Vw64guy
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- Joe
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- May 28, 2022
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- Los Angeles
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- 2022 f150 lariat 502a
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- Engineer
This thread looks like fun, I'll jump in. I completely agree with @home oil changes, especially when we're more motivated to take our time and let it all drain out of the pan. It also gives us an opportunity to do any damage assessment, inspect belts, radiator, joints, brakes, equivalent to the "multi point inspection" they perform in attempt to sell add-ons while they have you in the shop.Based on hundreds of pages of horror stories about Ford dealer service department competencies (especially re OTA updates and anything software), I invested in Forscan and FDRS software and hardware to do all that myself too. So, yeah, I'm avoiding any and all trips to the dealer as long as possible.
The high and mighty 'tude comes through a little too thick, admittedly, but too many stories of wrong oil, not enough oil, budget oil, cheap oil filters, stripped drain bolts, silly felt covers not being tightened down and coming loose on the freeway, etc etc has me sleeping better at night if I just do it all myself, even oil changes. I went with my girlfriend to the local Jiffy Lube recently and, yeah, I'm not letting those guys touch my rig. Above all, like with my fleet of motorcycles, I love doing the work myself. Those high school kids need the experience somewhere, and maybe some of them are "detail enthusiasts" like me, but not worth the gamble. For me.
The whole point of my post was to educate someone else at the final financing/signing table at the dealership agonizing on whether to buy the "maintenance package" because they don't know about the Magnuson-Moss Act. You can do the work yourself and Ford cannot deny a future warranty claim if you keep adequate records. My dealer was cool and transferred the $200 maintenance package (for 2 years of oil changes) into the 36 quarts and 6 filters through their Parts desk.
And with regards to level of skill. We know they give the oil change jobs to the squids fresh out of the academy, the same kids that do the heinous aftermarket alarm installations to the cars on the lot.
Cheers to those that take on everything within their capacity. And my respect to those who know when they're in over their heads and know to ask for help. May we never need to make a warranty claim.
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