oil capacity?
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I always go with an even 8.
How big is your oil filter? I wonder if the 7.6 quarts mentioned in the manual assume that you are using the small toyota oil filter.
If you drain all the old oil out ie: have the filter off, the fill cap off, the drain plug out,
and you let the vehicle sit for 10 minutes (I used to even turn the engine over for half a revolution
to get out the cup that is in the pump; not that anal anymore for some reason).
If you do all that, you will use slighty less than eight quarts,ie: about 7 7/8 quarts;
of course, being 1/8 overfull will not hurt anything.
This has been my experience and assumes a few things;
First, that you use the large filter and second, that you completely empty all the oil from the bottles
that you are pouring into the engine.
If you take it to Walmart, the kid who doesn't know his elbow from his ahole, then all bets are off,
as they usually do not completely drain the old oil, and do not completely empty the new bottles
when pouring them into the engine.
Either way, you will not hurt it; the main reason the LC has all that extra oil capacity for cooling;
ie: oil does more than lubricate the moving the parts, it also draws heat away from those moving parts.
Theoretically, if the engine is in rough shape with blowby, etc; it gives the engine a bit more protection;
ie: more oil to neutralize more by-products of combustion, etc, or if there is a leak or it burns a lot of oil,
you could go farther out in the rainforest before the low oil condition would damage the engine.
However, the main reason for so much oil it to help keep the internal engine parts cooler.
That is one reason why these engines last forever.
and you let the vehicle sit for 10 minutes (I used to even turn the engine over for half a revolution
to get out the cup that is in the pump; not that anal anymore for some reason).
If you do all that, you will use slighty less than eight quarts,ie: about 7 7/8 quarts;
of course, being 1/8 overfull will not hurt anything.
This has been my experience and assumes a few things;
First, that you use the large filter and second, that you completely empty all the oil from the bottles
that you are pouring into the engine.
If you take it to Walmart, the kid who doesn't know his elbow from his ahole, then all bets are off,
as they usually do not completely drain the old oil, and do not completely empty the new bottles
when pouring them into the engine.
Either way, you will not hurt it; the main reason the LC has all that extra oil capacity for cooling;
ie: oil does more than lubricate the moving the parts, it also draws heat away from those moving parts.
Theoretically, if the engine is in rough shape with blowby, etc; it gives the engine a bit more protection;
ie: more oil to neutralize more by-products of combustion, etc, or if there is a leak or it burns a lot of oil,
you could go farther out in the rainforest before the low oil condition would damage the engine.
However, the main reason for so much oil it to help keep the internal engine parts cooler.
That is one reason why these engines last forever.
Me thinks that our FSM stated 7.6 with the bigger filters in mind. Besides, you are supposed to pour oil into the filter before installing them. Considering its orientation and placement, I don't think that filter would take away from the amount of oil you pour in.
Regards.
Regards.
I always let mine drain until no more comes out, and then I run about a quart through the engine until the oil that comes out the drain is the color of new oil. I don't know how much of that oil remains in the engine though. Or if there's even a reason for doing that. After that I usually add about 7 quarts and then drive around for a while and adjust from there.
I use the walmart supertech filter and mine took 8.5 as well.
i use 8 qts. in my 3FE.
About 8 qts, but I don't fill it with a "specific" amount of oil, I fill it until it reads full after running for a minute and then shutting it down for a few minutes.
Cruiserdrew
On the way there
I dump in 8 quarts every time. I don't even check the dipstick after filling anymore.
x2.
Precise measurements; timed draining; pre-filling the oil filter; dumping an extra quart as a "flush"; and all those other gyrations are just wasting your time, money, and mental energy.
Remove drain plug
Remove old filter
Put on new filter (preferably the 90915-20004)
Grease the zirks on the drive shaft and U-joints
Install new drain plug gasket (sometimes)
Replace drain plug (snug, not too tight)
Dump in 8 quarts
Start engine; watch for leaks & watch the pressure gauge
... and move on.
-B-
Land Speeder
InstaH8R
I read this at first and thought to myself... So many people forget to put the plug back in before refilling.
But then realized you meant changing the the old for a new...
