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07-17-2017, 08:06 AM
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Dip Stick reads 1/2qt low
My 2017 V10 (I suspect it is really a 2016 chassis) calls for 7qts of oil (with Motocraft filter), but the dip stick shows 1/2qt low after filling. Anyone else notice this on their later model V10 rig? I have seen older posts about dip stick issues on older models (requiring 6qt fill), but nothing recent. Other posts debate 6.5 qts vs 7 working for them (showing to the full mark).
I hate to say it, but is my dip-stick to short? 
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07-17-2017, 08:12 AM
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This has been an ongoing topic of debate. Ford has published 6, 6 1/2 and 7 throughout the years. My 01 had a dip stick recall. If you put in 7 with a filter and waited to let it settle and it read 1/2 short. I'd mark it there and forget about it.
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07-17-2017, 08:18 AM
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I'm assuming after you fill it you run the engine a few minutes and then let it sit for an hour or so before you measure it?
If so I'd just put a notch on the dipstick.
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07-17-2017, 08:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Arch Hoagland
I'm assuming after you fill it you run the engine a few minutes and then let it sit for an hour or so before you measure it?
If so I'd just put a notch on the dipstick.
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Correct, ran engine for good amount of time and let it set over night.
Thanks for the input.
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07-22-2017, 05:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sedaliaterry
I hate to say it, but is my dip-stick to short? |
Does the wife help with maintenance? If so, what does she say?
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07-22-2017, 09:19 PM
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Help with maintenance 
She did help me do a 4 corner weigh-in on the rig in the barn today though. She provided static passenger weight 
42 years so I must be good for something.
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