Don't ever change your oil?!

My 2003 Toyota Tundra is like that. 5,000 mile change intervals and it doesn't use a drop. 180K+ miles on the clock.

 

My 99 f150 is like a Briggs. Needs a quart every 6000 miles. 250000 miles and the mail seals need replaced, and valve covers gaskets replaced.

 

Legendary engine in that truck! I had a 2002, sold it and bought a 2006 double cab a few years ago, now with only 115,000 on the clock. Planning on keeping it another 10 years!

 

My 2000 4runner has 296k , gets driven 60 miles daily, and never needs oil between 5k changes of conventional oil.

 

My honda mower is one you tip to drain. It's actually really easy. The mower I had before this one had a drain plug...that pizzed the oil all over the deck if I didn't cut an old plastic bottle just so to catch it.

 

That's not bad. Better than new BMW cars that use a quart of oil in 800-1000 miles and that is acceptable according to BMW. These are not the " cheap" models either.

 

I go by the 6500-7k mile change interval on the 04 4.7 v8 4runner. It doesn't use any oil in that span. Like 170k on it now.

 

Same on my Ford Focus. Not a drop burnt, 7000 miles between changes, currently 175k miles.

 

One of my old broncoII's with the 2.9 v6 had 420k on it when a drunk ran a red light and t-boned me on my way home from work about 20 yrs ago. That truck didn't burn any measurable amount of oil between changes. It was totalled from that accident.

That's not an isolated case either. Of all the Ford's we've had, none used much of any oil between changes. My current truck is too new to even measure if it would use oil. I wouldn't expect it to, until it's got at least 250k if not a lot more on it.

 

I have a Craftsman that is a check and fill only - says so right on the mower. The other Craftsman mower's manual shows how to empty the oil, and it is a tip over to drain - like you did.

 

5.0 have big oil consumption issues. They were replacing the motors for a while. Now they say a pcm reprogram fixes it?

 

lol there is some truth to that, most times the sheet metal falls apart before the engine but...
Yep mower at work needs tipped over to drain oil, it's a pita. be careful with the fuel in the gas tank and not to let it dump thru the carb either.
I try and let it run close to empty before I do have to change it out.
Or find yourself a good ole 80's lawnboy and never worry about changing oil again.
It's what I use at my one house, plus it helps keeps my 2 cycle fuel fresh.

 

What years? I know about the ticks on 18-19 with the dual injection, but mine is the '16 385 hp/ 387 tq port fuel injection. It didn't use any on 8400 miles of oil change. The factory oil change mileage meter was still at like 12% left. The coyote guru builders said change it at 8500 miles and only use full synthetic and they'll last a long time that way.

I looked at a bunch of new and barely used 18 and 19's. One was perfect, aside from the lemon law buyback. Yep. Stayed away from that one, and found exactly what I wanted at the right price.

 

Yeah, I had read about a few isolated cases where that was happening but it was addressed right away and the engine was tweaked or something.

 

Yes and no. Some people still have issues after the "fix". It's in some 5.0 mustangs too of this time. I think they've narrowed it to certain vehicles. But I stopped looking into it after I found what I wanted.

Ford though does typically take care of problems better than most brands, IMHO.

 

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10156486-0001.pdf

 

That ole Lawnboy will keep the bugs away at the same time its cuttin grass! Bonus

 

Great info. Thanks!
Yep, 2018's and only some. I like that Ford's idea of excessive oil usage is more than a quart in 3000 miles. If it hits that 3k per quart mark, they replaced the entire engine under warranty.

Then there's the BMW's.. some use a quart in 800 miles. And they consider that normal.

 

I had an audi A4 that used 2-3 quarts between 10K oil changes. Exhaust tips were blackened. You'd think it was diesel.

My mower is 14 years old and is the tip to change kind. A briggs engine as well.