Various Oil Levels

[BHunted]

Ok, I know how to check oil. Just had my first oil change by dealer.
Also had my wife’s 2017 Escape done but that’s a whole other story.

I checked her oil level especially for the (coolant call back)... figured check mine too.
An overnight cold engine, the dipstick reading barely had oil on the tip.
I checked work order (which could be a typo), said I was charged for 4 qts of blend.
Truck takes 6.2 qts of oil. I know oil returns to the pan after some time, but as long as I’ve been driving, cold usually means it reaches at least the lower line.

Is it safe to say it wasn’t a typo and they screwed up? OR is it just me and these newer engines do that?
Nothing shows on dash for any probs. Heading back to dealer with hers and get some free oil for mine.

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[dmeyer302]

I wouldn’t drive my truck, knowing it’s low, just to get $6 worth of free oil.

 

[BHunted]

I wouldn’t drive my truck, knowing it’s low, just to get $6 worth of free oil.

Plan on it tomorrow but they owe me at least 2.2 qts. Sux because both vehicles shouldn’t be driven. So mine sits and hers goes in tomorrow again. I took a pic of the dipstick for them but a I’m not driving a half hour to prove it to them.
Came out blurry but you can see the tip.

 

[MINI Ranger]

Cold level should be in the hatched area. My dealer has always overfilled it to upper hole. I vacuumed out the excess down to the upper hatch mark. Warm oil level is slightly above the upper hatch marks.
Buy 2 quarts of oil and find out how low it is. Walmart has had the Motorcraft Blend in quarts and 5 quart containers.

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