Too much oil?
04-24-2004, 04:09 PM
#1
TECH Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (10)
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Gainesville, Denton TX
Posts: 8,766
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Too much oil? Took oil and filter to the quick change place the otherday since I don't have ramps and it was pretty crappy weather out. Anyways I took 6qts and they used it all, I knew the guys up there and he checked it and said it needed the full 6, is it too much? On the dipstick its above the fill line, should I drain some?
What would a extra 1/2 hurt? Thanks
What would a extra 1/2 hurt? Thanks
04-24-2004, 04:18 PM
#2
Staging Lane
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 66
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My 98 usally takes around 6. It depends on what capasity oil filter you put on.
Originally Posted by Brandon
Took oil and filter to the quick change place the otherday since I don't have ramps and it was pretty crappy weather out. Anyways I took 6qts and they used it all, I knew the guys up there and he checked it and said it needed the full 6, is it too much? On the dipstick its above the fill line, should I drain some?
What would a extra 1/2 hurt? Thanks
What would a extra 1/2 hurt? Thanks
04-24-2004, 05:39 PM
#4
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 1,718
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i think these engines can safely take up to a quart extra. i wouldn't bother with it. i run 6 quarts and a bigger filter, and mine is slightly above the dipstick reading it *should* be at. not a big deal 
Trending Topics
04-25-2004, 04:49 AM
#9
TECH Senior Member
Originally Posted by Brandon
Thanks, I used the M1-107 filter FYI.
BTW I also used the German Castrol 0w30. It looked like antifreeze... weird...
BTW I also used the German Castrol 0w30. It looked like antifreeze... weird...
Hehe, the green color throws people off but trust me, it's good ****!
04-25-2004, 10:02 PM
#10
TECH Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (10)
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Gainesville, Denton TX
Posts: 8,766
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Patman,
I had looked for it at the Azone before, but I just looked in the front and the back. The front was yellow label, and the back was red but USA.
I know the guy working there and he said they would have more in the morning, I'm going back to see, then stock up.
While I'm on the subject is the M1-107 worth the silver? Or should I go for the K&N?
I should be ok for 100+ temps this summer with the 0w30 right?
I had looked for it at the Azone before, but I just looked in the front and the back. The front was yellow label, and the back was red but USA.
I know the guy working there and he said they would have more in the morning, I'm going back to see, then stock up.
While I'm on the subject is the M1-107 worth the silver? Or should I go for the K&N?
I should be ok for 100+ temps this summer with the 0w30 right?
04-25-2004, 10:05 PM
#11
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Dallas, Tx
Posts: 1,718
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
go for the k&n. if not, then get something like an stp filter. i guarantee you that m1 filters are totally not worth the money, even though the same company makes all three 
04-26-2004, 01:10 AM
#14
TECH Resident
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Mentor, Ohio
Posts: 958
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Brandon
Thanks, I used the M1-107 filter FYI.
BTW I also used the German Castrol 0w30. It looked like antifreeze... weird...
BTW I also used the German Castrol 0w30. It looked like antifreeze... weird...
04-26-2004, 05:14 AM
#15
TECH Senior Member
Originally Posted by Brandon
Patman,
I had looked for it at the Azone before, but I just looked in the front and the back. The front was yellow label, and the back was red but USA.
I know the guy working there and he said they would have more in the morning, I'm going back to see, then stock up.
While I'm on the subject is the M1-107 worth the silver? Or should I go for the K&N?
I should be ok for 100+ temps this summer with the 0w30 right?
I had looked for it at the Azone before, but I just looked in the front and the back. The front was yellow label, and the back was red but USA.
I know the guy working there and he said they would have more in the morning, I'm going back to see, then stock up.
While I'm on the subject is the M1-107 worth the silver? Or should I go for the K&N?
I should be ok for 100+ temps this summer with the 0w30 right?
I wouldn't recommend the M1 oil filter, especially not the smaller stock sized one, as it's going to restrict your oil flow a lot more than something like the K&N or STP or Supertech. Go for the longer filters as they flow even more than the stock sizes.
04-26-2004, 03:57 PM
#16
TECH Senior Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (10)
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Gainesville, Denton TX
Posts: 8,766
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Will the length affect ground clearance? I dont want to knock it off. I have to drive over lots of huge speedbumps and large dips in the road around here.
14u2nv, you can find it at Autozone, just pull nearly every quart out of the bin and im sure you will find it. I'd stock up on it at the time too, seems to be a nice choice of oil, as Patman says and several people on bobistheoilguy forums...
14u2nv, you can find it at Autozone, just pull nearly every quart out of the bin and im sure you will find it. I'd stock up on it at the time too, seems to be a nice choice of oil, as Patman says and several people on bobistheoilguy forums...
04-27-2004, 05:08 AM
#17
TECH Senior Member
I used nothing but the long oil filters when I had my LS1 Formula and it was lowered with Eibachs too, and the filter never got hit. The oil pan shields 95% of the filter anyhow.
