Dipstick Question (Pun Intended)

[jdvaughn]

Hey Guys,

quick oil question that I wanted to get a few other opinions from other 2014 owners on. I changed my oil at 5k miles with mobil 1 synthetic and put in the required 8.5 quarts/8.0 L with filter change (5.3L motor). I pulled the pug on the pan and let the oil drain for quite some time before pulling the filter and even longer after the filter was pulled off because it seem to drain forever (I like the pan design and filter location on this truck much more than my old ecoboost!!).

 

Anyways, I was checking fluids tonight and noticed the dipstick is covered in oil above the hash marks. It seemed to be coming from the side of the dipstick guide tube, but after many attempts nothing changed. I was wondering if I am going crazy here or is there something I missed. Anyone else have this issue when checking the oil? I wasn't sure if it is a bad design or if somehow I have defied the laws of physics and the laws of internal combustion motors and somehow gained some oil. HA

 

I even went as far as checking my receipt from the oil change and I only had a total of 9 quarts that I bought and the remaining half a quart is on my shelf. Thanks for your time guys!

[anthony2558]

Haven't changed my oil yet. I'm sure when you went to check it, u let it sit for a little time so everything drains down, right?

 

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[RyanbabZ71]

Moving to the maintenance forum.

[MIZ14sierra]

FWIW, i changed mine yesterday and only put 8qts in. Measured how much came out and it was right about 8qts, including dumping the filter. I was just above the top hash marks so i drained a little last night to make sure i'm in the sweet spot on the dipstick. i did the full drain on a slight decline so i may not have gotten ALL of the old oil drained but pretty close. Not saying i'm the rule rather than the exception, but that was my experience. Also, i let it all drain from the pan, put the plug back in & ran to the store for a filter wrench. When i came back 20min later and pulled the filter & then the plug AGAIN, i got a substantial ammount to drain out of the pan, not just a drip. Think this was a "break the vacuum" thing, i'm not sure.

[95z71performer]

I just changed a head gasket due to foam building up and my dipstick tube isn't clean yet and I'm just going to get a new tube and see if that helps me for you though I think the decline could've done it

[Stex]

Let sit, level, 15+ mins after shut off. Remove stick and wipe all oil off the entire stick. Then check. It is what is with such a check. a little over the top mark is OK. As half of the hash mark section equals only 1/2 qt. If a quart high I would then take action.