First Oil Change

toner123 · 05-24-2010, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

That's why I only add 5 quarts, then run the engine for a while to get the oil warmed up, and then after letting it sit decide how much oil needs to be added.

A wet sump car engine couldn't be more different than a gas turbine (such as a turboshaft). Wet sump engines collect oil in the sump under gravity, there is plenty of large air pockets that allow expansion. Overfilling by a couple of oz isn't going to make your engine explode (overfilling by a lot will). The last time (and the only time) I had my Nissan serviced by the dealer they filled the oil to the H mark. They know these cars, they know they burn oil, so the closer you get to the H mark the better chance that the next time they see the car it will still be above the L mark (as 90% of the drivers don't bother to check in between services).

Its like I said man do what you want. I just had my oil changed in my car and the oil lvl is half way between the two holes. last oil change was by the same person at the dealership. That tells me that my car isn't burning any oil since thats where it was before i brought it in to get the oil change. These cars have a ton of oill pressure and high oil temps. So the last thing I am going to do is put more oil in it. You should be checking your oil often between oil changes anyway. To add to your comment about the techs knowing these cars, well I promise you the engineer knows more. Hell this isn't really a new engine so I think they would account for it to be up to the H mark IMO. Nissan doesn't want to replace engines for free so they would tell you to put more oil if they know it is eating oil. Atleast from my stand point thats what I would do if I owned the place. Like I said this is my two cents and I know it wasn't asked for I am just giving my thoughts from what I have seen.

Frank

PS even if we service a engine 4 oz over in my job your still getting your butt chewed and your deservicing the engine. My job is 100% attention to detail. The detail to nissan is 5 1/8 If you choose to do other wise then it's on you, your the one making the payments =)

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