Why you don't ever let dealerships do oil changes.

gurneyeagle · 04-06-2014, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bmarcinczyk14

I was under the impression it was 6 quarts every oil change with the cooler, can anyone else verify this?

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Originally Posted by bmarcinczyk14

How much oil to u put in between changes with that oil cooler?

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I can answer your question - I have a 25 row cooler from Z1 and just did my first oil change since the install. I used a five gallon jug of Mobil 1 and the oil level is sitting dead center on the dip stick.

Like others said, just drain out a little oil and refill to the proper level.

DEpointfive0 · 04-06-2014, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by phunk

Good point I guess I overlooked mentioning those details.

The turbos will not noticeably increase oil capacity. But the oil pan from my turbo kit increases it just a little bit. How much, I do not know exactly.

My oil cooler is going to increase capacity, however, when your oil cooler is mounted with the fittings facing up, you will disregard this extra capacity as it will never show up a difference on the dipstick, and it will not drain out when you drain the oil. So theres maybe another .5 quart in my oil cooler, but I dont see it when doing the changes. I am sure the hoses going there possibly add another 1/4 quart to my change. I cannot recall how much oil it took before I had the cooler in there.

So everyone's setup, once modified, will be a little different. After a couple oil changes you will just notice how much your car takes during a change. Until then, just do whatever it needs to keep it between the lines and dont stress too much about slight variance on the reading.

well said too

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

I can answer your question - I have a 25 row cooler from Z1 and just did my first oil change since the install. I used a five gallon jug of Mobil 1 and the oil level is sitting dead center on the dip stick.

Like others said, just drain out a little oil and refill to the proper level.

5 GALLONS... You DEFINITELY overfilled your engine/sump

(I know you mean 5 quarts)

bmarcinczyk14 · 04-07-2014, 10:27 AM

So I decided to drive it yesterday after seeing the level lowered considerably overnight and figured it was not overfilled enough to cause any problems. This morning, after letting it sit overnight, the level is back at the original level! (see first picture)..I kinda started freaking out because I drove it quite hard yesterday thinking the level was just a hair over the H, and now after checking it this morning it's showing almost a quart overfilled. The car did not feel any different, noticed no problems while going wot, so I'm just crossing my fingers it did not cause any damage that is not noticeable at the moment. Regardless, I'm going to drain the excess amount today after work.

JARblue · 04-07-2014, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Sorry, don't blame the dealer, blame yourself.

The FIRST oil change will take 6 quarts, subsequent ones will take a hair over 5, closer to the recommemded 5.125 quarts.

I'm sorry but that is fvcking retarded, Andrew...

Without an oil cooler, my typical oil change is 5 quarts plus a little from the extra quart I keep around to top off when necessary.

I would rather give the dealer 5 quart jug + a little extra for that reason (hence 6 quarts). If the idiots doing the oil change just threw all 6 quarts in my car without checking the level at completion, that's typical dealer$hit incompetence. NOT MY FAULT

04-07-2014, 10:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
bmarcinczyk14 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 505 Drives: 2010 370z 6spd Sport Rep Power: 18	So I decided to drive it yesterday after seeing the level lowered considerably overnight and figured it was not overfilled enough to cause any problems. This morning, after letting it sit overnight, the level is back at the original level! (see first picture)..I kinda started freaking out because I drove it quite hard yesterday thinking the level was just a hair over the H, and now after checking it this morning it's showing almost a quart overfilled. The car did not feel any different, noticed no problems while going wot, so I'm just crossing my fingers it did not cause any damage that is not noticeable at the moment. Regardless, I'm going to drain the excess amount today after work. __________________ '10 370z -- '09 Ducati 848 -- '05 Kawasaki 636 Track Bike -- '02 Sentra SE-R Spec V

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