Protect Your Explorer with Quality Ford Oil Changes

At Hilltop Ford, we feature a certified Ford Service Center with factory-trained technicians who use genuine Ford oil and replacement parts to ensure that your Ford Explorer always performs the way it was designed to.

Ensuring that your vehicle ages gracefully and continues to offer a long life of service, our certified Ford Center is here to help you with all of your vehicle's maintenance related needs – including the all-important oil change. let's take a look at the best oil for your Ford explorer, and discover my drivers in Richmond, CA, Vallejo, CA, and San Pablo, CA, trust our Ford Service Center for all of their vehicle’s automotive needs.

The Truth About Motor Oil

Your engine oil change is one of the most important services that you can perform on your vehicle throughout its life. Your oil is responsible for cooling and lubricating the many moving parts inside your engine to ensure that they always operate in the most ideal environment. However, the frequency and oil type that you use for your engine can have large effects on how your engine Operates and performs throughout its life. Additionally, engine oil can have a large effect on fuel economy.

One of the keys to seeing many years of longevity from your engine is to perform routine oil changes, and to ensure that your oil levels are never low. This means you’ll want to check your oil regularly and perform oil changes in a timely manner.

If you're wondering how to check your engine oil, or you're wondering about the oil viscosity that your vehicle needs (such as SAE 5 30 or SAE 10w 40), we encourage you to check your owner's manual. If you don't have a copy of your owner's manual, you can find a free digital copy on the Ford website, or you're more than welcome to purchase a heart copy in our parts center.

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Our secret to providing the best protection for your Ford Explorer is to use full synthetic motor oil. This type of motor oil offers the widest spectrum of protection for your vehicle, and leads to the longest oil life for your engine.

For comparison's sake, conventional oil offers adequate protection for your engine, and can resist breakdown up to temperatures of 275°F. Many older Ford Explorer engines are designed to run on this type of oil. If using conventional oil you generally have to replace the oil every 3,000 miles with fresh oil to offer lasting protection for your engine. In contrast, full synthetic oil offers lasting protection for your engine, and can withstand temperatures up to 500ºF. In addition, synthetic oil is more resistant to break down, and offers longer protection than conventional oil.

With full synthetic oil, you'll enjoy longer oil change intervals – meaning you won't have to perform another engine oil change for another 7,500 to 10,000 miles.

Trust Your Explorer in the Hands of the Certified Ford Experts

At Hilltop Ford, quality service is just a click or call away. We feature certified technicians that can handle your vehicles every automotive need, and we go the extra mile to make your Ford service affordable. In addition to competitive prices, we feature money saving service special offers that allow you to enjoy peace of mind with quality Ford service while saving money. Schedule an appointment at Hilltop Ford today and trust that your vehicle is in the hands of certified Ford experts.