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Stock dipstick on Powerboost (Ecoboost too?) is crap.

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After two powerboost oil changes, I believe that getting an accurate read on the motor's oil level is a matter of interpretation and divine inspiration. Watching the level on the dipstick as I slowly added oil after 5 quarts where it was just below the bottom hole, is an exercise in frustration. The oil is smeared all over the stick, perhaps due to the double-bumps/kinks in the factory dipstick, making it tough to really know the actual level. 5 1/2 quarts was close to the bottom hole, but after that, it's anyone's guess. If I didn't know that I had put in 6 quarts, I'd just be guessing how much oil is in the motor. If there's a dipstick-whisperer out there with more, better knowledge, I'd love to learn more. Thoughts?
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I think it's the same issue on other engines as well. When I changed my oil, I had that issue after I got partially up to the read area. Like you, I could easily see the level when it was at the bottom. As soon as I added a little more, there was oil everywhere.
 

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I always check mine after the car has been parked overnight, but i realize it doesnt help when you're doing an oil change!

My dealer has overfilled me justtttt a hair twice now (so seems like they can see it either)
 

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In changing my own oil... I have found that it really only takes 5& 1/2 quarts, not 6. I learned on other cars years ago that you add recommended minus 1 qt check level at the bottom mark, then run the engine for a few minutes, then top up. I my observation the PowerBoost (mine) requires only 5 & 1/2 quarts.
 
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In changing my own oil... I have found that it really only takes 5& 1/2 quarts, not 6. I learned on other cars years ago that you add recommended minus 1 qt check level at the bottom mark, then run the engine for a few minutes, then top up. I my observation the PowerBoost (mine) requires only 5 & 1/2 quarts.
Are you installing the new filter dry or with any of that 5.5 quarts of new oil?
 

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I put in 5 qts, then run the engine and top up. So the filter has filled. Invariably the top up is only another half qt.
 
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I put in 5 qts, then run the engine and top up. So the filter has filled. Invariably the top up is only another half qt.
OK, so no attempt to put any oil in the filter before installing it. I tried that once and it was, as you can imagine, a mess. :)
 

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Yeah its bad on the 2.7 too, but not as bad as the pop up ads on this site that literally shift the entire screen while you're trying to type or read.
 

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Trying to pre-fill the filter is fruitless... Since its horizontal nearly all oil will drain out while screwing it down...
 

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I've never had any vehicle that the dipstick doesn't get covered when adding oil and trying to check within 30 mins. I also wait and only check oil levels overnight.
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