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Old 07-07-2003, 06:35 PM
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last week i changed my oil and i thought that the pan was light so poured it back into the bottle and it only made 2 quarts instead of thre and a half. what could that be. how do i check? could it be that i didint warm up my car or what?
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you never get the same amount out but 1 and 1/2 quarts is to much. what kinda car year model?
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U probably only got 2 qts because the oil was cold and therefore flowing like ***. If the oil was hot and that happened then.... remember the filter houses .3 L's aswell.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92BlackSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">U probably only got 2 qts because the oil was cold and therefore flowing like ***. If the oil was hot and that happened then.... remember the filter houses .3 L's aswell.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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