Engine Oil Capacity Revisited
11-11-2008, 10:54 AM
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Engine Oil Capacity Revisited
Been a long time since we talked Engine Oil Capacity. Did my own for the first three oil changes and only put in between 5 1/2 to 5 3/4 qts to read full in the stick. Had the dealer do my change today since it was in for the pinion seal TSB replacement and they said the readings vary on each vehicle so they go by the book and throw 6 qts at it with a new filter and call it a day. They said they have never had a overfill problem with the JK since it would take alot more that 1/2 qt to cause problems. You guys and gals using 6 qts and having a high reading on your sticks ever had any issues with seals and such? Mine is now at the crooked notch with all 6 qts. Little higher than I like but feel if my fellow JKers have had no issues with 6qts then I will let it go and not drain any down this go.
Heck 1/2 qt is nothing, about 3 years ago the Subaru dealer put 12 qts in my 6 qt Outback. Swapped out mech in the middle of the job, classic mistake. The Car seemed a little, well alot sluggish on the way home. When I pulled the dipstick when I got home my head just about exploded. So I drained it all out and put 6 qts in and headed back to the dealer the next morning bright and early. The tension in the service bay that morning was priceless with 3 milk jugs full of oil sitting in the floor holding up the days activities. The topper was when the service manager finally decided to get a pair and pick them up to move them he dropped one jug and oil went flying. Been 40K miles since then and no engine problems resulted from driving 40 miles with those 12 qts.
Heck 1/2 qt is nothing, about 3 years ago the Subaru dealer put 12 qts in my 6 qt Outback. Swapped out mech in the middle of the job, classic mistake. The Car seemed a little, well alot sluggish on the way home. When I pulled the dipstick when I got home my head just about exploded. So I drained it all out and put 6 qts in and headed back to the dealer the next morning bright and early. The tension in the service bay that morning was priceless with 3 milk jugs full of oil sitting in the floor holding up the days activities. The topper was when the service manager finally decided to get a pair and pick them up to move them he dropped one jug and oil went flying. Been 40K miles since then and no engine problems resulted from driving 40 miles with those 12 qts.
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11-11-2008, 05:06 PM
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I was thinking the same thing Notch = Full 
And since I now have "Normal" Oil Weeping from the left side of my Head/Block gasket it will compensate for the gradual increase loss of oil since I have never seen an oil leak get better before it gets worse.
And since I now have "Normal" Oil Weeping from the left side of my Head/Block gasket it will compensate for the gradual increase loss of oil since I have never seen an oil leak get better before it gets worse.
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No issue using 6 quarts here. The few oil changes I did have done at the dealer they always were on the lighter side, probably using about 5.5 quarts, which would put it mid-way in the safe range.
