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Oct 31, 2004 | 07:22 PM

Jeremy2792

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Important Question..

I put 6 Quarts in on my last Oil Change. A couple days later (Today) I saw smoke??? Was 6 Quarts too much? What should I do?

Oct 31, 2004 | 07:27 PM

BigJoe

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I believe they take 6.5, so 6 is not too much. I'd keep an eye on it. Does it use oil between changes?

Oct 31, 2004 | 07:29 PM

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The capacity with filter is approximately 6.5 quarts. What does the oil level read on the dip stick?

Oct 31, 2004 | 07:36 PM

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Let me check

Oct 31, 2004 | 07:44 PM

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It says it is right where it is supposed to be, right on the arrow.

Oct 31, 2004 | 07:53 PM

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Could you have possibly gotten some oil on the manifold?

Oct 31, 2004 | 07:54 PM

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If you see smoke, if it smells like oil burning you just might have spilled and that the oil burning off.

I don't know if you changed your oil filter but make sure that it was seated correctly. If you did'nt oil might be dripping from the filter.

Lastly check your oil cap and make sure it's on tight. It might be coming from there also.

Oh and 6 quarts is'nt enough to overflow. Some people have put has much as 7 in with no problem.

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Oct 31, 2004 | 07:54 PM

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Could it possibly smoke with out ENOUGH oil? Because I put exactly 6 Quarts in?

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Oct 31, 2004 | 07:59 PM

CN RED

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No. You putting exactly 6 quarts in is'nt something that would cause the car to smoke.......What color is the smoke?

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Oct 31, 2004 | 08:01 PM

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GrayC5

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If you see smoke, if it smells like oil burning you just might have spilled and that the oil burning off....CN RED

Yep, that was my first thought too - that you might have spilled a little oil somewhere and that was it burning off. I would just watch for leaks and check the oil level regularly for a while. Good luck!