>My mother has a 98 Expedition with the 4.6 and the oil filter is not remote but it is still a half quart low. My 97 5.4 4X4 truck's oil filter is behind the front bumper and it is a half quart low after the six quarts are poured in. We just leave them at six quarts. Are the expeditions you are referring to 4X4? I was thinking that the remote oil filter behind the bumper was for easier access on the 4X4 models since they have the front axle just below, where the oil filter would go.