RUS531 RUS531 Donating Members 410 Member For: 17y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Emerald QLD Posted 04/04/07 01:24 PM Share Posted 04/04/07 01:24 PM Hi all,I just had the 15000km service done at 10000Km becuase I thought that 15000 was too long to wait for a new engine's oil change. Anyway when I looked at the invoice and I realised that they charged me for bottles of oil.1 x 5L : $27.522 x 1L : $21.08Is this normal?? becuase I am sure last time I had a seakpeak out in the Ford workshop they had great big tanks of oil. Surly they don't buy it by the bottle, and if so I would rather pay an extra 6 and ask for the 3L remaining out of the 2nd bottle of oil.I'm thinking of spending a bit more $ for a good qualitly oil like royal purple, next time I or ford do a service (the next one according to ford is at 30000!!!???). does anyone else use this oil in their N/A6 or T's and can I give the bottles to ford next time they do a service as long as its the same rating?.CheersCameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBomb3000 Donating Members 875 Member For: 18y 5m 8d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 04/04/07 01:42 PM Share Posted 04/04/07 01:42 PM Depends on what oil they put in it, they probably don't have every oil they use in 205L drums. For that price I wouldn't think it's probably GTX 3 or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/04/07 10:14 PM Share Posted 04/04/07 10:14 PM If it's a decent oil then that's a fair price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 21y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/04/07 10:21 PM Share Posted 04/04/07 10:21 PM That's a better price than I got. I went to Ford spare parts and got 2x 5L bottles of oil for my car and they charged me $31.61 per bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/04/07 10:23 PM Share Posted 04/04/07 10:23 PM That's because of the FPV badge - you get ripped more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoJudd Donating Members 818 Member For: 18y 2m 13d Posted 04/04/07 10:28 PM Share Posted 04/04/07 10:28 PM Some lease companies will only allow Ford Motor Oil to be used when their cars are serviced apposed to the oil the dealership stocks, which could be Castrol, Valvoline etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 21y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 04/04/07 10:29 PM Share Posted 04/04/07 10:29 PM That's because of the FPV badge - you get ripped more I should have told them it was for an XR6 Turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyXR6T04 Member 1,299 Member For: 18y 10m 8d Location: Canberra Posted 04/04/07 11:54 PM Share Posted 04/04/07 11:54 PM I used to pay around $40 per 5L, but now I use edge, and it's closer to $70 per bottle. It's changed every 5000-7500km. Mind you, the way I'm going, I only do about 10000km per year, so I don't mind RUS531.. have a check of your owners manual and service guide, I think you'll find that ford suggest oil changes for the T at 7500km, so a change of oil between services. I'd probably make sure you do those changes, or else goodbye warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUS531 RUS531 Donating Members 410 Member For: 17y 8m 8d Gender: Male Location: Emerald QLD Posted 05/04/07 05:12 AM Author Share Posted 05/04/07 05:12 AM Cheers guys for your responses. Im gonna ask ford what oil they use and if it is in bottles. Is it alright if I do the oil and filter changes or will ford chuck a fit if they see a different fillter on the engine and tell me my warranty is void? Whats a good brand oil filter. for my other car I usually just go to autopro and buy a ryco (I think... its a red and white box) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 05/04/07 05:41 AM Share Posted 05/04/07 05:41 AM They can only void your warranty if they can prove that something you've done has caused the trouble. Quite a few members on here do their own oil changes every 5-7.5 thou kms (myself included) and never have any trouble using a decent filter. I.e. ryco or valvoline.If you wanted to be extra careful then just get a motorcraft filter from spare parts and pay a few extra $'s if it's worth it for your own piece of mind.RUS531.. have a check of your owners manual and service guide, I think you'll find that ford suggest oil changes for the T at 7500km, so a change of oil between services. I'd probably make sure you do those changes, or else goodbye warranty Only for vehicles used under harsh conditions etc.. It's only a recomendation, but it should be a requirement at least every 10,000 km for any turbo charged vehicle. Oh and Rus' is an NA, but still 15,000 is a long time between drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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