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How many quarts of oil do you fill?

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Old 08-10-2007, 11:34 PM
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After I saw your post with your new drain plug I had to order one.

It's definatly the way to go.
 
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Oh once you shut off the engine you need to wait 15 minutes or longer for the oil to drain back in to the oil pan to get a correct reading on the dip stick.
Yeah..good luck getting a quicklube to wait 15 minutes.. or to only put 12 qt's in.. or to fill the filter before installing it... between this info..and Mayfair prodding me to do it myself.. I think I'll be on the lookout for a large shallow oil drain pan within the next 5000 miles.. and one of those easy drain valves from geno's
I think I got my oil pan at Walmart. It holds 15 quarts and it has a plug in the top for safe transport and a spout on the side with a cap on it for pouring it out. I think Advanced Auto Parts has them too. CHeaper at Wally world as is the oil.
 
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Old 08-11-2007, 01:05 AM
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The biggest problem is finding a place to put the oil (dispose of) when you change it. I used to use it on wood fencing. But after painting everything three or more times that kind of ran its course.
 
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Old 08-11-2007, 04:20 AM
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I put exactly three gallons in my 6.7L. Seems to be the right amount. I do pre-fill the filter too.

Can't remember who it was (Jakebrake?), but somebody here gave me the idea of using a gallon size Ziploc bag for removing the oil filter. When you're done you just zip it and toss it. Very tidy.
 


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