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I was told our cars takes 5 1/8 quarts of oil, i put 5 quarts and didnt know how to measure with redlines quarts for the 1/8 so i just

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Old 10-22-2012, 02:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I was told our cars takes 5 1/8 quarts of oil, i put 5 quarts and didnt know how to measure with redlines quarts for the 1/8 so i just added a bit, but i dont know if it was enough!!
How far is your dipstick filled up to?? Should i put more? Thats with my car being off all night

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should be between the 2 dots....looks like your all good

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Old 10-22-2012, 03:02 PM   #3 (permalink)
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should be between the 2 dots....looks like your all good

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Old 10-22-2012, 03:40 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Looks fine though a little on the higher side, also if you didn't run the engine the oil filter would not have filled up yet.
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Your good the oil is between the two dots
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"You're" good. Some will fill up the filter. As the engine heats up it will expand slightly too and increase in volume.
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Well thanks for the info and advice guys i need a measuring cup, itll make me feel better about that 1/8 of a quart lol.
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I'd add a touch more, I believe your oil should be at the dot of the full line...
But yeah, you're fine where you are, as long as you don't hit the "L" dot
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this is like basic car maintenance.. is this your first car?
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this is like basic car maintenance.. is this your first car?
No, just, usually my cars are 5 quarters flat.. I didnt know how to measure 1/8 of a quarter so when i noticed how much i had i kind of panicked since i added more oil blindly. I didnt know if i added too much or too little. Next time ill have a measuring cup
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I've never heard anyone refer to a quart as a quarter. But I guess it makes sense. 1/8 of a quarter is 1/32nd of a gallon.
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You're overthinking this. As long as you're between the two dots, you're good. Just eyeball it.
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