I changed the oil in my son's new-to-him 2017 Ford Escape with the 2.0L Ecoboost engine for the first time. So far it has been a great little car. I put a Motorcraft filter on it and used 5W30 (which is what the 2.0 calls for) Havoline Pro DS Synthetic that I had from an O'Reilly clearance a while back.
Anyway, the manual says it uses 5.7 quarts. I put in 5 and ran it for a minute to check for leaks. I then buttoned everything up and backed it off of the ramps to put in the rest of the oil. I put in another half quart and it was still at the bottom of the hash marks. I added more...more...I ended up adding a full 6.0 quarts (maybe 6.1--I'm using 5 quart jugs so it isn't exact) of oil to get it just to the top of the hashmarks on the dipstick. Yes, I waited a bit to let oil drain down to the pan like I do with all of my vehicles.
I'm just wondering if this dipstick is calibrated so that 5.7 is supposed to be in the *middle* of the hashmarks (as opposed to the top). I'm pretty confident it isn't overfilled given that it comes to the top of the hashmark but not over. I've just never had a vehicle where the amount in the owner's manual wasn't right at the "full" mark. Thoughts? Has anyone else who has this car/engine noticed this? Even if I did overfill it by .3-.4 quarts, I'm assuming we won't have issues, right? I know REALLY overfilling can cause problems, obviously, but .3-.4 quarts seems pretty nominal especially given the dipstick markings.
Anyway, the manual says it uses 5.7 quarts. I put in 5 and ran it for a minute to check for leaks. I then buttoned everything up and backed it off of the ramps to put in the rest of the oil. I put in another half quart and it was still at the bottom of the hash marks. I added more...more...I ended up adding a full 6.0 quarts (maybe 6.1--I'm using 5 quart jugs so it isn't exact) of oil to get it just to the top of the hashmarks on the dipstick. Yes, I waited a bit to let oil drain down to the pan like I do with all of my vehicles.
I'm just wondering if this dipstick is calibrated so that 5.7 is supposed to be in the *middle* of the hashmarks (as opposed to the top). I'm pretty confident it isn't overfilled given that it comes to the top of the hashmark but not over. I've just never had a vehicle where the amount in the owner's manual wasn't right at the "full" mark. Thoughts? Has anyone else who has this car/engine noticed this? Even if I did overfill it by .3-.4 quarts, I'm assuming we won't have issues, right? I know REALLY overfilling can cause problems, obviously, but .3-.4 quarts seems pretty nominal especially given the dipstick markings.