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A few months ago I change my motor oil to 100% synthelic,now its under 5k and the oil looks good but was wondering how long should I let the filter go before changing it?.
 
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I change my Mobil 1 and Mobil 1 filter at 5000 miles on my 04 FX4 Level II 4.0. 98,000 mi and still love this truck!
 
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I would change the filter everytime you change the oil. some people say you can reuse them but they are pretty cheap anyway so why not?
 
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yeah I was thinking about changing it next week that should put it at 5k I dont think I should push it to 7k I dont want a mess on the engine from the filter.
 
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Originally Posted by SteelDirigible
I would change the filter everytime you change the oil. some people say you can reuse them but they are pretty cheap anyway so why not?
Really, a filter is probably 5-6 bucks, takes only a few minutes to change every 5000 miles...why be cheap? Your already changing your oil anyway.
 
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motorcraft filter is like 3.50 don't be cheap
 
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