4500 mile 2.3 7MT DIY oil change first impression

[thesocalexplorer]

For anyone on the fence about doing their own oil change with the 2.3, do it!

Ridiculously easy. The hardest part was getting the 6 plastic skid plate bolts out, which took longer than draining the oil itself haha. I followed @BudgetBronco 's tutorial on youtube, which was the easily best one I've watched.

For the filter location, it was easily accessible with the truck on the ground & wheel locked far right. I used a few extensions & popped off the quick release fender for even closer clearance. Love the trough, well thought out.

Also, don't forget to flat foot crank (hold clutch and gas fully down & hit the start button) to get all the oil throughout the engine. Great feature.

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[BudgetBronco]

Thanks for linking that, Mo! Do you have a manual or an automatic transmission?

 

[thesocalexplorer]

Thanks for linking that, Mo! Do you have a manual or an automatic transmission?

No problem! I have a manual transmission.

 

[BudgetBronco]

No problem! I have a manual transmission.

Ahh OK yes I see that now in your post you mentioned the clutch. I was hoping to have somebody verify that the crank procedure for the Automatic trans is how I described it. If anybody reading this wants to confirm it: press the brake and gas all the way and hold while hitting start, should cycle the engine for 5 seconds without firing

 

[Aztec1382]

sweet

 

[thesocalexplorer]

Ahh OK yes I see that now in your post you mentioned the clutch. I was hoping to have somebody verify that the crank procedure for the Automatic trans is how I described it. If anybody reading this wants to confirm it: press the brake and gas all the way and hold while hitting start, should cycle the engine for 5 seconds without firing

Hey Tim, just stumbled upon this video on youtube. At the 6 minute mark, it confirms the Automatic flat foot crank procedure

 

[BudgetBronco]

OK great, ya that confirms it. He removes the loosens the filter from underneath...that looks harder even with the truck on a lift.

 

[Overboost]

Just FYI, every fuel injected Ford going back to the late 80’s will not start if your foot is holding the throttle pedal to the floor during crank; this isn’t new to the Bronco.

 

[thesocalexplorer]

Just FYI, every fuel injected Ford going back to the late 80’s will not start if your foot is holding the throttle pedal to the floor during crank; this isn’t new to the Bronco.

Good to know, thanks! My first Ford product, so this is all new to me. My previous Toyotas never had such a feature.

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