Oil Change

[all4glh]

I thought an oil change with filter was 7 quarts, am i missing something? Everytime I bring it to the dealer i give them 7 quarts, i never get 1 back.

[yeahididit2]

sorry bout your luck! maybe if they do that to more people well then someone dont pay...hahahaha they just take your left over oil and dump it in a 55 gal. drum... thats my luck as well dont worry

[pac.blue.RL]

So far they have been adding the 6 quarts and it has been topped off. Either that or I am getting your extra quart!

[clevelander2002]

My car has always taken 7 qts to completely fill. I thought it was 6 1/2 but finally checked it the morning after I changed to oil and it was a half of a quart low.

[ptparker]

I always have to pour at least something from the 7th bottle in, but never all of it. I just throw that one in the trunk and use it the next time... make sure you run your engine for at least a few minutes (DO NOT REV IT!!!! JUST IDLE) after you top of number 6 to find out what your real level is.

[K-Train04RL]

not sure if someone stated this or not, the 35 dollars seems dirt cheap, since its like 7 quarts of synth oil ... heh even if u change it urself ur looking at like $60 worth of oil .. i think ... 35 seems like its reg oil lol

[CuriousGeorge]

uhh you can buy a 5 quart jug of mobil 1 at walmart for 20 bucks... so 30 bucks of oil the filter is like 5 bucks at oreilies....
then its your time and blood.... quite simple.. and its 6.75 quarts according to my service manager and manual.

[RLsnuffy]

Originally Posted by CuriousGeorge

and its 6.75 quarts according to my service manager and manual.

Yeah, 6.75 quarts ended up perfect for me when I did it. I used a swivel head ratchet for the filter cap. But I think the two most important things you need when changing the oil is finesse (sp?) and patience.

[zeebees]

what is the redline filter size? Has anyone used anything besides the mobil 1 filters (being 10 bucks alone).

[CuriousGeorge]

just have oreilies look up a part# for an 04, its there