Anyone see the Ford oil consumption warnings this week?

smurfslayer said:

It also wouldn’t be an issue if people who took delivery of their trucks actually checked their oil more than once every year whether the truck needs it or not.

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Trust but verify.


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smurfslayer said:

It also wouldn’t be an issue if people who took delivery of their trucks actually checked their oil more than once every year whether the truck needs it or not.

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Seriously? I know that some people don’t check/ do maintenance properly but why in the world (unless I read these threads) would I or anyone else think the truck would be two quarts low with less than 3000 miles? I have had many new vehicles and have never had that problem or any vehicle turbo or otherwise that has been low on delivery or used 2 quarts in less that 3k miles not even high mileage ones. Both of my TT M5s used a quart about every 3k miles since new. I check my oil level on all my cars frequently and serviced at usually half of the recommended intervals but would never have thought I needed to make sure it was full the day I brought it home. I was planning on doing the first “break in” oil at 3k anyway and I always check after any service to make sure they don’t under or overfill anything. To not have it filled properly from the factory and dealership on delivery and say this is anyone’s fault but theirs is simply ridiculous.


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smurfslayer said:

It also wouldn’t be an issue if people who took delivery of their trucks actually checked their oil more than once every year whether the truck needs it or not.

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CORRECT smurf! CHECK your oil folks. It’s only good if you verify it’s good. To go till you get a light or limp mode kicks in, and try to blame it on a dealer or Ford is just your fault. Check your oil folks.

smurfslayer said:

It also wouldn’t be an issue if people who took delivery of their trucks actually checked their oil more than once every year whether the truck needs it or not.

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I was thinking the same thing. I thought maybe I looked at things differently because I'm older. Cars, trucks, bikes, boats, tractors, I go over them when I get home from the dealer to double check everything was proper from the factory. It's also a good way to familiarize yourself with something you just bought.

Oldfart said:

I was thinking the same thing. I thought maybe I looked at things differently because I'm older. Cars, trucks, bikes, boats, tractors, I go over them when I get home from the dealer to double check everything was proper from the factory. It's also a good way to familiarize yourself with something you just bought.

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I totally agree. Check your stuff. Caveat emptor.

On the other hand, manufacturers have to be better. Cars, houses etc

Mbdurham said:

I have had many new vehicles and have never had that problem or any vehicle turbo or otherwise that has been low on delivery or used 2 quarts in less that 3k miles not even high mileage ones

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Seriously? You drop almost 70 large on a new vehicle and you don’t check the oil regularly?

I’m not saying that if you’re unlucky enough to have an oil consuming engine that it’s somehow ok, it’s not. But a lot of people have publicly posted here that they got the sudden oil pressure alert and subsequently admitted they’d not checked the oil in recent history or even verified it was fully oiled when they drove off the lot. They have no realistic way to know if they were low on oil when the truck was delivered because they didn’t check, so now they have to dance with Ford service and go through the consumption test. Actually the manufacturer is irrelevant to this point, but since we’re talking Raptors, its Ford. EVERY manufacturer has a very, very generous tolerance for oil consumption, or they would be on the hook for every single engine that had any hint of consumption.

Nevertheless, running your truck “5 quarts low” on oil (seen in a recent post) is just plain neglect.

similar concept here - a lot of folks had their trucks delivered with 45-50 PSI in all 5 tires, drove off the lot like that and complained about poor ride quality, never having checked the psi before ... you know, driving the thing! Some of these same people have some really nice pics of other rides that are as much or more in cost than the Rap, and I have to wonder if they’re even bothering to check routine stuff on their Porsche, Ferrari, Audi, Corvette, etc.

I'm going to ask a dumb question . . . Is there a trick to getting the oil to read correctly on the dipstick. I know how to check oil (have rebuilt engines and do a lot of repairs post warranty myself). However, with this truck (not even a week old) and my prior '15 platinum, I always struggled with being able to read the level. It's typically a combination of very clean oil and smearing on the dipstick. Any pointers in getting an accurate read?

On a average I’m having to add at least 2 quarts of oil every 5,000 miles . I’m running fords full synthetic. Out of all the vehicles I’ve had in my lifetime , 60 years worth this one takes the prize for oil consumption! It caught me by surprise. There should be a warning in their hand book . Coming from the factory or off the ford dealership floor low on oil is totally unacceptable!

mad man said:

On a average I’m having to add at least 2 quarts of oil every 5,000 miles . I’m running fords full synthetic. Out of all the vehicles I’ve had in my lifetime , 60 years worth this one takes the prize for oil consumption! It caught me by surprise. There should be a warning in their hand book . Coming from the factory or off the ford dealership floor low on oil is totally unacceptable!

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I agree with this. I know manual talks about typical oil consumption, but they should also add a label or reminder that is more obvious to the owner.

SmokieRiver said:

I'm going to ask a dumb question . . . Is there a trick to getting the oil to read correctly on the dipstick. I know how to check oil (have rebuilt engines and do a lot of repairs post warranty myself). However, with this truck (not even a week old) and my prior '15 platinum, I always struggled with being able to read the level. It's typically a combination of very clean oil and smearing on the dipstick. Any pointers in getting an accurate read?

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It's not just you. Hold it at a 45 in bright light so you can see where it's wet. I know the Mobil 1 is very hard to see on some dipsticks when it's fresh. I've already had to take the stick out in the sun so i could see it better, and that's with running 200 watt bulbs in my garage. Some vehicles also need to have the stick put in and out a few times to get a cleaner reading.