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Originally Posted by gumpy ME I have OCD!!! I thought our car takes 4.9L of oil so i got 5L's of the stuff for my next change... I'm f'd in

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Old 04-19-2010, 07:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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ME I have OCD!!!

I thought our car takes 4.9L of oil so i got 5L's of the stuff for my next change... I'm f'd in the a if I need to buy another 5L bottle for the extra part...

the manual states 4.9L =(
I was off by a few tenths of a litre. Anyway, from the service manual:

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Drain and refill
With oil filter change 4.9 (5-1/8, 4-1/4)
Without oil filter change 4.6 (4-7/8, 4)
Dry engine (Overhaul) 5.7 (6, 5)
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3 pages worth of thoughts for a simple oil change? Dang...
Pales in comparison to guys discussing exhausts.
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I was off by a few tenths of a litre. Anyway, from the service manual:
ah ok thanks...

yes you pose a good question of where that left over oil hides...
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