# First service on my F150 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 18, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733 "2015-01-18T20:07:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rwmcm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rwmcm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rwmcm)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/1 "2015-01-18T20:07:34Z")
Just had the 10k service done at the dealer. Oil change and inspection and now there is a ticking sound from the engine. It was not there when I took it in, even my wife noticed it. Will take it back to the dealer on Monday, but wanted to hear the groups thoughts. 6 cyl non-EcoBoost engine ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/2 "2015-01-18T20:17:53Z")
Is the oil at the correct level? Does your receipt show the required weight of oil? ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/3 "2015-01-18T20:35:09Z")
Step one, check the oil level… ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/4 "2015-01-18T20:49:02Z")
Do you know if the place that changed the oil used the correct weight oil? Does the ticking occur all the time? Or only when starting up? ---
**Author:** ![rwmcm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@rwmcm](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rwmcm)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/5 "2015-01-18T21:38:40Z")
Receipt shows the correct grade of oil. Just moved it to a level place to verify the oil level. Oddly, I did not hear the noise this time. Will check oil and drive some today to see if it comes back. Thank you all for the rapid responses. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/6 "2015-01-18T23:04:21Z")
I ALWAYS double check my oil level before driving off after changing it… and I do my own oil changes! ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/7 "2015-01-19T02:08:46Z")
@rwmcm‌ here’s another question . . . is the oil level too high? If the oil level is way too high, the oil can get aerated, and the lifters will be noisey ---
**Author:** ![EK\_Hammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/77aa72/32.png) [@EK\_Hammer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EK_Hammer)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 6:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/8 "2015-01-19T06:23:36Z")
I don’t let the dealership change my oil anymore. They ripped the bottom cover off of a Lincoln MZK and just let it flop around and just recently on my '13 Edge, they nicked my polished rim. I change my own oil now. My F150 ecoboost is a buger to change the filter, but at least I know it’s right, nothing gets tite up and I’m using good oil and filters. Rotating the tires is monotonous, but here again, I know they are done correctly and torqued to factory specs. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 9:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/9 "2015-01-19T09:01:02Z")
Second the idea of checking oil level. I had the oil changed at the dealer and they left it at the low mark… ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 10:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/10 "2015-01-19T10:00:23Z")
it’s not uncommon for direct injected engines (gas) to have diesel-like “tick” at idle, particularly when they are cold. Edit: oops, I know see that the OP has a n/a V6, not the Ecoboost. There goes my idea. ---
**Author:** ![252525](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/a88e57/32.png) [@252525](https://community.cartalk.com/u/252525)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 10:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/first-service-on-my-f150/88733/11 "2015-01-19T10:21:41Z")
Is the first service, oil change happened at 10k? Maybe this interval is too much. In 10k miles the oil gets ‘dirty’ keeping in suspension all the byproducts of the combustion. This might have cushioned the lifters. Now with fresh oil this extra cushion is gone. I had older cars that stopped ticking after the fresh oil turned not so fresh. Although a new engine should not be ticking… Other idea: maybe the ticking is the actual fireing of the injectors. If the rest of the engine is quiet (as it should be) maybe the most prominent noise is coming from the injectors.