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I have a really stupid question. I have a 98 with of course a 5.7. It was stroked to a 383. I've been doing my own oil changes for a few years now. The owners manual calls for 6.5 qts. Everywhere I've checked calls for 6.5 qts. When I fill it after an oil change and I always change the filter also it seems to only take 5qts or so on my dipstick. I'm afraid to overfill it and cause some damage. So how much do I put in it.
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I have a really stupid question. I have a 98 with of course a 5.7. It was stroked to a 383. I've been doing my own oil changes for a few years now. The owners manual calls for 6.5 qts. Everywhere I've checked calls for 6.5 qts. When I fill it after an oil change and I always change the filter also it seems to only take 5qts or so on my dipstick. I'm afraid to overfill it and cause some damage. So how much do I put in it.
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All three C5s that I've owned (99, 00 and 03) have always taken 6.5 qts to show full on the dipstick. Are you positive that you have fully drained the old oil out - although leaving a quart and a half in the crankcase would be a lot.
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I just changed oil yesterday in my 04, and I did the complete drain by raising the rear to make sure all the oil drained out.
As with all previous changes, 6 quarts brought it to the full mark on the stick.
Ran it for a few miles, and rechecked.
Still at the full mark.
Oh, and I changed the filter at the same time.
Would never change oil without replacing the filter at the same time.
Bob.
As with all previous changes, 6 quarts brought it to the full mark on the stick.
Ran it for a few miles, and rechecked.
Still at the full mark.
Oh, and I changed the filter at the same time.
Would never change oil without replacing the filter at the same time.
Bob.
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Could be a case of the wrong dip stick tube as well as the wrong dipstick for that tube.....
I have seen threads about early year cars that had headers added and that required a different tube to be able to bolt the tube in place. Then you needed to get the correct tube that went with the tube being used...........
I have seen threads about early year cars that had headers added and that required a different tube to be able to bolt the tube in place. Then you needed to get the correct tube that went with the tube being used...........
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I just changed oil yesterday in my 04, and I did the complete drain by raising the rear to make sure all the oil drained out.
As with all previous changes, 6 quarts brought it to the full mark on the stick.
Ran it for a few miles, and rechecked.
Still at the full mark.
Oh, and I changed the filter at the same time.
Would never change oil without replacing the filter at the same time.
Bob.
As with all previous changes, 6 quarts brought it to the full mark on the stick.
Ran it for a few miles, and rechecked.
Still at the full mark.
Oh, and I changed the filter at the same time.
Would never change oil without replacing the filter at the same time.
Bob.
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You did mention that the motor was stroked. Did the builder put on a different oil pan. I don't know when it was but at some point the oil pan was changed to delete the bat wings, so maybe it holds less oil now?
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How are you changing the oil if you change it by just lifting the front of the car you will not get all the oil out. The oil pan design requires that the car is level for a complete oil drain.
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I have a really stupid question. I have a 98 with of course a 5.7. It was stroked to a 383. I've been doing my own oil changes for a few years now. The owners manual calls for 6.5 qts. Everywhere I've checked calls for 6.5 qts. When I fill it after an oil change and I always change the filter also it seems to only take 5qts or so on my dipstick. I'm afraid to overfill it and cause some damage. So how much do I put in it.
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