too much oil?
05-12-2009, 12:08 PM
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too much oil? i know that a ls1 engine requires 5.5 quarts.. and i was just wondering if it is bad for my engine to run 6 quarts? or if anybody runs 6 quarts out there? let me know please.. i need to know asap..
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check your oil, what does it looks like on the dipstick? Are you using a taller oil filter? I doubt 6 quarts is going to hurt but if for some reason when you changed the oil you only pulled out a few quarts and added 6 quarts then you might have a problem.
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05-13-2009, 01:34 PM
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I always use 6, regardless of the filter. Yet to have an issue, and with the oil consumption issue most ls1's have, it doesn't hurt to have an extra half a quart in there.
05-13-2009, 09:10 PM
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I'm no expert, but a long time ago, there was a thread that showed a pan off the engine and the levels the oil was at when filled with 5.5, 6, all the way up to like 7.5 or even higher, IIRC. It proved that running considerably more oil than 5.5 would in no way cause "windage" -- where the crank hits the oil and causes it to froth, etc. Can't remember the level, but it was a lot.
I always run 6, and IMO, that's better than 5.5. At any rate, it's better for the simple reason that you don't have to keep a stupid half full bottle around.
I always run 6, and IMO, that's better than 5.5. At any rate, it's better for the simple reason that you don't have to keep a stupid half full bottle around.
