2009-2019 Ford Flex: 3.5-liter V6 DIY Oil Change How-To

[@mackgarrison3335]

The best DIY video I've ever seen about ANYTHING. No useless conversation (which always drags the video out longer than it has to be) and no irritating background music (if I wanted music I'd be on KZbin music). Thank you Dan.

[@colinj5291]

My Taurus takes 5.5 as well. I like the 5 quart jug because it makes it much easier to pour the used oil back into it and take it to be recycled.

[@TzUuup]

Right and usually its alot cheaper than buying 5 1 quart bottles. Dudes being a cheap ass and not wanting to spend 2 bucks on a longer funnel

[@larryking8316]

All you have to do is jack the car up and slide under the front no tire removal required

[@thejdman2003]

You probably already bought your flex but to answer your question, it does tell you when oil is getting close to life.

[@TzUuup]

I never go off of that. I go off mileage. Reset the trip meter or write it down

[@scottcorder3296]

I have learned that wearing surgical style gloves keeps the oil off your hands when removing the oil plug and removing the oil filter. Also, it was hard for you to remove the oil filter. When installing the new oil filter, as soon as the filter touches the filter base only turn another 1/4 turn. The oil filter will not vibrate loose or come off!!This will allow a much easier removal of the filter next time....guaranteed. Thanks for your video.

[@lukeskyflocka2114]

Scott Corder I was about to say this. I have 9 mil. Surgical cloves

[@ruthlessRod1000]

I wear gloves so I don't get oil on my hands! Just make sense.

[@br12705]

There is a trick with the 5 quart jug. Invert it! Pour with the handle towards the ground. That way air can flow easily into the bottle as oil flows out and you don’t get that repetitive lugging from the bottle into your funnel.

[@DanEdmunds]

Yeah, it's just that a 5 quart jug can be hard to manage in some cases because of the weight. And if you have any left over, you've got a big jug on your shelf.

[@GySgtWright]

Sweet video.. at walmart now about to purchase everything I need change my oil...

[@RachelStonebreaker]

Very professional video. Just what I needed. Thanks for posting it!

[@TheYelwing]

Why remove a wheel?

[@ericpettyfishing]

I think for filming. Lol I was wondering the whole time too

[@rudyromero4001]

He removed the wheel for no reason 😂

[@uliseslomeli9691]

You guys haven’t obviously done this oil pan, you get more room on the side bolts of the pan by taking the wheel off.

[@anthonylagreca6858]

Over tighting the oil filter too

[@tobythesandwich]

I use a 5qt jug all the time. Although I have a Volvo S60. I've never used a funnel to put oil in it. Although it's a totally different oil filler location. The 5qt jugs are good so long as you have a steady hand

[@anma8658]

Whats the oil socket plug size

[@landasn]

Thank you for the video. It was nice of you to take the time to document that for other people. I'll have to see how it compares to my 2010 when I put Amsoil 25,000 mile/1 year synthetic in it.

[@RachelStonebreaker]

Just finished my oil change. BREEZE thanks to your helpful hints! But, of course, no job takes just one trip to the store. There are two different filter types for the 2009 Flex depending on when it was built and none of the manufacturers' sites are at all helpful. We finally found the Purelator PL22500 ($7.99 PepBoys) would fit. We can not use the Fram PH3600 or Motorcraft 400S. Our Flex was built in 7-2009, after the 1-15-2009 switch over.

[@ernestorojas4402]

Wow! Was tightening the oil filter that tight really needed?

[@jeremyfahrni529]

Hey Dan! Thanks!

[@BtNt2Nyt]

I agree with comment below about prefilling the oil filter.

[@tomcaldwell5750]

Thank you Dan!

[@ShootyGCGI]

good video

[@wesleypipesgaming19]

Thank you

[@Rare92Mustang]

Great vid, other than you might be putting your filter on too tight. Its only a half turn when it starts to get tight.

[@yarkobroda]

Pour your gallon jugs sideways. Easy and it stops the glugging.

[@RonSissons]

"Come On!" does sweet talking the filter oftenb work?

[@TzUuup]

Lmao cussing and screaming at it first, than the sweet talk

[@jasonspellich2440]

Why did you remove the wheels?

[@deanbuffoni5139]

Next time use a wratchet type filter cap...much easier than a band type...and also you can use total synthetic oil, I have never understood the use of a blend when full synthetic is so much better...just my opinion..use whatever oil you want

[@DanEdmunds]

Good points. I had a selection of three oil filter wrenches in my toolbox, and none of them fit. This was a one-off demo (not my Flex), so I didn't feel like buying a wrench because this one, while imperfect, did get the job done. As for the oil, 10 years has passed since then, and synthetic and lower-weight 0W-xx oils are more commonplace. But engines are designed for the oils that are available at the time they were engineered, so I would always follow the recommendations in the manual. Synthetic does cost more, as you well know. I use synthetic in my own vehicles, but in a consumer-facing piece I would never tell someone they MUST use it unless the manual stated that. And at this point in my video channel I was terrified to put myself on camera. You can only get into so many of the nuances with silence and crude graphics.

[@Johntvancejr]

5 qt jugs are far more economical than individual quarts...and they have measure marks on the side so you don't add too much. I just bought Castrol GTX for $20 a 5 qt. jug. The same oil in individual quarts is $8 a quart, making it literally twice as expensive to do an oil change. It doesn't make it THAT much more convenient.

[@struong57]

How often (miles) should the oil be changed when you are using in synthetic?

[@ronejr766]

I do mine every 5,000 miles.

[@13FravelJ]

who ever tightened the oil filter tightened it way too much

[@voxydian2689]

no shit... hand tight... thats it

[@TzUuup]

@roscoe jones lmao judging by him tightening it at the end it was him 😂😂😂

[@ericpettyfishing]

My 6 liter takes 4 gallons of oil. All they sell is 5qt for my synthetic. I know your pain lol

[@rickiejacobs5910]

Looked like you put a FL400 filter on, shouldn’t that be the FL 500?

[@lukeWiz44]

some 2009 and 2010s used a fl400s.

[@rickgar1206]

why did you remove the side wheel

[@DanEdmunds]

Better access -- especially for filming.

[@bigbore4498]

Mobil 1 5w-20 5Qt Jug=$22.38 Mobil 1 5w-20 quart= $9.93. Funnel=$4 $9.93x5=$49.65. Think I’d rather pay $26.38

[@lupina29]

Well yeah but the catch on that do you really trust those guys on goofy lube ?

[@bigbore4498]

@@lupina29 goofy lube?

[@patrickellis2626]

Goofy lude cost more than 26 buc now😂

[@kelliebrown9305]

You do NOT have to take the front tire off to change the oil!!

[@tomcaldwell5750]

Just for clarification, you should have mentioned which front wheel to remove?

[@DanEdmunds]

Right. I thought that showed up in the footage. But this was made a long time ago and I was just figuring things out.

[@rickgar1206]

@@DanEdmunds what was the reason to remove the tire??? Not taken my car to dealer anymore doing my oil my self

[@FRANK87car]

Fill the filter next time