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Old May 15, 2002 | 06:07 PM
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My neighbor wants me to change her oil on a 99? hatchback. I was just wondering if anyone knew how much oil the car takes and if 5w-30 is good.
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Old May 15, 2002 | 06:38 PM
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4 quarts of 5w30 and you're good to go
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Old May 15, 2002 | 08:32 PM
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i always thought it was 3.5 oh well it says in the owners manual
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Old May 15, 2002 | 08:39 PM
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it will prolly take just over 3qt I buy 4 to play it safe.
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Old May 15, 2002 | 08:39 PM
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3.8 qts
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Old May 15, 2002 | 08:41 PM
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3.5 or 3.6... i used to work at Honda dealership...
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Old May 15, 2002 | 11:32 PM
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Alrite thanks guys I'll check if she has the manual, if not I'll just cross my fingers and hope it's 3.8
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Old May 16, 2002 | 03:35 AM
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Yeah it's about 3.5 if you dump the oil out of the filter too.
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Old May 16, 2002 | 05:10 PM
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ooops..I made a mistake changing my oil..I replaced the oil filter and everything..but I just remembered to initially put oil around the new oil filter before screwing it on...oil level is fine on the gs-r..should I be worried...DOH!...I'm an idiot!
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