Thanks for the responses. Please stay on topic. Manual says timing belt replacement at 150k. What oil are you guys using. I have already stated Mobil 1 but is that best for this engine??
I would take some* intervals in the owners manual with a grain of salt. Manufacturers have started to stretch intervals to trick customers into thinking their cars require less maintenance than their competitors. For example Mazda states their new auto trans fluid never needs to be changed. Yeah, right lol.
I would personally recommend every 60,000 on the timing belt. Rubber will stretch and crack over time, especially if you live in a climate like I do in Iowa. 100+ degrees in the summer and down to -20 in the winter.
Oil is more personal preference. I would recommend Mobil 1 full synthetic or Valvoline full synthetic. You can get away with conventional or a blend in normally aspirated engines but I ALWAYS recommend full synthetic for turbo applications.
I haven't made it to my first oil change yet, I'm at 2700 miles and I'm getting my free oil change from the Ford dealer I leased from next weekend just to use it, then at 6000 miles I'm going Valvoline full synthetic and registering my engine with Valvoline. If you use it every oil change for the life of the engine and it ever has a catastrophic failure Valvoline will cover it (I believe that program still exists.)
Also, all Ford dealers use BG MOA engine oil additive that supposedly has a lifetime engine protection warranty. I haven't done any research on whether this additive actually does anything but I know Ford has been using it for a long time at their dealers.