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How many quarts of motor oil for B16A 2nd gen

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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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How many quarts of motor oil for B16A 2nd gen? drain and refill? i poured in 4 quarts, is it enough?
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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check it?
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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4 quarts is fine, but some specific book recomendations call for like 3.50 or 3.75 quarts.
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drtysohc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check it?</TD></TR></TABLE>
i cant really tell from the oil dip stick cause i am not sure if thats original one that comes with the engine or
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by crazyguy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
i cant really tell from the oil dip stick cause i am not sure if thats original one that comes with the engine or </TD></TR></TABLE>

Is there any oil line/residue marked on your dipstick when you remove it? Remember new oil is yellow and can sometimes be hard to distinguish on the dipstick if you dont look at it closely.
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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whenits between the 2 dots
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tonymoto &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whenits between the 2 dots</TD></TR></TABLE>
No the highest dot is reccomended height read your manual...
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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remember wen you do the oil change pour the oil in and turn your car on, let idle for half a minute, check dipstick again then adjust and try to fill it but dont overdue it cause that causes problems too
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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three and a 1/2 quarts is full. four doesn't hurt but the oil pan is 3.5 quarts
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by soundpsych &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
No the highest dot is reccomended height read your manual...</TD></TR></TABLE>

True, but the second dot is "1 qt low" - so it's not like you're really lacking in oil or anything.

In the upper 75% of the range of the two dots to the top dot is fine.
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 10:04 PM
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i always put 4.2 quarts into my b16a.
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ejprimo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i always put 4.2 quarts into my b16a.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ejprimo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i always put 4.2 quarts into my b16a.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's usually around 4 1/4 for me as well.
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 10:47 PM
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It's usually around 4 1/4 for me as well.</TD></TR></TABLE>

same here.
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 12:00 AM
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4.25qrts
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