Andyman Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 So I'm a 35-year professional mechanic. This is the first vehicle I have owned that had a dealer service plan (long story and it wasn't my choice). I just completed my first DIY oil change. I used a factory oil filter and 6 quarts of Valvoline full synthetic. Once I was done I checked the oil and it is reading 1.25 quarts low!?! Has anyone run into this problem? Do I have the wrong dipstick? Do I need anothe quart of oil? The vehicle has never been serviced anywhere but our dealership. Sadly it has not been a satisfying experience but this is pretty weird. The part that concerns me is that I have no idea when this might have started. If I do in fact have the wrong dipstick, we've been running more than a quart overfull since whenever it was swapped. Anyway, I guess I'm just looking for some verification that I'm the only 2014 Journey R/T owner that 'supposedly' has a 7.25 quart oil sump... Thanks for any advice you may have. -Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted June 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 The plot thickens... This appears to be the correct dipstick for my application. 2014 R/T, 3.6ltr, 6-speed auto, AWD. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 6 quarts fills up my 2014 crossroad 3.6 eng Andyman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 check to see if the dip stick tube is not loose and or not fully inserted into the eng jkeaton and Andyman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyman Posted June 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 2 hours ago, 2late4u said: check to see if the dip stick tube is not loose and or not fully inserted into the eng Hadn't thought of that. I'll check that out tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 one other poss. could be maybe the jug was not completely full from the manufacture, 5 quarts plus 1 more and dont worry about it jkeaton and Armando G 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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