Is 5 quarts of oil enough for a 3.0CL?

 

well....... my 2.2 takes about 5 if thats any sort of benchmark.........

 

its 1.5 quarts per cylinder.. so put in about 9ish..

 

4.6 to be exact.

 

Read the Owner's Manual.

 

I resorted to the manual and the search a long time ago. I don't have an owner's manual because I'm the 3rd owner and the previous owner didn't have one because he had lost it. The search gave out no feedback regarding my question either.

 

That's way too much. 9 quarts is almost two times more than what you actually need.

 

 

see, told you someone would know

 

sounds about right for me....... but for a 3,0....... seems a bit too little to me.... but thats just me

 

4.6 quarts

 

Yup, great advice. Now someone tell me the trick to taking out the bolt and the filter. It's apparently too hard with a simple ratchet and hand.

 

umm, youre kidding right, the 1st time, the only hard thing is finding the stuff...... after that its all simple hand tools...... all you do is wrench the bolt off like any other... keep in mind NOT to keep your head under or even near the oil........ same with the filter, grab a filter wrench, pop it off, and the rest is just twisting off, again keep your head away....... when putting it all back in, just torque down the bolt, and the filter should really only be hand tightened, a tool will overtorque it way too easy........ thing is you wanna do it after running the engine to operating temps, that way the oil is more liquidy and runny and will come out better..... but that means working on a hot oil pan, and hot exhaust manifolds........ and surprisingly my halfshaft was a bit on the hot side too

and NO, its not too hard with a simple ratchet and hand, granted itll take some effort if youre lying on the floor under a jacked car....... but nowhere near impossible

 

its usualy 4.5-5 for 4cycs and v6's... btw you know on these 2.2s on the dipstick there is just 2 holes i imagine just fill up to the top hole?? usualy there is a min/max line

 

Yes, the dots are MIN and MAX, the difference between the points is 1 quart or 1 litre... about the same

fill to somewhere in between....... but a bit over is fine too, im running a bit over because my Motul 300V was only sold in 2 Litre cans.... and I had to guestimate and went a little over

 

and it's about 4 1/2

 

Ahh ic. Well I'll have to try again and see how it goes. Thanks everyone.

 

come over my house, i have a man strength.. i can take that filter off for u..

 

Again, 4.6 to be exact.

As for the filter, get a hammer and a screw driver. Hit the screw driver into the filter to make it a handle (hit it all the way through along the side). Simply turn it to take it off.

The bolt should come off with some muscle into it. Go work out. (use leverage)

 

hah weird my H22 takes 5.2

 

wow 5.2...

 

Compared to the honda 4bangers.. the V6 filter is so fuckin conveinantly located . i cant ever change oil without getting my arm oily

 

haha see

 

Fantastic Fellas. I'd love to come over sometime too for that special help.

 

I should try that out next time, just for you Chris........ but one has to remember to aim higher on the filter body or else youll end up hitting the threaded shaft thats on the block

 

Daniel-power ftw

 

i bought a 4.4L jug and then saw it only went up min, had to drive to get another liter. fuckin 50$ worth of just oil

 

lol....... my little F22s last change cost me 100 bucks, thats oil and a $7 Honda filter. I had to buy 6 litres, since they were only sold by 2 litre cans

but I must say this oil is worth every penny

 

haha you guys need to look around. at wal-mart a big 5quart bottle cost about 22 bucks for mobile 1. thats where i get mines from.

 

Mobile 1 from walmart is the only way to go

 

shit, i dunno how that works in canada, but ill hit up walmart for my oil next time and filter.

 

I usually go with a full Mobil 1 oil change, MOBIL 1 10W-30 High mileage synthetic and a Mobil 1 oil filter, 20 bucks on oil at walmart, and 10 on filter at Autozone..... this time I had a recommendatio from my trusted mechanic to go with Motul.... so I went out for regular 8100 5W-30 Eco-nergy synthetic......... at 10 bucks..... a litre......... then I decided... screw it, ill try the full out 300V 5W30 racing oil, 3 2 litre metal cans, at 30 bucks a piece totaling 15 bucks a litre........ but its definately orth it,i noticed better pull at the higher RPMs, and ive shaved .2 seconds from my 0-60, while only averaging .1 seconds on the total 1/4 mile..... more power at the top ogf my gears at 30 and 60 (Stupid automatic)......... anyways, mechanic man said that hes taken apart engine that ran Motul, and says theyre in great condition inside and out, and he specializes in performance and racing motors

 

anyone tried eneos?

 

royal purple.

 

RP isnt bad atr all I liked it, then I went for Amsoil, loved that even more, but went back to Mobil 1 right afterwards, out of cost consideration....... but after running my Motul. which in all honesty doesnt cost all that more than Amsoil. I think ill stick to it for the life of the poor dying CL

 

Switch To Castro Syn You See The Difrence

 

syntec isnt bad........ but not my 1st choice...... for the price Id go with Mobil 1 or Valvoline, used all 3 and these 2 are my winners in this price group...... I wanted to try Quakerstate... then I decided to splurge..... my ass off, and im real glad I did

 

mobil1>rp???

 

our cars aren't formula 1 race cars. so stick with mobile 1

 

Mobile 1 Delvac ftw