I changed the oil in my FC and it only took 3 quarts? is this right?



The manuel says 4.7 quarts. rigt?



something Im missing?



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not all the oil comes out. there is some left in the cooler etc. but I normaly but 4 in.

4.4 litres from one of those walmart castrol GTX jugs fits perfect in the car

well I put in only 3 and it is full to the max.



removed only about 3 too.



oh well.



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yeah, mine usually takes a little more than 4 when changing

****, i usually just put in 4 and a half... 3 is kinda odd. Did you jack your car up funny like when you drained your oil? My friend did that with his 240... jacked the car up on the opposite side of his drain plug (so his drain plug is lower than the rest of his car) when i saw what he was doing we got the car level and a bunch more came out.

I have always got 5 in there, you changed the filter too?



I also crack open the filler cap while the oil is draining

and will punch a hole in the oil filter so that drains out

a bit before making a mess on the engine

i am ussually able to fit 5 quarts in there off of one of those big jugs of oil.

add 2 more Quarts I can usualy fit 5 in



yes the manual says 4.7 Quarts

No I left it sit on level ground until it drained everything in the oil pan. The thing was that only about 3 quarts came out of the drain.



I waited about 4 hours after I parked the car to remove the oil.



how long did you guys wait?



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i do it when the car is hot hot...

it must be 4.7 without a filter change, I have always put 5 quarts

in my RX7s

Good idea, thanks for that.

I know this sounds stupid, but, did you run the car for a few minutes after you changed the oil and recheck the oil level??



I have always put 5 quarts back in.

5 quarts for me too! 3 is just odd... thats like Geo status.

Always do it when the oil is hot. Take it out for a good 20 mins and then change it right away. Thicker oil sticks to things like glue.

It usually takes 4.5 quarts for me.



Also, just a little tip, just loosen the oil filter until you can rock it back and fourth just slightly without oil running out the sides. Doing this will also NOT cause a mess.



Also, change the oil just after a good run, maybe let it cool for about 20 min or so, changing the oil while the engine is hot allows all the thin, hot oil to drain properly.



-Markus

ok. Thanks for the replys. I check my oil daily and its full. Next time I will change the oil with the engine hotter.



It just seemed wierd not much came out.



Thanks.



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