July 2012 I purchase a 2012 Ford Transit Connect Premium Wagon. At about 1200 miles I checked the oil cold to find no distinct reading on the dipstick that one would expect. I cleaned the dipstick, added a quart of oil, and let the vehicle sit for about an hour to find the oil mark well over the full hole on the stick. I nursed the vehicle to Wal-Mart for a complete oil change. I was told they used 4 quarts of oil with the new filter the owner's manual calls for 4.5 quarts.
Monitoring the situation the oil mark on the dipsticks seems to vary wildly. Not cleaning the dipstick before checking always produces a reading at or below the low hole. Cleaning and replacing will then produce a reading at the full hole. After driving and waiting an hour checking warm, again there is a reading at the low hole or below. Cleaning the stick produces a reading at or slightly over the full hole. The vehicle does not appear to use or leak oil.
Anyone else seeing this and know what's a good reading?
