15000km Service

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Guys/Gals

My XR6 NA is just about a year old now and has it get its 12 month service. Only done just over 5000 kms (yes true dont get to drive it much!!!).

What is done in the 15000km/12 service?

What price are people approximately paying for it? $150'ish

What oil do u use, I want to use BP oil, anyone use Visco 5000? Service guide says to use 10w-30. How about 15w-40?

Also anyone got any good service departments in Melbourne (western suburbs)? Bought car from Wespoint Ford, not sure if gunna take it back to them though.

Any thought, recommendations, things to look out for ect would be apprecaited.

Cheers

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Alos how about the 3rd party guys, like UltraTune etc. Anyone had/heard good reports on them. U do not loose yr warranty with these guys I have heard.

[1ute]

I paid $120 for an oil and filter change at 3000km.

Start at $120 and add extra labour !

I will not take the car back to Ford because of my mod's.

I have a 3year(??) Ford warrenty and another 2years dealer warrenty.

I will lose the dealer warrenty because I do not service with my dealer.

Whose to say that I will own the car in 3years anyway.

[wados]

mine cost $188 for the 15,000

[xr6t ute]

Guys/Gals

My XR6 NA is just about a year old now and has it get its 12 month service.  Only done just over 5000 kms (yes true dont get to drive it much!!!).

What is done in the 15000km/12 service?  

What price are people approximately paying for it?  $150'ish

What oil do u use, I want to use BP oil, anyone use Visco 5000?  Service guide says to use 10w-30.  How about 15w-40?

Also anyone got any good service departments in Melbourne (western suburbs)?  Bought car from Wespoint Ford, not sure if gunna take it back to them though.

Any thought, recommendations, things to look out for ect would be apprecaited.

Cheers

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Change the oil and filter, just a quick check over everything and a kick of the tyres is about all that happens at 15000km. Ive got a mate who's using bp visco5000 in his NA6 without any dramas, its a pretty good oil. As a rule dont use a synthetic til at least 10000km though

Shane

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Guys/Gals

My XR6 NA is just about a year old now and has it get its 12 month service.  Only done just over 5000 kms (yes true dont get to drive it much!!!).

What is done in the 15000km/12 service?  

What price are people approximately paying for it?  $150'ish

What oil do u use, I want to use BP oil, anyone use Visco 5000?  Service guide says to use 10w-30.  How about 15w-40?

Also anyone got any good service departments in Melbourne (western suburbs)?  Bought car from Wespoint Ford, not sure if gunna take it back to them though.

Any thought, recommendations, things to look out for ect would be apprecaited.

Cheers

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Change the oil and filter, just a quick check over everything and a kick of the tyres is about all that happens at 15000km. Ive got a mate who's using bp visco5000 in his NA6 without any dramas, its a pretty good oil. As a rule dont use a synthetic til at least 10000km though

Shane

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Thanks xr6t ute

Visco 5000 is not synthetic though is it????

Guess I will take to a Ford delaer, betta the devil u know I guess............

[rota]

BP Visco 5000 is a fully synthetic oil, rated at 5W-40. I swear by the stuff and personally feel that it's the best oil on the market for the $$$. It's a decent horsepower oil and is also has an excellent wear rate on the internal components of your engine.

A few years ago, Fast Fours and Rotaries magazine did a comparison of 10 leading oils on the market (ran the test in conjunction with COME Racing) and from memory BP Viso 5000 was second overall? The only better oil was from the US and was considerably more expensive, which is a factor considering the amount of oil required in the 4.0T.

As has been mentioned before though, make sure you run mineral based oil for the beginnning of the engine's life. My first oil change with synthetic oil was at 7,500 km's.

[TheBoss]

Change the oil and filter, just a quick check over everything and a kick of the tyres is about all  that happens at 15000km. Ive got a mate who's using bp visco5000 in his NA6 without any dramas, its a pretty good oil. As a rule dont use a synthetic til at least 10000km though

Shane

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Why shouldn't people use fully synthetic oil in T's until 10,000 Kms? I thought thinner oil without the additives make the oil go to the top of the engine quicker and reduces that initial wear during run-in period. Isn't that the case?

[Aeron]

My XR6T goes in for the 15000Km service on Wednesday. They told me it will cost about $200. Also my tyres will be repleced for nothing because they have a big split throught them.