New (to me) king ranch: oil not registering on dipstick.
06-07-2010, 11:30 PM
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New (to me) king ranch: oil not registering on dipstick.
just bought an 05 king ranch and am loving it. I changed the oil yesterday afternoon, put in a full (as recommended) 6 qts of 5w20 but oil is barely touching the bottom of the dipstick. it's not even to the 1 qt low mark. i don't want to just go dumping oil into it so it shows up on a dipstick because a dipstick isnt always the most accurate measurement but i don't want to run it low either (just had to get rid of my mustang because i lost oil pressure and bent a rod). I know i added the proper amount but it's not registering on the dipstick so...what do you think??
06-07-2010, 11:43 PM
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if its a newer 04 and up 5.4 it holds 7 quarts. the older 5.4s (97-03) hold 6 quarts from what the local ford dealership told me a few years back so that may be the problem
06-08-2010, 12:29 PM
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Well I appreciate the responses and the warm sarcastic comments. I don have an owners manual and when I searched for the oil capacity I guess it gave me the older 5.4 even though I searced 05. But good to know it's 7 qts so thanks again. I'll be getting a haynes or chiltons manual when I go get another qt today. Thanks
06-08-2010, 12:47 PM
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Sounds like you have your answer, but I'm just throwing this out there, when i got my used 05, the dipstick would not seat all the way down. this obviously would give you a low oil reading. I can't remember what it needed, a small mechanical tweak of some sort. Fine now.
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06-08-2010, 01:43 PM
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Well I appreciate the responses and the warm sarcastic comments. I don have an owners manual and when I searched for the oil capacity I guess it gave me the older 5.4 even though I searced 05. But good to know it's 7 qts so thanks again. I'll be getting a haynes or chiltons manual when I go get another qt today. Thanks
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