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Title: How many Litres of Oil? Any advice? Just doing an oil change
Post by: M@r]{ on September 29, 2007, 02:33:52 PM
Need a quick answer so havent searched (sorry)   Just wondering how many litres of oil it will take to fill it back up?  

Any other advice when doing an oil change?

Thanks guys
Title: How many Litres of Oil? Any advice? Just doing an oil change
Post by: arrouk on September 29, 2007, 02:35:47 PM
Less than 5 mate, i always have some left but id rather that than not enough.

matt
Title: How many Litres of Oil? Any advice? Just doing an oil change
Post by: M@r]{ on September 29, 2007, 02:46:52 PM
See now the local car parts place has the RX7 FD as requiring 5.4 litres.  But at the same time their book recommended GTX Magnatec - ie Synthetic!!    So i\'m not taking that 5.4 litres as gospel either!!

I\'ve just filled it up with the 4litre drum I had - checked the dipstick and it is over "Full"    ???     I\'ll give it a while to sink through in case its just on its way down.  Bit worried I may have over filled her now
Title: How many Litres of Oil? Any advice? Just doing an oil change
Post by: RemarkLima on September 29, 2007, 04:50:18 PM
Never managed to get 5 litres in! Even with a filter. If you\'re is a little high and you\'ve changed the filter than take out the egi fuse and turn it over to fill up the filter and it should drop a bit as well...

...Otherwise it\'s the messy job of dropping a wee bit of oil out! Never easy ;)
Title: How many Litres of Oil? Any advice? Just doing an oil change
Post by: John Yorke on September 29, 2007, 05:11:09 PM
Think you will find including replacing the filter you use just about 4.5ltrs per change
Title: How many Litres of Oil? Any advice? Just doing an oil change
Post by: gsb876 on September 29, 2007, 05:19:23 PM
Put in 3.5 to begin with then check the dip stick and top up till full :Party
Title: How many Litres of Oil? Any advice? Just doing an oil change
Post by: shaunwil on September 29, 2007, 05:48:34 PM
The 5.4l is probably the whole system. The oil coolers hold over 1lt of oil.

Shaun
Title: How many Litres of Oil? Any advice? Just doing an oil change
Post by: davehg on September 29, 2007, 07:10:55 PM
if you only change the filter and drain the sump it normally takes exactly 4 litres of oil. if its a rebiult engine its about 5 for the first ever fill up providing the oil coolers were not emptied.
Title: How many Litres of Oil? Any advice? Just doing an oil change
Post by: banned advertiser on September 29, 2007, 08:54:11 PM
the whole system holds 7ltrs but its never all drianed, 4.5 to 4.75 will fill her