Seven quarts of oil?!?!
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Seven quarts of oil?!?!
Recently, I decided to return to changing my own oil since I now own four vehicles and am tired of paying rubes at the local speedlube joint ever increasing $$.
So, after not changing my own oil in over ten years, I started with my 1980 Bronco Custom which has an automatic with the 351M engine and 95k original miles. I bought some Havoline 10w30 and a Wix oil filter.
Everything went fine but when I filled the crankcase, it took seven quarts! I did not overfill it and it has run fine ever since. It does not use oil BTW.
Does this mean this engine has a super oil capacity?
So, after not changing my own oil in over ten years, I started with my 1980 Bronco Custom which has an automatic with the 351M engine and 95k original miles. I bought some Havoline 10w30 and a Wix oil filter.
Everything went fine but when I filled the crankcase, it took seven quarts! I did not overfill it and it has run fine ever since. It does not use oil BTW.
Does this mean this engine has a super oil capacity?
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Just read.....your owners manual, Haynes manual, Chiltons manual, Ford repair disk, etc, etc.....just look up capacities.....yikes!
I have a Haynes at hand......Chapter1-3 "Capacities" Engine oil with filter change 302 & 351 is 6 quarts. This is also listed on my chiltons CD.
I have a Haynes at hand......Chapter1-3 "Capacities" Engine oil with filter change 302 & 351 is 6 quarts. This is also listed on my chiltons CD.
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