98v70dad
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- Oct 8, 2017
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- Location
- GA
- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0L
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
What's a good oil change interval for a 96 3.0L Ranger if you're using a synthetic blend? I put in Mobil 1 blend because that's all I could find today. I'm thinking 5000 miles at least but oil change place (usually do my own) says 3000. Its probably so you come back sooner, but I'm wondering if 5000 miles is reasonable for an old engine with synthetic blend. I'm having trouble finding info I trust because people weren't using blended oil a lot in 1996 when the truck was made. Oil change interval has a lot to do with clearances and filtering etc. and those things weren't quite as good 25 years ago.