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Old 01-07-06, 07:45 PM
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how much oil ASAP!

ok i drained my oil when i was changing the heater hose etc... because i was leaking coolant and wanted to make sure it wasnt in the oil...im about to flush my radiator with that prestone super flush stuff and i just need to knwo how much oil to put in my motor cuz it needs to run for like 10 minutes to flush the coolant so yea...how much oil should i put in since im doin the oil change at the same time...thanx
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um, just fill it up until the dipstick reads in between the 'min' and 'max' points. (duh?)
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5-6 quarts. check your owners manual or SEARCH
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Mine takes about 4.5, or so. Just put in 4, and see where it is. From there add as needed. Maybe 5-6 is the total oil capacity, but not everything drains from the drain plug.
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yea right after i posted this it dawned on me...i was just kinda having a retard moment from workin on the car all day and not enough sleep...sorry for askin such a retarded question
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5 or 6? Whoa ****, I've been putting in 2 bottles the whole time.
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mine took about 4.5...on the brightside my heater works now now i just gotta fill her up with coolant and see if shes still runnin hot
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i allways thought it was about 4.4 quarts??
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yeah i've never put in 5 or 6 quarts, lol. you must have a super duper rotary.
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Originally Posted by robtechfabrications
on the brightside my heater works now now i just gotta fill her up with coolant and see if shes still runnin hot
Congrats.
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NPOR, I had to laugh at your post. To think that there are people that don't even know what a dipstick is.
But, for anyone, without owners manual or FSM, buy 5 quarts of oils. Change oil and filter, add 3-4 quarts, drive to level parking lot and top off with the remainding oil. Any leftover oil will be used to make up for weekly oil injection consumption.
Anyone who can honestly use only 2 'bottles' of oil during an oil/filter change has issues.
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The entire capacity of the oil system is about 6 quarts. The PAN though is about 4.5 quarts, which is what you're changing/filling most of the time. The remaining 1.5 is in the oil cooler.
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