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Re: How much oil do you put in your car? #45478 09/17/01 09:10 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,899 The land of B18s T TheGSRGuy Member
TheGSRGuy Member T Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,899 The land of B18s	Whenever I have it done, they only put 5 in. I dunno why, it says 5.8 for the car. But the dipstick reads at the maximum line under NORMAL! I drive it hard, so I think I'll tell them to put in the 5.8. Oh wait....doesn't 1 qt sit in the oil filter? Dan Parmelee 1999 Acura Integra SiR-G coupe "I heard Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms" "Word, bitch! Phantoms like a muhfuka"

Re: How much oil do you put in your car? #45479 09/17/01 10:02 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 88 Brookings, Oregon R Raydeeo Member
Raydeeo Member R Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 88 Brookings, Oregon	You won't go wrong with 5 1/2 US qts, including filter. That puts mine right to the full mark (ideal) and it's still there a long time later. '98 SE V-6 5-spd ASB Silver stock 48K miles in May '02 Like it for Oregon coast canyons!

Re: How much oil do you put in your car? #45480 09/18/01 09:06 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 240 Uncle Sam's Home O Oo.et.oO Member
Oo.et.oO Member O Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 240 Uncle Sam's Home	Quote: Oh wait....doesn't 1 qt sit in the oil filter? yes. were you not changing your filter???? bad bad bad. a question: is it bad to overfill? I'm thinking of the crank whipping up the oil in the pan. In VWs it is VERY VERY bad to overfill as the extra oil will turn to froth and impede ALL of the oil's flow around the engine. is this NOT an issue in the duratec? -eric Please: put something meaningful in your post subject! NOT "please readme!". -------------------- "your" is possessive, "you're" is the conjunction that is short for "you are", "there" is for "the dictionary is over THERE", "their" is the possessive one, and "they're" is a conjunction that is short for "they are". have a nice day :rolleyes: -------------------- Silver Frost non-E1 SVT/Contour see my registry/profile: http://contour.org/carprofile/carprofile.cgi?a=display&uid=00004623

Re: How much oil do you put in your car? #45481 09/18/01 11:38 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,848 Staten Island NY USA T TheGreatOne Member
TheGreatOne Member T Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,848 Staten Island NY USA	6 quarts, written right on top of the motor for the weak minded.... 1999 Silver Frost SVT #609 of 2760 Born on 12/3/98 KKM Intake Removed Resonator 35% Window Tint all around Tinted Tail Lights ElKy Mesh Grilles HID Dyno'ed at 175.3HP/155.5TQ "How much must I live through just to get away..."

Re: How much oil do you put in your car? #45482 09/19/01 01:11 AM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 8 New Jersey S Steve D Junior Member
Steve D Junior Member S Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 8 New Jersey	I add six quarts with the filter change and after running it for a few moments, I let it sit for 5 minutes and check the level and top up to the line as needed. Steve D

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