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How many quarts low would you say this is?
My truck is a 2018 F150 SCREW 5.0 FX4. I purchased it in April 2018, it has 5,500 miles, I rarely drive the truck as you can see by the miles. I checked the oil level at the dealership the day I bought truck, it was full. In July at about 2,500 miles I checked oil and it was low, took it to a dealer (not where I bought it) closer to me, he said it was a couple quarts low, but normal for a new engine. So miles in October at 4,166 miles it was low again, took to another dealer for 1st oil change because oil was low again and wanted my concern of excessive oil usage noted. They said same thing, normal for new engine and that I had plenty of warranty if something went wrong. So now at 5,533 miles (1,367 miles since last oil change) it is low again.
So after all that, how many quarts low is it now?
My 5.0 read where yours is the night I brought it home from he dealer. It had 200 miles on it. I put a little over a quart in it to get it to the full mark.
Thanks for the replies, the truck had been sitting for 3 days when I checked it. I read in the owners manual where it said if was between the marks it was ok. I guess I need to start driving it more and see if the oil usage levels out.
FWIW both my 13' GT and both 18' F150's with 5.0's used around 2 qts of oil before the first oil change (between 6k and 8k not sure which vehicle had what mileage), after the first oil change there has not been any oil loss on any of the three vehicles. It seems to be a 5.0 thing
Get truck hot, let set for at least 15 minutes, then check. You are not low until below the hash marks. Keep in mind the truck holds over 8 quarts. Being down one or two is no big deal.