a number of parameters, time is one of them and Ford warranty policy says to not exceed 12 months. So it makes sense that it shows 50%. Good to know, at first I was concerned that it was driven severely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimflutes Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Riff , Great point on how the oil must be changed from the bottom because that is the only way to change the filter , thank you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1steven Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Car ramps are soooo much easier and safer for oil changing than those jacks! And I have my tire center rotate the tires for ten bucks!,I believe money well spent for the time I save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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