Oil Change HELP PLEASE!!!!

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Aug 15, 2006 | 11:51 PM

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Oil Change HELP PLEASE!!!!

So how many quarts of oil are u supposed to put in.........some ppl say 4 others 4 1/2 so which one is it?? I have an 06 tc, and in the process of changing my oil right now!!

Aug 16, 2006 | 12:35 AM

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Exactly 4 on the '05...I assume the '06 is the same

Aug 16, 2006 | 02:06 AM

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4 qts with filter being changed.

Aug 16, 2006 | 03:47 AM

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Uh, page 237 of your Owner's Manual, Frank...

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Aug 16, 2006 | 08:07 PM

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Thanks a lot guys for the info, extremely helpfull!!!! Now i know how much!!

Aug 17, 2006 | 11:19 PM

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Tomas, what do they mean by "3.8(4.0, 3.3)"?

Aug 17, 2006 | 11:52 PM

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Lemme spread out what they printed a bit so that it can be more easily understood...

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ENGINE LUBRICATION 
Oil capacity (drain and refill)       L            qt        Imp. qt.
With filter                                 3.8         4.0          3.3 
Without filter                            3.6         3.8          3.2

3.8 Litres, 4.0 quarts, 3.3 Imperial quarts, depending on the measurement used locally...

Hope that helps.

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Aug 18, 2006 | 03:41 AM

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i love how easy it is, my corolla took like 3.whatever.

4 quarts is simple

Aug 20, 2006 | 04:30 PM

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I put exactly 4 quarts of castrol synthec and oem filter, into my tc and when i check the oil is doesnt register on the full mark. When i got my oil changed at the dealership it was always on the full mark. Is this bad?

Aug 21, 2006 | 12:23 AM

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drive it around the block, then check it

Aug 21, 2006 | 02:05 AM

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1qt goes into the filter. I have the same question, should you add 1 more qt (making the total 5) for it to be completely full?

Aug 21, 2006 | 03:29 AM

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1qt goes into the filter. I have the same question, should you add 1 more qt (making the total 5) for it to be completely full?

NO!

The filter only holds about six or seven ounces of oil, which is why if you change the filter you put in 4 quarts and if you don't change the filter (it's already full of oil) you only put in 3.8 quarts.

Being very slightly over or under the 'full' line is no problem, but you don't want to be drasticly over or under. The 'fill' line means it's a full quart low, you can judge from that how much it is over or under.

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