gotoatz Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Finally time for the first oil change. Holy Crap, never had to buy the 5w50w full synthetic before......Damn expensive.... That said, where are you all buying Motorcraft Oil from? How much is it running per quart? Best I have seen is 86.83 for a case of 12.....And that's on line at a Mopar Parts house for God Sake........ Thanks in advance for the info, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 That's a great price. I get mine at the Ford Stealerships for $10/qt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsybtch Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Napa has a sale right now on Mobil 1 for $5.99/Qt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngotSilverSnake Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 I paid $8.17 per quart at the dealer the last time I stocked up. Given what I paid for the car, I don't worry too much about the price of oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hamilton Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Finally time for the first oil change. Holy Crap, never had to buy the 5w50w full synthetic before......Damn expensive.... That said, where are you all buying Motorcraft Oil from? How much is it running per quart? Best I have seen is 86.83 for a case of 12.....And that's on line at a Mopar Parts house for God Sake........ Thanks in advance for the info, Mike Yeah, you got a good deal. I had been having to order mine (Redline 5W-50) on line and with shipping for 8 quarts plus filter, I figured it was costing me about $100 to change my own oil in my own driveway (LOL). However now I have a buddy who's a manager at a Pep Boys and he orders it and keeps it in stock for his "Shelby" buddies. At least now I save on shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roush GR40 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Check out Kmansparts.com. They sell a kit of 9 quarts and filter for $75 or you can get quarts of 5w50 for $7.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotoatz Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Check out Kmansparts.com. They sell a kit of 9 quarts and filter for $75 or you can get quarts of 5w50 for $7.99 Thanks for this. I checked their site and they have very good prices. Love how they have "kits" put together for easy ordering. I already have a case of filters on the way, but will be using these folks in the future. Thanks again, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookwyrm Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Got the oil sticker shock from the 2010, which was 2 quarts lighter... So this time around I got the premium maintenance plan from ford on the 2014. Covers oil/filter, brake pads and clutch disks for barely more than cost of the oil, and less than the cost of one clutch change... I think they're gonna be losing money on me It helps that I finally found a dealership service department that I actually trust touching the car, though. Prior to this I'd been getting the oil from the dealer for about 8.75/qt, case at a time. Now I'll probably switch to getting it from kmansparts for the 2010... thanks for that info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roush GR40 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Always happy to pass along a good reference. They are located in S.C. and turn orders around very quickly. I've been using them for my Super Duty and Shelby's for several years now and their track record (and pricing) is outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra2564 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Blows my mind how people struggle over oil! Manufacturers, in this case Ford, develop a high performance vehicle that is top drawer and people chump change over oil. I had to call SVT after I bought my 2010 for break in questions, we talked over oil, gas etc. and I often quote the guy I talked to. It covers many conversations, several manufacturers; " if you can't afford it, you shouldn't have bought it". Very well said. If you bought a Shelby, Corvette, Camaro or Porsche, same issue. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotoatz Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Great point......... Almost makes me feel bad that I didn't pay MSRP for the car either........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookwyrm Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Stupid phone cut off midway through the post and posted it anyway. Sorry for the duplicate, see below for the real one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookwyrm Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Blows my mind how people struggle over oil! Manufacturers, in this case Ford, develop a high performance vehicle that is top drawer and people chump change over oil. I had to call SVT after I bought my 2010 for break in questions, we talked over oil, gas etc. and I often quote the guy I talked to. It covers many conversations, several manufacturers; " if you can't afford it, you shouldn't have bought it". Very well said. If you bought a Shelby, Corvette, Camaro or Porsche, same issue. Just my 2 cents. It's not that I can't or won't pay it -- it's that I don't want to be held hostage by the nearest Ford dealer to me's (which happens to be where I purchased the 2010) inflated service prices. They wanted over $10 per quart on the first oil change. Which was also the last one I had done there. Same dealer also told me that the car's current transmission issues would need an $1800 clutch disk replacement without ever looking at the car. It's currently at a different dealer being fixed under warranty. So yeah, the consumables on a car like this are expensive and you shouldn't buy one without being prepared to pay -- but you also shouldn't pay MORE needlessly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judgeman6970 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Napa has a sale right now on Mobil 1 for $5.99/Qt Thanks for the tip. Just picked up 7 quarts for the Shelby, and 7 quarts for my Challenger SRT8....(hate paying full price for oil..LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roush GR40 Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 $5.99 is GREAT DEAL!!!! Thanks for the tip...just ordered 2 cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roush GR40 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Love that NAPA sales....best price in town...far better then anything I have ever seen with Motorcraft. Picked up two cases and ordered two more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyKR664 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Just be glad we don't have to remove the engine to change the oil like in a Ferrari or Lambo. $1500 oil changes would get old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSX4833 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Paid $8.45 a quart (Motorcraft) from AutoNation (formally Tousley Ford) just last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotoatz Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 OK, so got the oil and filter change done this morning. Not the easiest change I've ever done.......So I have one comment and one question..... Comment, Note to self, you gotta get a pair of low profile automotive ramps before the next change..... Question, The panel at the front that states right on it..."Remove for Oil Service" Why? It does not reveal either the filter or the drain plug.......Why remove for oil service.....????? I found the easiest access with a floor jack was actually through the front wheel well......... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSX4833 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 MIke: Agreed, Race Ramps make the OC much easier and I never found the reason for removing the panel either. It doesn't free up any space or improve the line of sight. Go figure. If you haven't determined it already, get yourself some aluminum foil to drape over the beam that is in the way or oil drips all over it from the filter. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngotSilverSnake Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 OK, so got the oil and filter change done this morning. Not the easiest change I've ever done.......So I have one comment and one question..... Comment, Note to self, you gotta get a pair of low profile automotive ramps before the next change..... Question, The panel at the front that states right on it..."Remove for Oil Service" Why? It does not reveal either the filter or the drain plug.......Why remove for oil service.....????? I found the easiest access with a floor jack was actually through the front wheel well......... Mike Race Ramps will definitely make changing the oil a lot easier. The Shelby uses the same front panel as the 5.0L (I had a 2012 5.0) and the 3.7L Mustangs. On those cars the panel must be removed to get to the filter. Don't need to remove it for the 5.4L engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotoatz Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Race Ramps will definitely make changing the oil a lot easier. The Shelby uses the same front panel as the 5.0L (I had a 2012 5.0) and the 3.7L Mustangs. On those cars the panel must be removed to get to the filter. Don't need to remove it for the 5.4L engine. Well that explains the front panel. Thank you. Neither of our 4.6's have a panel. New learnings all the time.... Thanks folks, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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