2020–2025 Ford Explorer maintenance schedule
Schedule type: oil-life monitor (Ford Intelligent Oil-Life Monitor)
The vehicle shows an oil-change message based on how it's driven. The 2020 manual says don't go more than 1 year or 12,500 miles between services. Reset the monitor after each oil change. Summarized in our own words from the sources listed. Always follow the owner's manual or your dealer for your specific vehicle (VIN, engine, and options).
Checked against the official document for model year 2020; other years in this range are assumed to follow it. Confirm in your owner's manual.
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Every oil-change message (max 12,500 mi / 1 yr)
- Change engine oil and filter; reset the monitor DIY
Severe service: Every 5,000 miles or 6 months on dusty or sandy roads.
Parts: Motorcraft oil filter
- Rotate tires and check tread DIY
- Inspect brakes, steering, suspension, wheels Shop
20,000 miles
- Replace cabin air filter DIY
Parts: Cabin air filter
30,000 miles
- Replace engine air filter DIY
Parts: Engine air filter
100,000 miles
- Replace spark plugs Shop
Severe service: Every 60,000 miles when towing or with lots of idling.
Parts: Spark plugs
- Inspect accessory drive belts (then every other oil change) Shop
150,000 miles
- Change automatic transmission fluid Shop
- Replace accessory drive belts if not replaced in the last 100,000 miles Shop
200,000 miles / 120 months
- Change engine coolant (and motor electronics coolant on hybrids) Shop
First at 10 years or 200,000 miles, then every 5 years or 100,000 miles.
36 months
- Change brake fluid (every 3 years) Shop
Sources
Always follow the owner's manual for your exact vehicle; intervals can differ by engine and market.