[Shop-talk] Mustan oil level

[Bob Spidell]

Listers, 

I'm trying to gauge the oil consumption on my 2008 Mustang Bullitt (looks like about 1qt./6K miles). Anyway, at 2.5-3K miles I'm usually down half a qt., so I add a qt. The dipstick has two holes--min and max--and a cross-hatched pattern in between with no markings. So, I go to the owner's manual and read that, as long as the oil is above the bottom whole DO NOT ADD OIL (this is in bold all caps). Now, I understand why running too low is bad, and why running too high is bad, but why doesn't Ford want me topping off the oil to keep it at 'full?' Any ideas? The only think I can think of is they really don't want overfilling, but I know better than to do that. 

As far as I can tell, the crosshatch pattern serves no purpose other than, maybe, keeping the oil from running off the dipstick. 

bs 

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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA