What's REALLY Inside Your Engine After Extended Oil Drains?

[@JorgeRodriguez-gp2hf]

Great looking engine. Goes to show what great products Amsoil makes. I swear by them, all my cars plus my 4 stroke engines use them. Never an engine issue whatsoever.

[@BeardedFordTech]

All my vehicles use it too. It's an awesome product

[@TXCherokee]

Today is a good day. Got up early scraped caulked and painted window around our home. Taking a break now watching you. Being retired and 70 trying to keep active

[@BeardedFordTech]

I'm glad your having a good day! I wish I had more good days. Thanks k you for watching. 💯💯

[@gharr5261]

Gotta love the Amsoil. Been using it since 1980. We had to remove the engine in a chevy luv to replace the timing chain, and I had never seen such a clean engine inside before that.

[@BeardedFordTech]

I love it. Entire fleet runs it. All my vehicles run it. Basically anything I own with an engine.

[@DuckMcDuckinson]

I used it in my 428i,specifically the 0w-40 euro formula,the one you see in my pfp, and I was doing a HPFP repair and looked at the cam and it was literally as if it was steam cleaned, the whole block including the timing chain assembly looked that way, shows you the good amount of detergents in it.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@DuckMcDuckinson it's great stuff. Video coming out very soon about the new synthetic blend. I sent off a clean sample to see the chemical makeup. Ohhh man results are mind blowing. It's a good one

[@DuckMcDuckinson]

@@BeardedFordTech I’ve seen they have a synthetic blend formula now as well, good for the old heads that don’t wanna put full synthetics in their old beaters and stuff or spend that much money on Amsoil 100% synthetic.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@DuckMcDuckinson believe it or not I'll give you a little hint. It's closer to signature series and better than OE. The chemical makeup is insane. Not something that was thrown together. It was very well thought out. You'll see when the video drops. My mind still blown.

[@zonie70]

Glad to see this . We have pool service truck in Phoenix . 07 4.7 liter Toyota 10,000 mile or so on changes ,always Mobil 1 0w20 452,000 miles and runs like new . looks just as good inside

[@BeardedFordTech]

@zonie70 not a fan of mobil. But if it's working there in Arizona keep at it. 07 Toyotas are unbreakable I do believe

[@roofcamper3473]

2UZ-FE 4.7 V8 is the best engine ever made. No surprise here.

[@Trump985]

Miles don’t mean shit when it comes to an engine! Let’s say this van was used in the middle of nowhere where it maintained an average speed of 60MPH. Well then a 10,000 mile oil change is 166 hours! That’s quite a reasonable oil change interval. Now let say this van was operated around here where your lucky to have an average speed of 20 MPH and likely even lower well then a 10,000 mile oil change is 500 hours or more!

[@BeardedFordTech]

So a little backstory. This is an emergency vehicle that runs 24/7/365 city and highway. When it's not running the roads. It'd idling. A lot. Kind of like a cop car. Some of them can see hours on the dash. Some I can't. Depends on what trim level. But I can tell you. They do drive. And they do idle. If not as much then more thsn a cop car. I like the name by the way

[@Trump985]

@@BeardedFordTech I’d be really interested in seeing actual engine hours between services, for an example the gensets in the tugboat I work on run 24/7. Every Sunday I start up another genset and then change the oil and filters on the one I just took offline. This is roughly 168 hours give or take a couple. I generally get about 40,000-45,000 hours between overhauls on them. When I tear them down they are absolutely spotless inside, despite being diesels and the fact that we run the cheapest mineral based SAE 40 that the company can get, the stuff is delivered in tanker trucks or on a bunkerage barge. On the same tolken my daily driver that generally spends all its life fighting horrible commuter traffic in and out of places like NYC, Boston, and other east coast port cities gets its oil changed with Mobile 1 EP every 2,500-3,000 miles. I bought this vehicle new and have been absolutely religious about maintenance. I can guarantee it never went over 3,000 miles between oil changes! No one else has ever changed the oil other then me. This vehicle doesn’t have an hour meter and you can’t even get engine hours with a scan tool. Now here’s the kicker I recently had the valve covers off to replace a leaking gasket and to my horror the engine was filthy. Being a gasoline engine with only 60,000 miles and being considerably filthier then a diesel with 30,000 hours that a few hours earlier I had the valve cover off of to do a valve adjustment on. No sludge but a fair amount of varnish and buildup. This got me very interested in how many hours it gets in say 2,500 miles? So I installed an hour meter. Well guess what I discovered? At 2,500 hours I’m at close to 450 hours!

[@BeardedFordTech]

@Trump985 thay mobil 1 isn't helping the situation any. We talked about mobil one a few times. It's made to the lowest quality to be called a synthetic. It will go for about 1000 miles after that the engine gets a little louder and then used oil analysis shows it's no good anymore. They started doing they when other companies said they are "full synthetic" when they weren't. So mobiil took them to court and lost. So now there is a new standard. And they are like okay. We will make it to the lowest quality to pass the test. Doesn't matter after it's in your engine. They passed the test. Even GM doesn't factory fill with it anymore.

[@middleclassthrash]

If you're the type of person to change your own oil, you're probably the type of person that cares enough to buy good oil and a good filter. I'd buy the vehicle on 10k intervals with high quality full synthetic over a vehicle on 5k intervals with that garbage recycled oil and mickey mouse filter you get when you bring it in for someone else to do.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@middleclassthrash 💯💯💯

[@MarzNet256]

Excellent explanation of the timing setup. Also, good call having an extra engine at the ready. I do a 5K OCI.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@MarzNet256 nothing wrong with that. If I did 5k oil changes here we would be doing them once a month. These things constantly go. And sometimes they go over.

[@htimmermans1938]

That engine looks brand new!

[@BeardedFordTech]

No not brand new. But for 200+ thousand miles. Not bad at all.

[@rogeronslow1498]

Agreed. A bit of varnish at the bottom end but up top actually very good.​@@BeardedFordTech

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@rogeronslow1498 yep. And they could have been forming before I got here. I don't know what oil they used or how long they went on said oil.

[@tonychavez2083]

We run these motors in our fleet vehicles with 6K mile service intervals using 5W30 (not 5W20) and they have been dead reliable, very minimal “engine related” problems. Many with 220-250K miles!

[@BeardedFordTech]

@tonychavez2083 we run the 5w30 in the turbocharged ones. Even running 5w20 in the non turbos. Very reliable. Very minimal engine issues. Usually like an evap leak. Or a water pump. Or ac compressor

[@echavez63]

Im new here , but i like the way you try to respond to your comments , great video i allso have two 3.7 on both of my lincoln's and use amsoil products.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Welcome to the channel! I try to respond to all comments 💯💯 the 3.7 is a great engine and your using amsoil products makes it even better. If you have any questions don't hesitate to reach out. Email is in the about section.

[@Joe-hu7di]

I was an Amsoil dealer a little while in the 90s'. I was running a 90 Ranger with a bypass and oil anylsis. The Ranger and the Aerostar van I had had temperature gauges that showed I was running cooler when using Amsoil over Havoline or any other petroleum oil. The gauge showed I dropped from the 'R" in NORMAL to the "O". I went at least 50,000 miles between changes. The 2.2 in that thing was so weak and it consumed a quart about every 2k. I quit the dealership thing and started running the dino stuff why I don't really remember. Seeing The Oil Guy has rekindled my interest in synthetics.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Amsoil is amazing stuff. Even back in the 90's it was superior. And it's just advanced since then along with engines. Oil stuff always amazes me.

[@leoderosia9279]

Ford makes pretty good engines

[@BeardedFordTech]

@leoderosia9279 they do. They could be better as can anyone else. But yea they do

[@cwqrpportable]

That engine looks fantastic inside, wow! I got the oil changed in my '24 Powerboost for the first time today....... 1250 kms (almost 750 miles). Loving it so far; beautiful truck.

[@BeardedFordTech]

💯💯 keep it maintained. Do a 5k miles oil change and send it off for testing. If your switching to another brand do two 5k miles oil cha ges and send it off. Thay way you know your testing the correct oil. Not residual.

[@cwqrpportable]

@@BeardedFordTech Good advice, thanks.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@cwqrpportable 💯💯

[@Kdavis795]

Surprisingly clean

[@BeardedFordTech]

I know right.

[@Andrew-n1v]

Incredible film sir Beard 👏

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@Andrew-n1v thank you.

[@DW-Truck]

Nice looking internals. With it being a "fleet" vehicle this helps a ton for extended OCI's. Really is the ideal type of driving for this type of maintenance schedule.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Indeed. Now when it's not burning up city streets and highways it's idling. If we did every 3-5k mile changes we would be changing the oil once a month easy. Thats why we use amsoil cause we know we can go further.

[@DW-Truck]

@@BeardedFordTech I'm hoping to get my UOA back soon from Lake. It was sent off Monday. I'll email you the results once I get it in to compare. He just released an interesting video talking about friction modifiers in fuel and how this seems to to be a pretty major factor in reducing wear as well. I used to run MMO in my fuel pretty often and I may start doing it again and see what the results look like. He did not mention any specific additive, just that Shell was adding this to their fuel. MMO has an interesting chemistry :). I know he does not like the stuff in the crankcase, but maybe in the gas tank it's a good idea. 70% Light Aromatic Oil (Pale Oil) - It is a Naphthenic Oil, so while it oxidizes faster than a Paraffinic oil, it does clean and dissolve sludge and carbon well and cleans up after itself from any oxidation. serves as base oil as well. [Naphthenic oils have more solvency and are more polar (they are attracted to metal more), but oxidize faster. 29% Mineral Spirits - Cleans Varnish very well. General cleaner. Also acts as an antioxidant. 38 parts per million (ppm) Boron - AW/EP agent, friction reducer, antioxidant 900 ppm Phosporous - AW/EP agent 1/2% 1, 2 ortho-Dichlorobenzene - EP agent as it interacts with Iron to form an Iron chloride barrier under any ZDDP or other AW additives. Also very good cleaner/solvent, and friction reducer 1/4% 1, 4 para-Dichlorobenzene - EP agent as it interacts with Iron to form an Iron chloride barrier under any ZDDP or other AW additives. Also very good cleaner/solvent, and friction reducer Oil of wintergreen - Not just for the cent, is also a cleaner. may aid lubricity.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@DW-Truck I spoke with him a while back after a livestream and told him I ran mmo once in my fuel. He said don't do that. It actually made my fuel mileage drop. I did see his video and he was referring to the additives that are already in top tear high octane fuel. It was very interesting. Every now and then I run Amsoil Upper Cylinder Lubricant with a bottle of Amsoil Performance Improver. And every now and then is like once every 4 months or so. It hangs around in the system. That showed up on my last oil analysis video lol.

[@DW-Truck]

@@BeardedFordTech ​ Hah, that is really interesting how it lingers. I wonder if he will actually recommend a upper cylinder lubricant. It's a bit confusing whether premium fuel really has more additives vs regular. I generally understoor that in the US it does not. I also run E40 / 40% e85 with 93 and this limits my choices of stations. I did run a few bottles of Amsoil quickshot that I had with my purchase from them a while back. I recently upgraded the rear diff cover that is curved and has baffles to prevent aeration. I used Amsoil servere 75w-90 in my 3.73 / 9 3/4 rear. I don't have a temp sensor in there, but I purchased an infrared laser. I measured before and after on the front side of the steel casing and I am seeing an 23 degree drop in case temps under the same conditions / ambient temps. One of these days I'll install a a real sensor in there. I need to the front diff too. Right now the truck is on Amsoil Euro 5W-40. Seems to be running as smooth as ever. I can't wait to see what he says about my mix of Motul 5w-40 & Ceratec in this UOA.. lol, the sample bottle even has an orange'ish color. That's the LM... lol. Orange julius oil.

[@paulcondie2520]

That's amazing! Im still going to do what I've been doing! I don't like taking chances. Lol i keep my vehicles long term. Cool video, nice to know! 💯💪🇺🇲

[@BeardedFordTech]

Nothing wrong with that! Just for fun. Send in a used oil analysis just to see.

[@paulcondie2520]

@@BeardedFordTech I've been wanting to buy always forget. I recently put on a catch can on my newer truck that's direct injected and glad I did. After 1000 miles amazing how much shit is thrown back into the intake! Ordering one for my Cadillac now, hopefully valves aren't too gunked up after only 50,000 miles. Car has 3.6 direct injected

[@BeardedFordTech]

@paulcondie2520 shouldn't be too bad at 50k. You can always use amsoil powerfoam to clean that up every 30k. Catch cans are great and I highly recommend them.

[@paulcondie2520]

@@BeardedFordTech I'll have to check into that thanks for the tip!

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@paulcondie2520 your very welcome.

[@Derek-GMM]

I need that drill you used to break the water pump bolts lose. I can see it's useful!

[@BeardedFordTech]

milwaukee quick connect

[@josephmorrone2660]

You need to get yourself a “ Blue” like Eric has on His I Do Cars channel !🤣 Enjoyed watching Your video 😊

[@BeardedFordTech]

@josephmorrone2660 I have a "blue" only he's orange. He's blues cousin and he was hiding. I found it after the video. Two bays over. Lol. Much appreciated. I had fun making this one

[@richwitt3559]

Looks pretty good for 200k+!

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@richwitt3559 indeed it does.

[@wayne251975]

I have been using Liqui Moly on all my VW & Audi TDI. I do the 10k changes, I have been wanting to do Blackstone or one of the other analysis use bypass filters and extend on to 20k or whatever they recommend. My turbos have held up very well, 2009 VW Jetta tdi 206k 2012 VW Jetta tdi 240k 2014 VW jetta tdi has 221k 2014 Audi Q5 tdi 3 liter 190K 2003 F250 with 6.0 built by kill devil diesel. I have had excellent results With Liqui Moly top tec 4300 and it is a VW507 spec Oil. which is kinda hard to find in most other brands . The audi and one of the jettas gets driven most of the time 50 - 1,000 miles at a time only stop for fuel. Its all in how well you pay attention to your vehicle. Anything can happen but lessening the likelyhood is what saves the headache and cost.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Liqui Moly is good. It actually came into market for automobiles around 2011 I think. It was actually used for euro vehicles and Moto GP used it in their bikes. I'm not a fan of Blackstone their results kind of give false info. I recommend Lake Speed Jr at www.speediagnostix.com It's a little more expensive but you get better results color coded and very well explained with a quick turn around time. Yes iy is exactly what you said. Got to pay attention to your vehicle.

[@reubenmorris487]

Impressive for 210,000 and 10,000 OCIs. I run Amsoil European 5W40 in my VW gas direct injected 4 banger. Oil gets changed every 6 months and significantly before 10,000 miles.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@reubenmorris487 5w40 euro from amsoil is some good stuff!!!!

[@paulcondie2520]

Nice! Do you have an oil catch can?

[@mlieser1230]

The inside of that engine looks nice and clean for having 200k and 10k oil changes. A testament to Amsoil for sure. What motor oil and filters did your predecessor use before you took over the shop? It would be interesting to see the inside of the oil pump after 200k miles. Are you installing a new oil pump in addition to the timing components? I love that triple bank Mac tool box!

[@BeardedFordTech]

@mlieser1230 I though about doing the oil pump. But no need to. He used oreillys brand and oreillys microguard filters.

[@pepeshopping]

Nop. I’m sure ANY other synthetic oil would have done as GOOD. Which is not hard in a non turbo, non stressed engine.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@pepeshopping so a fleet emergency vehicle that rides 24/7/365 city highway and idles a lot isn't stressful on the engine? Got it thanks

[@Sayitlikeitis1234]

I’ll stick to my 3,500 mile oil changes in my 3 banger that does 0 to 60 in 3 days 😊

[@BeardedFordTech]

🤣🤣 and thats fine and dandy.

[@HEELMACHINE]

Engine looked great!!

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@HEELMACHINE 💯💯

[@JohnDiMartino]

Mileage is very misleading. it’s a useless measure of when to change oil. Engine hours and thermal cycles mean so much more. Most of the transit vans are used for delivery service in run all day and never shut off, or only shut off for one to five minutes, so the engine doesn’t cool off .This is a huge advantage over the average person who gets in their vehicle drives 30 miles shut it off and let it sit for 6 to 8 hours and then does it again ,thermal cycling the engine and stop and traffic is the worst for them. our trucks idle a lot, but they start at 7 AM and they don’t shut off till 3 AM. I change the oil every 3000 miles on the 6.0s, the 1 ton dump trucks are calling for an all change at that point and the pick ups are at about 20% .They’re not cycled all day. These engines do very well exhaust manifold never give us any trouble. We never snap studs or exhaust leaks versus vehicles that are cycled they have frequent exhaust manifold leaks, snapped the bolts also much higher rate of head gasket failure.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@JohnDiMartino these run stop and go city traffic. Highway and idle a lot. It's an emergency vehicle. They get abused. Sucks cause I can't see the engine hours. But I can see idle hours when I reset the oil life. I would just need to write it down. The. When it comes in again. See what it is. This isn't a delivery van. None of my fleet s a delivery van. Especially my 6.7 powerstroke F450's

[@D2O2]

Oil analysis is better.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@D2O2 i send them off for analysis about every 4 months

[@dustin9035]

The NA 3.5 / 3.7 are pretty much the last v6 made that’s pretty much stone cold reliable. My 2 valve 4.6 was great, 240k and the only repair was the IAC valve, PCV and the oil filter adapter gasket. Hope my 2018 coyote lasts that long.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@dustin9035 2018 coyote is direct and port injection which has its benefits. Seems issues with cylinder 1 scoring mostly on the mustang. Obviously the diesel type knock noise at idle. Thay can be reduced by running higher octane fuel. Other than that not really any problems. Except maybe a oil pan leak

[@kingranch8516]

Nice, since this is a ambulance what are the idle hours? Nice vid bro

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@kingranch8516 I don't know. I can go back a look

[@sprint48219]

my last car was at 755,000 miles when i had to stop driving it (useless rule but im stick with it) you could eat off the valve train it was that clean. i do roughly 8000 mile oil changes sometimes longer if jammed up at the shop! no issues at all i did have to change a starter and valve cover gasket. oil testing helps as does a quality oil.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Had to stop driving? Not a useless rule. That's your rule and I'm sure you have your reason for it. And nothing wrong with thay. I do oil testing on these frequently. And we use amsoil. Helps big time.

[@MrLightningrod01]

My 2016 3.7 transit 250, plumbing van, has 205k currently. Only had spark plugs changed twice and upper radiator hose blew out at 198k. Everything on or in the engine is original. Motor is factory sealed. 10k amsoil signature series oil changes. When looking in the valve cover fill, it looks brand new with no varnish stains. Runs like a top other than frying 2 sets of catalytic converters lol

[@BeardedFordTech]

Your right up there with this one! Amsoil is a great product. How did you fry the catalytic converters?

[@MrLightningrod01]

Honestly not sure.​@@BeardedFordTech

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@MrLightningrod01 got me wondering

[@benitojr468]

Replaying to comments, Shows creator cares for subcribers. ❤

[@BeardedFordTech]

@benitojr468 I do care for my subscribers. I read all of them and I try to reply to all. And I'm always here to help. Without subs I wouldn't be where I am. So I am thankful for each and every one of them.

We bought a 93 Cutlass Supreme new, first oil change, went Royle Purple, changed the oil once a year sometimes as many as 30,000 miles, for about 10 years, 3.1 V6, for the next 20 years, changed it every two years, it took both of my girls through college, original engine and tranny, Royle Purple in the tranny also, that engine never used any oil, even after 2 years and as many as 50 thousand miles, still not a quart low, about two months ago, with 810 thousand miles on it, we drove it to the junk yard, and he gave me 400 bucks for it.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Royal purple was good back in the day. Man you almost got a million out it! Why did you drive it to the junkyard was it starting to have issues?

@@BeardedFordTech I live in Michigan, the salt belt, the rear suspension was rusting off it, if it were a Camaro I would have reconstructed it, the rest of the car still in very good shape, no exterior rust, everything still worked, the best car stereo on earth, AC, sure was a good car.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Man I give props to you rust belt guys! Don't see how you do it!!

[@CaptainRon1913]

The one handed mechanic

[@BeardedFordTech]

Ehhh.

[@GarzaDiesel]

My 2016 Accord didn’t look that good when I removed valve cover. Would do 8k mile oil changes and only had 118k miles. This video proves some engines can handle longer oil change intervals

[@BeardedFordTech]

Also depends on what oil you use. And how you drive. For reference this vehicle does city and highway driving and lots of idle in between. Always running.

[@GarzaDiesel]

@@BeardedFordTech 👍🏼

[@EvzenKovar-i5p]

These fleet vehicles are getting up to temp and staying there for lots of miles. There is no way I’d go 8-10K on my personal vehicle. No matter what oil brand. Too many

[@BeardedFordTech]

@user-rv4ob4tg9x Yeah, you got to let it get to temp. My personal vehicle I got 8-10. But I've also been testing. And I drive more than 15.

[@EvzenKovar-i5p]

@@BeardedFordTech I use a ‘17 Transit at work. It only has ~32K on it but hours thru the roof. Tons of idle time. It’s a fleet vehicle and they only let us change oil at 7,500. It’s gonna be wrecked before 100K I’m sure.

[@donwyoming1936]

Quakerstate just cracked open two Explorer's with 500k miles on the engines. Both looked fantastic. Mine has 10k mile oil changes. I only change it at 10k. Most of my cars have 10k mile oil changes. No issues ever. I'll keep doing it 10k.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@donwyoming1936 I do like 8-10k on mine too. I run amsoil as well. Same as the fleet. Sometimes the fleet goes over 10k. I'm not telling anyone to do it. But they can.

[@prevost8686]

Some applications can. Others are suffering from such bad fuel dilution that they cannot. UOA is the only way to determine safe intervals.

[@mustang2433]

Why did they have to crack open the engines

[@BeardedFordTech]

@prevost8686 that's why I do UOA. Otherwise I wouldn't go that far.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@mustang2433 testing

[@rosslarkin6742]

Would love to start using Amsoil, but $14.99 a quart for their VW/Audi 0W-20 European is so pricey. I need 8 quarts for my Audi and Mobil 1 is available at Walmart for 1/3 the price per quart. The Japanese chief engineer for the Nissan GTR engine said it is better to use a cheaper oil and change your oil more often than to use a more expensive oil and change it less often (so I change oil every 5k miles with Castrol/Mobil 1 vs OEM recommended 10k intervals with expensive oil like Motul/Amsoil). So I have stuck to this philosphy and it has worked well for me. And actually, according to the chief engineer for the Nissan GTR powertrain, Castrol is "the best motor oil for the money on the market."

[@BeardedFordTech]

@rosslarkin6742 there's a few things wrong with your comment. Not every engine is the same. The only way to tell is a used oil analysis. We have seen oil bad at 2k and 5k. Changing it less often with cheap oil doesn't always work. We have been over this with lake speed jr on my videos. And livestreams. Very knowledgeable guy. That's what testing is for. And I don't know where your getting $14.99 from. I just looked it up. Preferred customer pice is $10.45 a quart. You must be looking at prices just ordering at full price. But. Your getting a far better oil than mobil 1. That it made to the lowest standards to even be called synthetic. I also worked at Nissan for a while. And I can tell you. Cheap oil and frequent changes didn't help them. I recommend getting an oil test done. And looknagain at the prices. Not retail price. Preferred customer price or wholesale price. Remember. Good quality stuff costs a little bit more. There's a reason mobil 1 is cheap. It's cause they want you to save money. Save money for a new engine. Even GM doesn't factory fill with it anymore

[@rosslarkin6742]

@@BeardedFordTech where do I get amsoil for $10.45? I am looking at Amsoil 0W-20 LS-VW approved for VW 508/509. If you can show me where to get that I would probably do it

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@rosslarkin6742 send me an email. I stand corrected. It's not $10.45. It's $10.15 for the LS. $10.90 for the LS VW

[@DuckMcDuckinson]

Get the membership and buy it in cases of 12 or use the XL series

[@BeardedFordTech]

@DuckMcDuckinson XL is what i was testing. It's also what is in the fleet. I'm currently testing signature series. All of them are great.

[@ghostwrench2292]

Thank you for this video! I am so tired of other youtubers saying 10k OCI''s are engine killers. I have kept my 2003 Mini Cooper on 10k OCI's since new and when I opened it up at 155k miles, the inside of my engine was perfectly clean. Even my rod bearings were nice and smooth, although the uppers were just beginning to get a light copper hue to them. Use quality synthetic oil and good filters and 10k intervals are fine. My other 2 cars have lower recommended intervals (7500 miles), so those 2 cars get the lower interval but the same synthetic oil and OEM filters.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@ghostwrench2292 and that is exactly why I did this video. I tell a lot of those people remember when 3k was the norm. Then it bumped to 5k and you didn't care. But now it's 7500-10k and all the sudden it's a problem. When in reality it's not. A lot of the other ones you see where it's sludge is because the owner initially never changed oil. Then started to do long intervals. Or they use a low quality oil and thats what they get. But the mechanic working on it says oh no 10k changes are bad. When in reality like you said. A good quality synthetic oil and filter your just fine. Inside my engine on my ranger is clean as can be.

[@peterbenson3776]

Yeah wicked day here never stopped moving running the roads then I get home and septic backed up. Break out the shovel!

[@BeardedFordTech]

Oooooo no. That's one thing I can't do. Plumbing. Dealing with septic. You know what they say. One man's $hit is another man's treasure

[@DominiAeternum]

So for mass produced non true full synthetic oil, ehat do you recommend besides the trut fs? Castrol top tier, Pennzoil ultra?

[@BeardedFordTech]

@DominiAeternum pennzoil ultra is really.good.

[@Slaktrax]

You didn't remove the sump, which is where any sludge would have collected. Yes, I'm not a fan of extended changes, I believe 5-to-7000 mile changes are the key to engine longevity. 🙂

[@BeardedFordTech]

@Slaktrax it's not sludgy looks like the top. 👍

[@Dublin777]

Awesome vid! Engine is impressively clean. I run Ams in my F150...an Love it! Thanks for the time you took to do this vid.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@Dublin777 your very welcome. For 200k miles. Not bad at all not bad. Parts will be here today so I can finish it and store it in a corner

[@littlebearish]

Just a word of advice Brother. Never use a 3 jaw puller on a balancer. The pulley is mounted to a rubber ring between it and the center hub. You can damage it pulling it that way. There is a specific puller that pulls from the flats on the center hub. Otherwise, great teardown.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@littlebearish yeah. Only puller I had. Let someone borry my other one 3 years ago. It grew legs and walked away. I did check the balancer though. No separation. But I'm going to replace it anyway to be sure. I though about that after I was done.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@littlebearish I was looking at workshop manual. It literally says use a 3 jaw. This one doesn't have the rubber between it.

[@littlebearish]

@@BeardedFordTech It does say 3 leg puller but the picture demonstrates pulling from the flats on the center hub. It's rubber mounted, I had one with an oil leak that degraded the rubber enough the pulley spun off the hub. Lol. Gotta love them Ford's keeping bread on our tables.

[@robertjaynes9668]

Looks great on the inside. That Amsoil is the best

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@robertjaynes9668 love that oil 😁

[@BeardedFordTech]

For Bearded Ford Tech Merchandise Go here rainmanraysrepairs.com/product-category/bearded-ford-tech/ For Amsoil go here www.amsoil.com/?zo=5124952 PayPal.me/AnthonyHeflin

[@csan255]

What do you call that pen which can write on metal covered with oil? Do they come in different color?

[@BeardedFordTech]

Paint pen. Yeah they come in a lot of colors.

[@MR-si1eq]

It may go 10k on the oil change but how many idle hrs does it have. My guess about 4k to 6k. So that motor has a ton more on it. But that being said. It does look good for over 200k.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@MR-si1eq honestly never looked. It does idle a lot being a emergency vehicle. I'm going to guess more thsn 4-6k. They run 24 hours a day 7 days a week still. It does indeed look good for the abuse it gets

[@MichaelHeinrich1]

Nice video. Why are you going to replace the valve covers?

[@BeardedFordTech]

No reason other than I have to replace the spark plug tube seals and vvt solenoid seals. New valve cover comes with it. Nothing wrong with them. But I'm putting a new front cover on to.

[@CedroCron]

2017 Ford Transit Connect, Recommend: replace Ford Transit Connect. Sad that it needs all this in less than 10 years. I miss the modular engines... *SIGH* Thanks thought for the view of the internals... Nice to know they still are doing a good job after all these years. I've been using Amsoil for decades. Piles of trouble free miles on original engines / transmissions thanks to high quality fluids and reasonable maintenance intervals.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@CedroCron Not a ford transit connect. You can't get a 3.7 in a connect. I said transit T250. The big boy. Amsoil is great stuff. I love it.

[@CedroCron]

@@BeardedFordTech You did, any I typed connect out of habit. My bad.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@CedroCron all good 😁

[@ericbutler856]

I have a 2016 transit 250 with the 3.7 bought used not sure how much original owner changed the oil im guessing when the light told gim to i think lots of high way. I got it with a 109k i did a oil flush and have been using pensiol platinum and have been doing short oic changes like around 3 to 4k at least i don't feel as bad thinking my engine might be in bad shape and have sludge in it. Im at 127k now runs good

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@ericbutler856 you should be just fine. Pennzoil platinum is pretty decent stuff as well.

[@ericbutler856]

@@BeardedFordTech it's less available in stores around here

[@BeardedFordTech]

@ericbutler856 what is pennzoil platinum? Or Amsoil? You can order Amsoil online and it ships right to you door in like 2 days www.amsoil.com/?zo=5124952

[@Andy-dz8zb]

Question, what oil was used? Amsoil? Mobil 1? Pennzoil?

[@BeardedFordTech]

Amsoil XL 5W20. Entire fleet gasser and diesels use amsoil

[@Andy-dz8zb]

I thought so, just wanted to be sure. Thanks for responding back!

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@Andy-dz8zb your welcome

[@fvargas9026]

What oil change interval for the new 2.7s would you recommend. I do 3k changes currently with 80% being hwy miles

[@BeardedFordTech]

@fvargas9026 go 3k send it off for analysis can't really put a number on it. Everyone drives different. Then do 5k send it off again. That will start your trend analysis

[@fvargas9026]

@@BeardedFordTech will definitely do that thanks for the advice and quick response! Subbed too

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@fvargas9026 your very welcome and ths ks for the sub!

[@jimadkins4772]

Preventive replacement is good

[@BeardedFordTech]

@jimadkins4772 yep. Now it's all freshened up and it will be there if/when I need it. Then I'll remove the old one install this one and do the same thing

[@zemo2332]

What is your opinion about 2.7 ecoboost in F-150 ? Can those turbos last 200K miles?

[@BeardedFordTech]

Absolutely. This isn't a turbo engine though. Your thinking of the 3.5 liter. I wouldn't get a 2015 or 2016 2.7. There was a few issues with those. The newer ones are great.

[@BMAN7087]

Quick question, what level of Amsoil motor oil were you using? Was it the Signature Series , XL Boosted or the OE brand?

[@BeardedFordTech]

XL. This engines calls for 5w20. So XL 5w20

[@BMAN7087]

@@BeardedFordTech Due to fuel dilution, at what mileage are you changing the oil in your personal vehicles?

[@BeardedFordTech]

@BMAN7087 my personal vehicles don't have fuel dilution. I've been running tests on the amsoil XL on my personal vehicles. Last one was 10k. Results showed it can go 12k. Which is what xl is good for on severe duty. Turbocharged is considered severe duty. So now I'm going ro be testing the Signature series. I'll get going in 5k increments. If I wasn't testing and just using the xl. It would be about 8 where I feel comfy. My results don't show any fuel dilution. Well below normal level. Check it out here kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGO5YaKmmpp4pc0 I recommend you get a used oil analysis done as well www.speediagnostix.com

[@BMAN7087]

@@BeardedFordTech Thank you.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@BMAN7087 your welcome.

[@Lubbocksfinest]

8-10k is too long for most people under most conditions. If you’re driving in the city all the time and you don’t use a superior oil like pennzoil ultra platinum or amsoil you will get sludge and excessive engine wear. If you run 90% highway 8-10k with good oil you should be fine. Something else to note, the engine shown in this video is an extremely reliable engine. They’re very forgiving when it comes to abuse and neglect. Try 8-10k on a gm product or a Hyundai/kia/nissan/fca/anything German and you will not see 6 digits on the odometer.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@Lubbocksfinest very true. Especially the gm part. I like pennzoil ultra platinum. This is a fleet vehicles (emergency) so it sees a lot of city. Some highway. And lots of idle we run amsoil in the entire fleet. But we also send off oil analysis just like with my personal truck. It's good to go!

[@TStheDeplorable]

Good oil is magical stuff if changed often enough. That super thin film of oil between the metal parts was all it took to preserve that engine for 200k miles. Oil is cheap, even Amsoil, compared to engine repairs and replacement.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@TStheDeplorable true. I'm just going through and freshening up and keep it as a spare. I have a feeling it will be sitting the the shop Ona crate for a while.

[@hothmobile100]

Wonder if any human will ever have to open up my made in Japan 2tr-fe 4 banger? the light of the sun may never touch the inside of it again. (or shop light). Unless I get a valve cover leak I may have to replace the vale cover gasket.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@hothmobile100 running strong I'm guessing with no issues? Thats a good thing

[@claytonjudd7364]

Do you use Amsoil Signature Series, XL, or OE on the fleet?

[@BeardedFordTech]

XL

[@miscellaneous5215]

Signature Series would be even cleaner.

[@dawood2u]

Will Amsoil 0W-20 Signature series be good to my 3.6L Jeep?

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@dawood2u absolutely 💯 www.amsoil.com/?zo=5124952

[@dawood2u]

@@BeardedFordTech Friends say Amsoil doesn't have API certification and can void my warranty.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@dawood2u ow20 is api sp certified and compatible with Chrysler MS-6395. Using amsoil products does not void new vehicle or equipment warranty. It's all on the more information sheet. I just short typed it. If you go to the site. Click on the 0w20 oil. Scroll down to product info it's at the very bottom. It actually exceeds Chrysler formula. Trust me. Your warranty won't be voided. If your engine fails it will fall under the amsoil warranty as long as you use it as intended.

[@dawood2u]

Thank you ​@@BeardedFordTech

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@dawood2u your welcome friend

[@jasonbrushett2005]

Do you think a 3.5 Ecoboost could do 10,000miles/ 16,000kms oci? I don't know what to think anymore.One guy suggests 5000m/8000km,another 3000m/5000km,another goes by monitor. Some hate Mobil 1,others love it.Some love Amsoil,others don't. Honesty, just so many opinions. But that engine should be classed as severe duty use ,so for the miles it looks A1 inside.But my question is,did it always have Amsoil ?

[@BeardedFordTech]

It has been running amsoil since I got there almost 3 years ago. I can't tell you to go 3k 5k 10k. A 3.5 ecoboost is considered severe duty because it has a turbo. That classifies it as severe. I can confidently tell you this. A. Don't use mobil 1 B. Only a used oil analysis test can tell you how far you can go. Start at 3k send it in. See if you can go to 5k. Then send it in. So on and so forth. C. I recommend www.speediagnostix.com for used oil analysis. D. My truck is a 2019 ranger with a 2.3l and I run the Amsoil XL just like the fleet. I went all the way to 10k testing. And it says on the bottle up to 12k miles service interval for severe duty. At 10k it was getting close to being done. Could have went 12k. Im.going to start testing Signsture series exactly how I did the XL series. So. As long as you stay away from Mobil 1. And start a trend analysis on different mileage to see how far you can go you will be fine. 3k 5k is not for everyone. Check out my latest 10k mile oil change video I think it's vs stop start. He talks about going different mileage. Everyone is different. Seen oil bad at 2k. Oil bad at 12k. Can't put a number on it. You need the data.

[@jasonbrushett2005]

@BeardedFordTech well I guess I'm doomed ,Mobil 1 since day 1 every 5000m/8000kms.Just turned 123,000kms 😅

[@BeardedFordTech]

@jasonbrushett2005 ohhhhh man. Change brands. You'll notice your engine will like it better and will run quieter

[@jasonbrushett2005]

@BeardedFordTech it's the only synthetic my dealer offers unfortunately. I will say my truck runs as smooth as butter.Have there been any documented engine failures by using Mobil1 full synthetic? I have trouble believing it's rhat bad,I mean it's gotta be better than dealer bulk oil semi synthetic

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@jasonbrushett2005 it's horrible. I would run dealer bulk oil before running mobil one. Tests are all over the internet.

[@steverugerguy9606]

What oil was used?

[@BeardedFordTech]

Amsoil XL series. Whole fleet runs on it www.amsoil.com/?zo=5124952

[@vais3]

Valvoline ran two 2.3s to 500k with 10k mi OCIs. One running conventional and the other their advanced synthetic.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@vais3 very cool. This is a fleet vehicle. Lots of highway miles and lots of sit and idle when it's not burning up the highway.

[@vais3]

@@BeardedFordTech definitely takes a lot of abuse when idling. It appears the oil did a good job of holding up and your sludge is nearly nonexistent. Definitely some deposits on the cover but I bet the rest can be wiped out. Huge win for that oil and the engine.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@vais3 yep. Did it's job

[@tjohny]

What oil

[@sprint48219]

10 K of serious running is different than 10 K in the city you can put a lot of miles on relatively quickly I do 135,000 a year if you're doing 10,000 a year of stop and go or start it and drive to the grocery store 2 miles and take it home and park it may not be such a good idea

[@BeardedFordTech]

Emergency vehicle. City highway and lots of idle 24/7/365. More thsn 100k miles a year

[@danielpadgett2831]

Got a 95 f150 with 336,900 change it at 5k and a 2015 nissan rogue with 115,000 change it at 5k castrol high mileagein both synthic blend 5w30 in the ford full synthic 5w30 in the nissan

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@danielpadgett2831 it probably looks exactly the same inside

[@danielpadgett2831]

​@@BeardedFordTechpretty sure they both run smooth as glass

[@peterbenson3776]

Id forgot about the 3.7L. Not so common?

[@BeardedFordTech]

Very common. Just not in a f150 from 2015+ still in transits though. Not the connect. The bigger ones

[@dimmacommunication]

My diesel car had severe sludge on the oil filter with slightly longer oil changes

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@dimmacommunication what kind of oil were you using. Were you driving to let it get up to temp or short trips?

[@dimmacommunication]

@@BeardedFordTech my car has EGR so I think that has extreme impact. The oil is good, I'm not from USA so oils are different brands, but I've seen oil analysis of the oils I've used and they were good. Keep in mind here in Europe trips are "short" for 70-80% of population, including me. The secret is early oil changes, I love doing the dipstick tube oil change, super convenient.

[@chrisr.986]

Nice!

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@chrisr.986 💯💯😁

[@bernard-francoistaylor4205]

Love you too buddy

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@bernard-francoistaylor4205 awww

[@benitojr468]

Cant go wrong with 3.3L V6

[@BeardedFordTech]

@benitojr468 true. But that's only available in the f150 or the explorer. Not in the transit 250.

[@gmcgirard]

That engine probably did most of its on the highway and very little in city. I'm honestly surprised on how clean it is for the mileage and oci's.

[@BeardedFordTech]

It's an emergency vehicle. More city and idle than highway. Your backwards. Like a city cop car. It does do highway yes. But more city than highway. But just because people run a lot of highway miles doesn't mean the oil would be good. Thays where analysis testing comes in.

[@jpete3027666]

The guy with the famous million mile Tundra in Louisiana changed the oil every 10k because it was all highway miles. If he changed it any less than that he would have been changing it every 2-3 weeks.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@jpete3027666 same with this one. It runs 24/7/365. Lots of city highway and idle. Emergency vehicle

Is that one with the Chevy engine in it? And what's it take to become famous I'm looking at buying a 96 Chevy company truck, right now, with 1 million 350 thousand miles on it, but that is kinda standard fair for a Chevy, so it's probably not a famous truck.

[@BeardedFordTech]

No his was a tundra he bought new. Toyota gave him a new one when he hit 1 million miles so they could tear that one down

@@BeardedFordTech No, I was wondering, my neighbor bought a Tundra with the Toyota belt drive V8 and it blew up on him twice, than the frame fell apart, after all of that Toyota got him to buy another one, this one is the newer style, but it has a V8 engine in it that was produced by GM, a far better engine, I was wondering if this famous truck is the Chevy powered one, I'm sure it is, the Toyota engine was very problematic, the problem with his new truck, already rusty, he has a Chevy now, he's been trying to get rid of the Toyota for months, seems he can't give it away.

[@BeardedFordTech]

No it was a 2007 Toyota tundra the million mile one. New ones are junk. My neighbor has one. The turbo ones. You know the one I'm talking about that has so many problems. 3500 miles engine blew. Toyota found that the main thrust bearing has too much play. They recalled them.

[@toddbob55]

I sure hope you use OEM Genuine Ford parts ...... Autozone, Oreilly , Napa all junk Aftermarket parts

[@BeardedFordTech]

OEM. When it comes to critical parts like that. Only thing that wasn't in stocknwas 1 coil. 1 frigging coil. Plus I didn't have my cam holder. Otherwise I would have done that too. I did do a video doing the timing.

[@solo6965]

is this using signiture series oil?

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@solo6965 XL series

[@solo6965]

@@BeardedFordTech any chance you teardown engine using Signiture series with 25k oil change? im curious

[@bearing_aficionado]

Whoa, an early drop today!

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@bearing_aficionado yeah it was early.

[@bearing_aficionado]

@@BeardedFordTech yeah I got the video downloaded so I can watch it later. Can't wait!

[@BeardedFordTech]

@bearing_aficionado two different analytics said two different times. One between 6-8 am the other at 7-9 at night. But you never do it at the top of the hour. So I figured I'd try an early one this time. 😁 let me know when you watch it.

[@bearing_aficionado]

@BeardedFordTech ok I will. It will probably be later this afternoon/evening.

[@bearing_aficionado]

​@BeardedFordTech man that engine is cleaned for having that many miles on it.

[@itsthemetho]

Typical yellow staining or pickling with modern synthetic oils. Non-synthetic oil will be brown inside with more varnish/sludge formation. Modern oils are impressive. My old beater car is 23 years old, run on synthetic oils still had a fair amount of hard varnish deposits. But it isn't happening with modern oils.

[@BeardedFordTech]

Very true. And that's not bad for a 23 year old beater. What kind of beater and what oil you using in it?

[@cwqrpportable]

Thank you for giving us that info. I always wondered why, even though the engine's sludge free, there's still this honey yellow tinge to the parts.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@@cwqrpportable yep. It's normal.

[@D2O2]

10k OCI.....Oh No!......All the YT techs that claim if you don’t change your oil every 5k max that you are just making sludge and varnish. Not saying all oils in every application can produce these results, but we have seen it is possible right here. 10k OCIs can work just fine. Some creators should just stick with making videos about politics and immigrants. IYKYK.

[@BeardedFordTech]

And I've even done it with tests results on my personal vehicle. And yeah I know what your saying 😁

[@barryoverson4988]

hello

[@BeardedFordTech]

Hi

[@joeblowe7545]

I bought a 98 Ford CV new. First new car. I used the cheapest conventional, and whatever filter and did 3k oil change intervals. Sold it to the scrap yard at just under 300K miles. Those of you who poo poo so called "cheap trash mineral oil" don't know much at all. ANY legit oil with the API starburst is good oil . Just because you pay top dollar for race sponsoring oil companies and get the warm fuzzies when you install it into your engine doesn't mean it's any better than anything else. I'd never waste my money on AMS-SPOIL.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@joeblowe7545 awwww. We wouldn't waste our money on cheap convention oil either. See where thay got you. To a scrap yard at just under 300k. Maybe top dollar superior probably work better. That's why we do used oil analysis. Carry on. Have a great day

[@robertmontgomery7158]

Environment and use case. Not knowing both makes this video useless. And I suspect you know this but failed to tell us.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@robertmontgomery7158 emergency vehicle runs 24/7/365. I said emergency vehicle in the video. It's all in the comments. Highway city and lots of idle time. Stop assuming. Follow along and you'll see thats what I work on

[@johnversluis3084]

Have ever heard of a ratchet hand break the bolts ??

[@BeardedFordTech]

Oh yeah. Takes too much time. Especially since they all got replaced. You ever heard of stop trying to tell people how to do their job? You should try that sometime.

[@htimmermans1938]

Long distance driving makes oil last longer.

[@BeardedFordTech]

@htimmermans1938 so a combination of city highway and lots.of idle.hours makes it last longer? I literally said in the video and in the comments it's an emergency vehicle. It doesn't do long distance driving. And long distance driving doesn't always make oil last longer. That was proven with oil analysis Yes it is less stressful on the oil. But it depends how where you live and how you drive

[@htimmermans1938]

@@BeardedFordTech I think that cold starts are devastating....and hot stops. Letting an engine idle keeps the temperature at a constant level.

[@grizzly660coloradoriding5]

Must be a highway driver, city miles would sludge that motor

[@BeardedFordTech]

@grizzly660coloradoriding5 city. It's an emergency vehicle. And lots of idling. I got 10k on mine in city. It's not sludge

[@rocketrodlover]

Those plastic valve covers. Oh ford….

[@BeardedFordTech]

@rocketrodlover ford isn't the only.one with plastic covers.

[@mblake0420]

No thanks, 5k

[@BeardedFordTech]

Could be wasting money. Just cause you go 5k doesn't mean your oil is still good. Get it tested. www.speediagnostix.com remebember when 3k was the normal. Then 5k. Then everyone was like I'm still going 3k. Then eventually every started doing 5k. Now 10k has been around for a while. Same pattern. Remember engines and oil have a Come a long way. I just recommend to get it tested. May surprise you

[@mblake0420]

@@BeardedFordTech most likely a full synthetic is, ill waste a little to save a little

[@BeardedFordTech]

@mblake0420 not necessarily the ones lake has tested were full synthetic. Doesn't mean it goes 3k 5k 10k 20k. It rewlly depends on how you drive. Nobody ever wants to test their oil. They want to go by speculation not data. Nothing wrong with you going 5k not saying that. What I'm saying is just cause your going 5k doesn't mean the oil isn't used up and your engine isn't dirty. Thats what the testing is for. So you would technically be wasting a lot. If your engine failed.

[@mblake0420]

@@BeardedFordTech and they went further than anyone expected, 5k changes is plenty early, 10k is nuts without testing. 5k and dont worry about it

[@BeardedFordTech]

@mblake0420 I do testing. Thats why we go so far

[@Lubbocksfinest]

8-10k is too long for most people under most conditions. If you’re driving in the city all the time and you don’t use a superior oil like pennzoil ultra platinum or amsoil you will get sludge and excessive engine wear. If you run 90% highway 8-10k with good oil you should be fine. Something else to note, the engine shown in this video is an extremely reliable engine. They’re very forgiving when it comes to abuse and neglect. Try 8-10k on a gm product or a Hyundai/kia/nissan/fca/anything German and you will not see 6 digits on the odometer.

[@terrysmith8133]

what was the oil and filter brand used?

[@BeardedFordTech]

@terrysmith8133 Amsoil. I said it in the video. It's also in comments. Whole fleet runs on Amsoil