Originally Posted by
andywe
BIsmic,
You stated fill to full??? The Manual (i printed the pages before the link wne t dead). state 13.5 qts, and there is a ford bulletin stating fill to MIN (cold). You might revise your instructions :-)
Andy - thanks for the comments. The procedure is definitely to fill to the full point (NOT OVERFULL). As Nitrogen states, it takes time to fully drain the oil back into the pan after operation (Ford states 20 minutes). Because of this, it would be wise to add 13.5 or 14 quarts at first - if you do not know your truck. Then you can add whatever it takes to get to the full mark. After that, just add the amount you have determined is necessary to fill your system.
Ford indeed says you do not have to add until your level drops to minimum, but you really should not start out there.