Oil Capacity between the dots on the dip stick

vtec to vvel

i buy the 5 qt bulk and after pouring the entire jug into my vehicle, i drive around and wait until morning to check. its always at the 75% mark between the two dots

Dwight Frye

I keep mine topped off at the top dot all the time. Since I switched from Redline to Pennzoil Ultra the consumption dropped from 1.25 quarts/5K miles to about a half quart/5K miles so it's much easier to monitor. I don't know if the drop in oil consumption was coincidental with the change in brands, maybe it was because the engine had about 35K miles on it when I switched and was finally settling down but at least now I don't worry about the oil level dropping more than a few mm below the top dot before I see it and add a few ounces of oil.

nis350

1.25q/5k miles seems a bit excessive and was a good idea to keep the level at the upper dot just in case. .5q/5k miles is probably normal for our motors.

Just putting in 5q is probably not a bad idea as other poster suggested.