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Originally Posted by TheDocKlopek
I've always read that these cars take 10 quarts of oil but for whatever reason mine takes 11? I change my own oil and allow the oil to come out of the car for a good 45 minutes to the point of where it is slowly dripping out of the pan. I also have the car up on ramps and I'm not sure if that is causing any kind of differences in how much that drains out, or doesn't drain out?
Then I fill it with 9 quarts and wait a good hour or so with the dip stick up in the air to allow draining faster, and the oil cap is off for the same reason. Check and it's just barely showing up at the very end of the dip stick. Add another quart and actually waited over night. Checked again and the dip stick showed a little bit past the beginning of the hash marks. I had to add the 11th quart before it finally shows full and I do wait a long long time. I don't build engines or anything but did thousands of oil changes when I was younger working at Lube Stop/QuickChange/Vavolvine.
Anyone elses LT4 take 11 quarts? I have noticed this on every oil change so far and it's a little concerning. The dip stick is a bit curved but to the point of an extra quart doesn't seem likely.
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Mine takes 10 1/2 to bring it to the full mark.