First up i have an 06 V6. Last oil change i used mobile 1 and a motorcraft filter. i've been told i could go for 5,000 miles between changes using the synthetic, but i'm still using the motorcraft filter and the oil on the dipstick looks really shitty. Since its been about 3,000 miles, should i change the oil again? Also is the motorcraft oil filter really the best one for our cars?

 

Stick w/ the Mororcraft filter. As for the oil change interval, the manual recommends you do it every 5,000 miles but if you do a lot of stop-go (city) driving, do it every 3,000 miles.

 

I do mine every 3 months, no matter how many miles.

 

not to jack the thread but how often should i change my oil under these conditions

- non synthetic
- I mainly just do city driving
- i only have 16,0XX miles on it
should i stick with every 3k miles, every 3 months or every 6 months?

it takes me about a year or less to add another 3k on my car

 

I would say every 3 to 4 months or how the oil looks on the dip stick...

 

i do it every 3 months, if it needs it or not.

 

i run amsoil which is rated at 7k miles, and 7k filters and I change mine every 5k because of my driving habits. i change at 50k 55k 60k 65k, ect...

 

Whats a long lasting filter thats better than motorcraft?

 

A pretty knowlegeable mechanic told me once that all oil starts to break down after 3,000 miles.

 

No oil not even regual non syn needs to be changed at 3k miles. Oils now days are far more advanced then back in the day. I change mine between 5-7k miles.

 

I use Mobil 1 also, and the "garage" I go to uses a "6 Month/6,000 Mile" time frame, but I usually do it at about 5 Months/5,000 Miles.

 

just before i get 1 qt low

 

I use royal purple with Amsoil filters adn i change it every 3 months or 3-4K which ever comes first ususally 3 months...

 

why are you guys changing you oil so soon, there really is no reason to.