Dillon WDP

I recently got my oil changed at acura of manhattan and after a few weeks checked the dipstick and apparantly it seems that they have put more oil than the 4.5 reccomended capacity stated in the tl manual. What is it with these morons? Do they have any idea what they are doing? Is this harmful to my car?? Should something go wrong,i am covered?

Thank you all.

vtechbrain

Not to worry!

JoganJani

It might be of concern, if you observe it to rise. CHeck again after a week and see if it have risen. Check this link for some tips. Read Lesson No. 3;

http://www.practicingoilanalysis.com...up=OilAnalysis

Ron A

As said, not to worry. There is a built in fudge factor to allow for ignorant dealers, careless lube changers, do-it-yourselfers, etc. Dealers usually have their bulk oil nozzles set for 5 quarts, unless it is some car that takes a lot less and then they might adjust it temporarily.

Road Rage

I agree with Ron - look at the oil dipstick after you have run the car hard - unless you see lots of bubbles, you are not whipping air. Mfrs over underrate the sump capacity to allow for such "field realities".

suj220

is there anything wrong with just keeping 4 quarts instead of 4.5??

Ron A

Calm down. Take a deep breath. Answer politely. Do not be sarcastic. OK, here goes.

Technically, as long as you are between the low and high lines on the dipstick, you should be safe.

But the TL invites you to drive in a spirited manner, and when you are flinging it around the curves, that .5 quart of oil that isn't there may mean that something didn't get lubricated, or whatever.

I notice you didn't ask if it would hurt anything, like the original writer asked if being over the line would hurt anything, so I gather your intent is to keep only 4 quarts in the oil pan.

Why would you want to do so?

Road Rage

This is a...well, unusual question; let's just say I have never seen anyone ask that before in any car Forum. - You can walk with 4 toes, but why would you want to? There will be no problem with sucking air as the oil pan is well designed. However, 4 quarts can only draw so much heat, and release it to cool. The bottom 2/3's of an engine are cooled by the oil - reducing it by 10% reduces the cooling capacity. The only upside is the oil will warm up faster, so if you do short hop driving, that might be a plus.

Why stop at 4 when 3.5 is just beyond around the corner.

SLVR04TL6PD

crack open the drain plug for a couple of seconds, retighten, check again. If it's too low just add until it's right.

-Chad

caball88

uhhh i wouldn't do that. a little over the top of the line will not break the engine. cracking open the drain plug would be ugly and messy.

fsttyms1

ive never in 160,500 miles put less than 5qt of oil in my tl (i buy the oil in 5qt jugs and poor it all in). (its rated for 4.6 or something like that) so you should be able to make it to 160+k just like me!

suj220

well the reason i asked should've been....because most of the 5w-20 oil comes either in 4qt's or 1 quart bottles. The guys at Pep Boyz is only going to put in 4 quarts and not waste a half of 1 quart bottle.

Just wanted to know if some part of the engine is going to be hurt with only 4 quarts. thats all.. let me just back away and take a breath

Ron A

They will usually put in 5 quarts, making it 1/2 quart over the line, which is better than 1/2 quart under.

You should tell them it takes 4 1/2 quarts, so put in 4 1/2 quarts and give you the remaining 1/2 quart so you can use it for adding, if necessary, or for the next oil change.