Originally Posted By: MNgopher
Oil change services for people who want instant gratification.
A local dealership did an oil change on my 2.7 Liter Ecoboost F150. From the time I gave them the keys to when they told me they were done, it was 13 minutes. I politely told them, no I don't think you are.
I asked for a manager and told him we were going to check the dipstick in my truck in 15 minutes. When we checked it, it was way, way overfilled. I mentioned that there is a TSB on this exact issue, and big sticker on the side of the engine stating you have to wait 15 minutes to check the oil level as it takes that long for oil to make its way back to the oil pan in these engines. The service manager stammered a bit and said ok, we'll do it right.
I shouldn't have to ask to have it done right at the dealership for that make and model - that's their job.
Anyways, I have a free oil change now at that location, but in the meantime I take my truck to a different dealer that takes its time to do it right without me asking.
The 2.3 EB in our Explorer also states to wait 15 minutes to check the oil level. I'm leery of taking the Explorer to have it's oil changed other than by myself. As I doubt any oil change business, even the dealer, can afford to "waste" the time waiting for the oil to properly drain in the EB engines. When I do the oil change myself I pull the dip stick out partially and open the fill cap to help drain the oil into the oil pan. This also helps to drain the oil pan more thoroughly when I open the drain plug.
Whimsey