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Guest		#1 Posted : Sunday, 25 September 2005 5:16:15 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		approxiamtely how much oil remains in an engine when u change the oil and filter??. i find i get about 4-4.2lts out of a 308v8 even though the dipstick reads full.

Guest		#2 Posted : Sunday, 25 September 2005 5:39:59 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		The usual amount you'll get out of your motor with a filter change is about that!! The capacity of your motor (5.0 litres) is not the oil sump capacity <----- Just making sure!! ".....and it's 186 cubic inches.... AROUND"!!

Guest		#3 Posted : Sunday, 25 September 2005 7:03:24 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		ok, so what your saying is that approx 500mls of oil stays in the motor, givin that the sump capacity is 4.8ltrs??

Guest		#4 Posted : Sunday, 25 September 2005 7:44:50 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Well steve, this all depends on a few variables!! We could get technical here and say "the sump capacity is indeed 4.8ltrs, but when the dipstick reads full it may only contain - say, 4.3ltrs"! It also depends on how long your car has been sitting (alth

Guest		#5 Posted : Sunday, 25 September 2005 6:58:19 PM(UTC)
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Guest		#6 Posted : Sunday, 25 September 2005 7:06:03 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		go for a run around the block to heat the engine up, this will also heat + thin the oil as much as possible allowing it to drain out more easily (just don't burn yourself with hot oil or engine bits ;) do it on FLAT concrete/floor (without raising the ca

trubluhq		#7 Posted : Sunday, 25 September 2005 7:33:12 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/04/2005(UTC) Posts: 758		Hot engine, flat floor, jack car up on opposite to drain plug, and there is always enough old crappy oil to turn new oil black ! bugger. John
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Guest		#8 Posted : Sunday, 25 September 2005 8:24:19 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		changing it 2 or 3 times would help a bit if your that determined to get it all out...so would completely disassembly and cleaning of the engine...lol ;) www.68hk.oldholden.com ther

Guest		#9 Posted : Sunday, 25 September 2005 8:38:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		also changing the oil every 5,000 k's won't let it get so black and will make your engine last much longer :) www.68hk.oldholden.com there are no stupid questions, only stupid peopl

Guest		#10 Posted : Monday, 26 September 2005 1:01:19 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		thats exactly how i change my oil, drive it till its warmed up, park it in the shed and crawl under it and undo sump plug will trying not to get burnt. i leave the car for about 1/2 hr and then put plug in and fill with new oil. everytime i do this, even

Guest		#11 Posted : Monday, 26 September 2005 10:42:33 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		another question i have is why does new oil give a lower pressure reading than the old oil??

Guest		#12 Posted : Monday, 26 September 2005 5:15:48 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		it's cleaner (thinner) + not full of metal particles so it will flow easier... www.68hk.oldholden.com there are no stupid questions, only stupid people

Guest		#13 Posted : Monday, 26 September 2005 10:51:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		I had a mate who raced a VERY hotted up Mini many moons ago. This Mini would drag off a 351 powered XD Falcon up to about 130 KMH! He ALWAYS did 2 oil changes within 50 K's of each other at 5,000 K intervals... New oil won't have the sludge and garbage

Guest		#14 Posted : Thursday, 29 September 2005 6:57:22 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		better flow. plus, i use penrite semi synthetic. after 5000km's it is barely discoloured. when using cheap valvoline gtx2 it was black within 1000km's i change mine every 10,000km's with penrite. just for example, i bought my car when it had 190,

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