Oil, How many quarts?

[Badspell68]

97 4-door 5.0, AWD

How many quarts of oil should I ad for an oil change?

 

[techieman33]

5 quarts of 5w-30

 

[Badspell68]

WOW, my mechanic just put in 6...
How do I get some out?

 

[techieman33]

WOW, my mechanic just put in 6...
How do I get some out?

take the oil filter off and drain out it's contents then put it back on that should get you close to where you should be. Do it shortly after you've shut the engine off, give it about half an hour to cool off. And then start it back up when your done and let it run for a few minutes.

Or the other option is to take it back to him and make him fix it, since it was his fault.

 

[Badspell68]

Any danger in having a little over 5?

 

[KPT]

No six is fine. It always takes nearly six quarts to get to the full line on the dipstick. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Badspell68]

That's what the mechanic said. 5.0 gets six.
Opened up and interesting discussion; my mechanic said that even two extra quarts can't hurt an engine as it all sits in the pan.

 

[SCB2525]

That's what the mechanic said. 5.0 gets six.
Opened up and interesting discussion; my mechanic said that even two extra quarts can't hurt an engine as it all sits in the pan.

Not true at all across the board, maybe in a 5.0.