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The owner's manual indicates that damage caused by use of improper fluids will NOT BE COVERED!!!
Mark.
the simple one is a 5k timer only, the other one comes as part of an option package and you pay extra for it.
I didn't see that in my owner's manual. What is the source of your information that these items are calculated, rather than just "6 months / 5000 miles"?
Here is what Ford does with their oil life monitor: They take 5,000 miles and subtract mileage since last oil change. Then they divide that result by 5,000 miles and multiply times 100 for percent. Then, they take 6 months and subtract the time since your last oil change, and divide the result by 6 months, times 100. They then choose the smallest percentage between the mileage method and the time method. That way, as you rack up miles to 5,000 or approach 6 months, the oil life monitor chooses whichever is expected to occur first, a mileage limit or a time limit.
GM's oil life monitor is a lot more advanced and thoughtfull, as it just takes into account how the vehicle is driven (cold, hot, idle time, counting revolutions, etc.).
Mark.
mschmal, Not at all. The sophisticated GM algorithm, similar to what BMW uses as well, actually allows more miles than the dim-witted Ford method of time/mileage, which usually results in unnecessarily frequent oil changes. My '03 Chevy went 8,000 miles between changes in mixed driving, and my '01 BMW 525i went 9,000 miles. Ford, in those situations, would waste oil/time/money at the default 5,000 miles, making more money for their dealers.
Some models of Ford are good, some aren't. Ford F-150 is competitive, Freestyle is great, Edge not quite, Focus is good, etc.
1toyota
2honda
3ford
4gm
5chrysler
6hyundai
7vw
Ford having 3rd place for reliability and having the worst financial problem is bad management (Bill and Friends).