oil

[prttyboyfloyd]

today i did on oil change on my cobra. It wound up taking 7 qts of royal purle 5w30 synthetic. Id swear it only took 6 quarts to fill the stick last time, but i might be mistaken, anybody know the exact amount its supposed to take. :beer:

 

[Oh Three Cobra]

Don't put in 7. Put in 6, start the car for a few seconds, and check it again. The manual says 6 qts.

 

[prttyboyfloyd]

I did that, and the stick was reading a quart low. anybody else run into this problem. i know im not crazy cause i counted the empty bottles i had.

 

[IronTerp]

There was a huge thread on this about a year ago and if I can remember correctly, the final verdict was that the 03/04 Cobras take 6 quarts of oil with a filter change. It was suggested that the variance in dip stick readings was due to dip stick alignment issues which explains why some guys fill their's to the top of the stick with 6 quarts and some guys get a much lower reading with the same amount of oil.

But, know some fellas that run 6.5 anyway......... Mine reads right in the middle of the stick with 6 quarts.

 

[ModsAway]

Any harm in putting in too much or will your engine simply burn the excess?

 

[Mike_Hawk]

Any harm in putting in too much or will your engine simply burn the excess?

If I remember correctly, the oil gets bubbly/foamy and that's not a good thing. I do 6 quarts and won't make the mistake of doing 6.5 again.