Just had a huge brainfart when changing my oil. Do I need 4 or 5 quarts to fill'er up?

PS. I searched, and searched, and searched...

 

4.25........

 

thanks.

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wow.............

 

how were u able to search??

anyhow.. go by the stick.. its a little over 4. as long u have 4 and not over 5 ur okay. imo, but let the stick tell u..

 

is it really? i always thought it was 4.75 and end up putting in 5

is 5 too much?

 

Check the dipstick...

 

Your owners manual can give you all the information you need for your maintence.

 

The total oil capacity and how much is actually still in your car car may be different depending on how much your car is tilted when you drain it. Just put in 4 and then put down the car. Let it set for like 10-15 minutes and check the dipstick, and start filling from there to get it up the the high lvl on the dipstick and you are perfect.

 

also.
check it 1st day of morning after over night so that everythign has settled. u wont wanna add or get an inaccurate reading if car has oil in the system.

best is to check it after over night and add accordingly. never add to much..

 

i used 6 for alll 6 cylinders, car runs fine!!

 

wow 6 qts? crazy.

i only use 4.5 qts.

 

yea i think owners manul says 4 and 5/8... thats what i just put in like last week anyway and the level was perfect

 

5 since i've had the car.

 

4.5 every time

 

Wait 15-30 min after changing & make sure the oil is @ running temp as well since fluids expand under heat. Mine usually took 4-4.25 before I installed my oil cooler, now it takes 5+!!!

 

I use 4qts, though the spec is 4.25

 

I also drop in 5.

 

I use 4.25, and luckily, mine doesn't use any between changes and I have 196k on mine

 

 

i use 4 and half a can of sea foam

 

oils been so expensive lately i have been using water...4.5qts

 

It's 4 1/8 if you change the filter with the oil change.
3 7/8 if you dont change the filter.

 

According to the Haynes manual, the capacity is 4.25 quarts or 4.0 litres.

 

who changes oil with out changing the filter

 

i do



btw sweet sweet tnt lol

 

if you don't change the filter it is basically worthless. also putting in 6qts is baaddd! do what the engineers who designed the engine say to put in. this is a case of more is not better...and infact worse.

 

lol just jk torgus, i use 4.5, and i do change the filter, it makes no sense not too, also i clean tb after 2 oil changes, and tranny flushes once a year :smile:

 

how do i clean my throttle body... is there a write up on this?

 

I do.
I change the oil every 1000 miles though, and the filter every 3000. I use 4 quarts if just oil and 4.5 quarts w/filter. Of course I work at a shop and get all the free oil I want. I always use oem filters too. If you want to know why, cut a few open and you will be suprised.

 

every 1k is not needed...talk about overkill...but i guess if its free...

also please explain how oem filters are better then aftermarket?
i remember reading a review of filters where they cut them opened, measured the filtering capacity/ability of each filter, and did a price to performance ratio...just tried googling and couldn't find it. would you care to explain why oem is better?

 

4.5 for me and will always use 4.5. 6 is too much, but hey, if it works for you, i guess thats ok, but please let us know when something goes wrong. =) j/p

 

yo check out the thread in the international forum we need more bush coolies to ***** it up http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....4&page=1&pp=30

 

columbus???? what shop are you at?

 

The guy that owned my car before me changed it every 5K and it gummed up the oil rings. It used to use about 1.5 quarts of oil every 3K but since I have been changing it more often it has been a lot better. Last oil change I let it go 2500 miles and it was only .5 quarts low. I just like to keep the engine clean.

The nissan filter uses metal end caps and a integrated metal bypass valve and also has a thicker anti drainback flapper. It also has many more ribs on the filter media than others meaning more surface area.

Other filters that I have cut open use cardboard end caps, cheap plastic bypass valves crappy filter media with fewer ribs and flimsy drain back flappers.

You call it overkill I call it protection.