Wth?!
i just changed my oil and i put in 3 3/4 qrts of oil and when i check the level its showing me min. oil... and yes i started the car up after the change no leaks everything was fine, let the car run for like 5 min and then i turned the car off and let it cool for 5 min.
any ideas? lol |
put more oil in?
the 8 has more than 4 quarts running through the oil coolers etc, so you probably just drained out more than you expected |
probably.. i just added more and im letting it run right now. and i did tilt the car to drain more oil out... oops. ill check after the warm up and ill report back.. thanks :)
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Originally Posted by MazdaRX-8SPEED
(Post 3593992)
i just changed my oil and i put in 3 3/4 qrts of oil and when i check the level its showing me min. oil... and yes i started the car up after the change no leaks everything was fine, let the car run for like 5 min and then i turned the car off and let it cool for 5 min.
any ideas? lol |
omg this is a little weird. i just added 4 qrts of oil and its barley half way lol
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I hope you dont mean 4 more quarts...
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yea i put 7 total qrts... no i put in a total of 4 1/4 qrts lol
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Just making sure... you never know sometimes. I've seen dumber things happen. I definitely would not add more than that. What year is your car?
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What's the question? The 8 with oil filter is 3.7 quarts now the oil coolers are holding at least a quart each.
How's your aim? Is it all going down the filler neck? |
i have an 04. yea i went to AZ and asked and they told me 3.7 grts. but i put a little over 4 qrts. and still didnt top it, but this is the highest im going. lol
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Just keep an eye on it the next few days, you should be fine as long as there's no leaks and it's above the low mark.
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Originally Posted by MazdaRX-8SPEED
(Post 3594009)
probably.. i just added more and im letting it run right now. and i did tilt the car to drain more oil out... oops. ill check after the warm up and ill report back.. thanks :)
You are doing the right thing. You can also get a Pela Pump to pump out the oil via suction through the dip stick, and that supposedly removes roughly 6 to 6.5 quarts. But yeah, always check for leaks. :) |
Originally Posted by MazdaRX-8SPEED
(Post 3594304)
i have an 04. yea i went to AZ and asked and they told me 3.7 grts. but i put a little over 4 qrts. and still didnt top it, but this is the highest im going. lol
Just wanted to clear that up before I posted picard.jpg http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/kl...rum/picard.jpg |
dont really want to blow shit up by adding to much oil if its my mistake... anyway its all good now. thanks lol
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Originally Posted by MazdaRX-8SPEED
(Post 3596405)
dont really want to blow shit up by adding to much oil if its my mistake... anyway its all good now. thanks lol
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Originally Posted by RotaryResurrection
(Post 3595375)
So, because a computer somewhere told you an inaccurate number, and you used that number, and your engine physically indicates that it is not enough, you are not going to finish the job and put in the amount of oil your engine physically needs. Because it is too far from the number you were originally given, so it cannot be accurate. Right?
Just wanted to clear that up before I posted picard.jpg http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/kl...rum/picard.jpg but seriously, what sup with "common sense" these days ... |
holy hell. im just gonna close this thread and say this- measure the oil that came out and you'll know how much to put in. even then need to check the dipstick to see if its full. a quart over is NOTHING to worry about a quart under IS.
http://www.ehow.com/video_11_change-motor-oil.html |
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