Friday, February 18, 2022

29.7 MPG

323.4 mi, 10.901 gal @ $4.999 = 29.7 MPG

163,945 total miles. 76 on Big Basin Way (Hwy 9) at Saratoga.

Saturday, February 5, 2022

22.7 MPG

247.1 mi, 10.909 gal @ $4.699 = 22.7 MPG

163,622 total miles. Mobil on Los Gatos Blvd.

Oil Change.

163,138 miles.

For the first time since owning this vehicle, I changed my own oil. It cost less than the Ford dealer and was faster too! The drain plug (5/8" or 16mm) was on there super tight, but after I got that loose and bought the proper oil filter wrench it was very straightforward. The oil filter wrench I'm using says 76 / 14, which I think means 14 flats and 76mm across. The oil filter was impossible to remove without this special "socket", but very easy once I had it.

5 quarts Castrol 5W-20 synthetic "high mileage", Wix oil filter cartridge number 57203, total cost around $55.