Ford Ranger 2010 2.5 diesel engine.

It is outside its warranty and so I want to change the oil and filter myself. Ford charge me nearly 3000 baht for something I can do for a fraction of that.

So, I need new filter and engine oil. I read the engine takes 7 liters of oil, correct? Any suggestions for what kind of oil please?

5w-30 or 10w-40 or 10w-40 ? what would you recommend. I hardly drive it. Its 4 1/2 years old with 72000 on the clock. It looks very easy to change the fuel filter. Maybe I will change this also.

Thanks for any and all advice. I am a little nervous as I am a pen pusher but the thought of doing it myself is good. How hard can it be! I have youtubed for this model and all looks very straight forward.

My advice, if you know nothing about engines, don't touch. A small mistake can do a lot of damage. 3000 is very fair price if it includes the oil.

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A local place will charge you about 100 baht for the service. This is less than you will be paying for tools and petrol to go and buy then.

They also have the added bonus of having a chart for the manufacturers recommended oil and a machine to flush out your system.

Then again it maybe for the personal reward/satisfaction. Until the Mrs goes mad at the oil stains on the drive.

Go to a Caltex and use Delo oil...probably about 1500b & one of the strongest/best products you can use.....they put an OE filter on mine which I prefer.....

5W30 or 10W30 are the usual choices depending on how much you want to spend on the oil.

Ford Oil Spec http://www.ford.co.th/en/ford-owners/services/ford-engine-oil

God I am living in the past what ever happened to the $19.95 oil change with filter and a free coffee while you waited.

I go to a Shell garage just for oil and filter. Last time put semi synthetic in it, with filter cost (I think) 1300bht.

The figure you were quoted could be for full Synthetic oil....

All the big Tyre places do oil filter changes. B-quik etc

http://www.b-quik.com/en/promotion.php

Just been to 'Cockpit' Oil & filter change, 1,250 baht no dirty hands.

Mobil 1 turbo diesel pickup oil 5W-40 will give you up to 20K Kms between changes, especially if you have the egr blanked