First oil change

[greglloyd]

I have 2000 km on my new 2011 Forest River ford v10 any ideas on first oil change manual does not say

[sdennislee]

Follow this Ford Maintenance link. It will ask for year, model, etc... then give you the maintenance schedule. I printed a sample based on 2011, Ford, E450, Normal Driving. 7,500 miles or 12,070 km.

I changed mine (2009) Ford V10, E450 based on their towing use schedule which was 5,000 miles or 8,000 km.

This also gives you the rest of you regular maintenance schedules as well.

https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenan...les/getymm.asp

[toneumanns]

I didn't notice my small Ford manual in my RV. They put it in a small black zippered bag. The RV owners manual says nothing about the Ford chassis.

[Mekanic]

Get a good filter wrench the factorys put filter on with a quite a bit of torque.
They don't have to be that tight. They only need to be tight enough to seal,....and not fall off the vehicle.
On allmost all new filters it will tell you tighten till the seal makes contace then x amount of a turn.
Somehow the new filters they install at the engine factorys do not have these instructions

[gasser 38]

I did my first one at 2k changed to synthetic now I do them every 5K thats overkill but it makes me happy

[jimbooth25]

i have a 2012 coachman made by forest river with the v-10 gas and was told oil change every 3000-5000 miles by the dealer

[hudson]

I bought my 2011 Winnebago Vista in October with 1,100 miles on it, it was built in December of 2010 and was sitting on the lot through winter, spring, and summer. Just to play it safe I had it changed along with a lube job as soon as I bought it.

Nick

[DriVer]

I changed my oil twice a year since I was running a lot however as of lately, I'm not running so much but I will change my oil every year whether I need it or not. I did change my oil last July and it's still golden after 1 short trip to Virginia and back.

Some people don't put on 3,000 a year but I would at minimum change my oil at least once a year.

[The Shadow]

My 2011 says 7500 miles BUT the override is "every six months." That is the annoying part because I won't put close to 7500 miles on in a year.

My Kodiak was every year or sooner if the change oil light comes on. It never did come on due to low mileage. Someone should suggest to Ford they reconsider this 6 month interval when mileage is low.

[smeg99]

The Ford maintenance schedule does not include all items that should be done. For example changing the brake fluid. This should be done every 2 years.