Recent content by Sn0wman

UPDATE 4 months and 1,000 miles later. Oil level has been good each check.

yep. as someone mentioned I believe, you'd think that the most accurate reading would be the first pull if it was sitting cold. I have an 06 Honda pilot I've done oil changes on for years and it's a nice crisp line of oil on the dipstick.

If you get a chance, please reread my posts where I explain that I did check oil level but had difficulty with oil streaked on the dipstick to get a good reading. Having read more about the Coyote V8 oil consumption issue, that is also a possibility. I just went out and checked the dipstick...

Yes I did check the oil as I mentioned in original post. Yes on level ground and yes when cold. My goal is to check once a month, I have 4 cars, so I am concerned about maintenance. Maybe I'll start a log book and check after fuel fillups as people have suggested. I check tire pressure about...

Thank you all for your input. The oil pressure gauge showed maybe a tick below half since I owned it. Again I thought that was normal while owning the car. It is above half now with the full 8 quarts. Never saw any kind of oil warning light. As I mentioned, the car's computer still showed 11%...

Thursday night I changed the oil in my 2012 Mustang GT for the first time since I have owned it. It takes 8 quarts and I was all ready to catch oil in my first pan (about 5-6 qt capacity), then shove another pan in to catch the remaining. Trouble is it only emptied out about 4.5 quarts. I...