10+ Liters for an oil change...

[Freebs]

Last night did an oil change on the corvette and my god I thought my Evo took a lot of oil.. It took just over 10L of oil... Anyone else have a vehicle that takes this much? I mean I know it’s a 7.0L engine but that is ridiculous. Could it be because it’s a sump oil system vs the traditional style?
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4523/corvettez06oilchange2.jpg

[bituerbo]

The oil goes into the cap on the valve cover, not your gas tank.

[inline6turbo]

^ LOL


But yes they do take a lot of oil.

The vipers take 10L as well.
Just large engines.

Diesel trucks take ~14L

[cityhunter2501]

is that a GNX on the background? :drool:

[n1zm0]

i've done an oil change on a porsche that took 12L :dunno: the whole box lol..

[GQBalla]

Originally posted by cityhunter2501
is that a GNX on the background? :drool:

yes it is.

freeborns garage.

[Eleanor]

You know it's not supposed to go to the top of the dipstick, right? :D

[Freebs]

Originally posted by bituerbo
The oil goes into the cap on the valve cover, not your gas tank.

ahaha...

:P although its not on the valve cover... there is a seperate tank on the Z06 where the battery normally is on the C6 Coupes were you pour the oil into


Originally posted by cityhunter2501
is that a GNX on the background? :drool:
Sure is :P... and if you were going by the look of the wheels im glad you got that it was a GNX... because they are actually Simons 3 peice wheels (australian company) but they were close enough to the GNX "look" but in a 17x10 front and a 17x12 rear. Some people dont like the look but I think its close enough to the stock look and the stock wheels wouldnt clear the 13" baer brakes.


Originally posted by n1zm0
i've done an oil change on a porsche that took 12L :dunno: the whole box lol..

holy crap! 10L is already a crap load of $$... was it a newer Porsche?


Originally posted by Eleanor
You know it's not supposed to go to the top of the dipstick, right? :D
I wish that was the case lol.. because one only has so many a limbs to fork up for oil changes lol

[syeve]

My S4 takes 10 litres. 10 expensive litres. :barf:

[Sentry]

Originally posted by inline6turbo
^ LOL


But yes they do take a lot of oil.

The vipers take 10L as well.
Just large engines.

Diesel trucks take ~14L
Yeah, and heavy duty diesels like in semis take upwards of 30. And the only diesel oil that the dealership I worked at stocked came in quarts, not gallon jugs or from a bulk hose. The parts guy would wheel over a handcart full of quart bottles and the mechanic had to sit there pouring them in one by one. :rofl:

[Pollywog]

This reminds me of when I was trying to teach my brother how to do oil changes and he forgot to put the drain plug back in. Bye bye $70 worth of 0w40.

[ercchry]

Originally posted by Freebs

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4523/corvettez06oilchange2.jpg

you know they sell those in 4.4L size containers right?

[Jason Lange]

My truck takes 14.1L in a 6 L.

[bspot]

Originally posted by syeve
My S4 takes 10 litres. 10 expensive litres. :barf:

Really? I remember 7 or 8 from last change :dunno:

The 12L for a Porsche explains their crazy recommended interval.

[tentacles]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_sump

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/fuel-consumption/question331.htm

You're not burning oil in your cylinders, so I don't know what the 7l engine has to do with it. 911s use 12l of oil and 3.6l engines.

[syeve]

Originally posted by bspot


Really? I remember 7 or 8 from last change :dunno:



Capacities
Cooling system capacity (incl. heating) in l 12.2
Engine oil capacity (incl. filter) in l 10.7
Fuel tank capacity in l 66

They charge me for 10...I checked that quick, I was about to freak out on Tunedub :D

[Pollywog]

Originally posted by bspot
The 12L for a Porsche explains their crazy recommended interval.

What are their intervals, extremely large or small? My C-class is recommended for 15,000km between oil changes which somewhat makes me cringe..

[JfuckinC]

Originally posted by Pollywog


What are their intervals, extremely large or small? My C-class is recommended for 15,000km between oil changes which somewhat makes me cringe..

They know girls are forgetful/don't like getting things done to there cars, thus making it longer intervals for said car...

[Pollywog]

Originally posted by JfuckinC


They know girls are forgetful/don't like getting things done to there cars, thus making it longer intervals for said car...

Lol, as if I haven't heard that before - just don't say that around infected.

[n1zm0]

Originally posted by Freebs
holy crap! 10L is already a crap load of $$... was it a newer Porsche?

no it was a 78 or 79 911SC or whatever, iirc all the 911s from the late 60s to mid 90s take that much, because they're aircooled/oilcooled or whatever they need the extra oil to keep cooler because as hardcore as that fan is its not enough i guess.

+ or - $100 oil change, at $7/liter plus the oil filter, thats why the guy only drove it in the summer i guess haha, it was somewhat beat up and around 25 years old at the time but it was the only porsche i've ever driven and it was fun as hell!! i then completely understood the love for a porsche (bling factor aside).

[2EFNFAST]

Doesn't seem too high to me? My 5.8L stroker (to 408w) takes 8.1l of oil.....


Originally posted by bspot



The 12L for a Porsche explains their crazy recommended interval.

Porsche is oil cooled, so it needs a lot to do its job ... silly porsche, stick a radiator in the front and do it properly :D

[Freebs]

Originally posted by ercchry


you know they sell those in 4.4L size containers right?

yea... I wanted the 4.4L jugs but all they had were these :( lol it sucked pouring one by one

Damn I didnt think it was that common for this many cars to need this much oil..

I can do 2 oil changes on my Evo for the price of 1 on the corvette

[ipeefreely]

Originally posted by Eleanor
You know it's not supposed to go to the top of the dipstick, right? :D

Only if you are a dipstick! :rofl:

[FiveFreshFish]

Mine takes 9 L for an oil & filter, 11.5 L for a complete refill.

http://www.bentleypublishers.com/isbn/9780837602936/9780837602936/gallery-1200-2.html

[Graham_A_M]

10L for your 7.0L V8 is a fair bit. considering it needs a change every 5k kms.
with my little 3.0L I6, it takes over 6 liters of oil. Thats only because it has 24k oil change intervals though.

EDIT:

Originally posted by 2EFNFAST
Doesn't seem too high to me? My 5.8L stroker (to 408w) takes 8.1l of oil.....

What kind of oil pan are you using?

[2EFNFAST]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
Mine takes 9 L for an oil & filter, 11.5 L for a complete refill.

http://www.bentleypublishers.com/isbn/9780837602936/9780837602936/gallery-1200-2.html

You don't have a radiator though :rofl:

[Drsuce]

both my mustangs take 6.5 litres *shrug*