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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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Just did my Oil Change...
hey guys just did my oil change and I put in 5qt's of oil and now I noticed that i'm over by a 1/2 qt...should I drain the 1/2 qt or would I be fine?
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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that's why you go slow and check the oil level. yes drain the excess never overfill the oil.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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Our Capacity is 4.5 Qts roughly, hence why your over. Drain the Extra half QT.
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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OK thankx I will...
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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Yea the extra 1/2 Qt is usually hiding in your oil cooler.
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Phenix_fyah
Our Capacity is 4.5 Qts roughly, hence why your over. Drain the Extra half QT.
it's 4.8
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 11:26 AM
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you dont get all the oil out unless you let it sit for a long time. full is 4.8qt. Just buy the 4gt Mobile1 fill it up, measure and fill if needed.
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Shop manual for the Evo 9 lists the oil capacity at 5.6 qt. But I could not get it to take a full 5qt either.
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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You'll be fine. Just keep an eye on it next time
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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It would take forever to get all the oil out of our cars. Just fill 4.5 with an average drain and you should be fine.
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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A half quart over shouldn't be a problem.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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Just go slow next time.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 10:55 AM
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Guess I better drain the 10 quarts out of my car. lol 1/2 quart shouldn't pose a big problem, just drain a little and stop pouring all that oil in while you're admiring the car.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Joehunk
Shop manual for the Evo 9 lists the oil capacity at 5.6 qt. But I could not get it to take a full 5qt either.
That probably includes oil in the oil cooler, all the lines, etc that will not get drained during oil change.
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Old Jul 20, 2007 | 01:52 PM
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is it better though to over fill a little then under fill oil?
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