mikepowe11 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Had my C-max for about 3000 miles and went ahead and got an oil change. It was free and I just wanted to make sure there were no issues at this early point. I'm getting about 43MPG at this point and still love that the car thanks me for driving a hybrid each day! hybridbear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotomoto Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Welcome to the forum Mike! :yahoo: Sounds like you're off to a great start. If you have any questions, ask away. If you have any tips or interesting tid bits, please share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaDadMiami Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Welcome aboard! Did you have a chance to see the oil or to find out how it looked when you changed it so early? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsaguy Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 How did you get it done for free? connections?;)did you switch it out to full synthetic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmax-nynj Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Some Ford dealers include lifetime oil changes with new car purchases. My former VW dealership was also the same (even synthetic oil) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS2014 Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Hi all got my C Max in Feb 2013, now have 10,000 miles on it got my first oil change at 5200 miles, but saw in owners Manuel to wait and change the oil at 10 ,000 miles. My question to the forums , do you think that is too long to change oil? After my PCM update I get 44 mpg. Another question is should I reset the lifetime summary after each fill up? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CassidyB Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 AS2014..... I think of us on this forum got our first oil change a lot earlier than 10,000 miles.. It's hard to break that "3000 mile" mentality. With a hybrid, the ICE(internal combustion engine) isn't used as much therefore eliminating the need for an oil change every 3k or 5k miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaDadMiami Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 For almost everyone, Lifetime is just that: lifetime. Don't reset it. Only reset tank stats and trip stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 For almost everyone, Lifetime is just that: lifetime. Don't reset it. Only reset tank stats and trip stats.Why not? I have accidently reset my 3 times. Does it really matter? Once I have the upgrades for MFT and FE done in October, I probably will reset lifetime again. Seems fiddly to just use the tank and trip stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS2014 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Thanks scuba dad for the info. I am old school and will continue changing the oil at around 5000 mike mark. Also what is MTF and FE updates. I thought I had all the updates done, I know they done an update to the sync and the power control module, but that is the only letters I have received so far from ford. What is this I been hearing about Ford sending us money , something like $550. Do I need to contact them or my dealer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS2014 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Cassidy this is the first hybrid I have ever owned , I think I could get better mileage too, but I used to drive a 2006 Chevy pickup. Do you get your oil change at 5000 miles too?I was always told oil changes were a lot cheaper than a new motor. I did have one wired problem with the A/ C it was cold but quit blowing , I went down to low and still the same, so I turned it off for awhile and when I turned it back on it worked. Brought the car to dealer they looked at it and could not find problem, they said might have been some glitch that fixed itself, but other than that it is a great car, but do miss my Chevy pickup, but not the gas mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CassidyB Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 AS2014... I did an oil change at 5 and 10k.. Trying to wait till 20k for the next one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestead Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 AS2014... I did an oil change at 5 and 10k.. Trying to wait till 20k for the next one.. Was the oil dirty on your first two changes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roninsd Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 My service rep suggested tire rotation at 7500, along with the oil change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salsaguy Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) most new cars made in the last 5 years have 10,000 mile service intervals anyways. check your official service maintenance book. mine is 10k for my 2012 Passat. and yes the hybrid engines will run less often than a regular gas engine so it wouldn't hurt it to probably go 15k but go by what Ford recommended. the days of 3k services are surely over (unless you want to be scammed by Jiffy Lube). most mfgs will do 5k as a min now. Edited September 5, 2013 by salsaguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmckinley Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 The Cmax has an Oil Change Monitor that keeps track of miles and other stuff and will notify you when you need an oil change. Keep in mind that if you drive 5,000 miles, the engine only ran about 3,000 of those miles. The Monitor needs to be reset when the oil is changed. My dealer didn't do that and the oil change notification came on about 2500 miles after they changed the oil. If you change the oil or the dealer or whoever does it, make sure you reset the monitor. Procedure is in the Owner's Manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZ Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 I deliberately did not reset the oil monitor when I did a change and if memory serves me the Oil Change Required message came on precisely 150 miles before the 10,000 mile previous reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnrobitaille Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 The oil change interval will vary depending on driving conditions & driving habits. If you live in the country & drive a lot on gravel/dirt roads you'll be doing the oil change more frequently compared to living in the city. On average, we're doing an oil change every 3 months (doesn't help that we have round trips averaging 120-130 miles 2-3 times a week). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtorres Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) My oil change light came on at 8900 miles. I'm at 16,800 miles right now and assuming my driving is consistent I'd expect it to come on again around 18K miles. Like others have said change the oil when the car tells you to. After a few oil changes you'll get a good idea how many miles that is based on your driving. Edited September 8, 2013 by dtorres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roninsd Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I just noticed that after my last (and first) oil change at 7000ish, they put a reminder tab on my windshield, which indicated that I should get my next oil change at 17,000ish, so the 10k seems to be what is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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