Okay I finally went and got a new oil filter and some oil for my old 69, i asked them if the computor told them how much it holds, well being a 69 it doesnt tell them anything, grrr i need a book anyways. so how much oil does it take?
I am going to change the oil and filter, anyone know it be great, I got like 6 quarts of oil just to be safe, I also got some of that resoline stuff you guys had told me about, so I am just going to put the whole bottle in so that be one quart...

thanks

Anyone know sooner better, I want to do this today.

 

Well i just done my oil change, I guess it holds 5 quarts cause thats what I put in it, wow that oil was blacker then black.
i put 4 quarts of Havoline 10w-40 in it and a bottle of that rilisone ... maybe my engine will like that. i plan to change it again real soon, kinda flushing it out i will get some crastrol or something then

 

I think you can get reprint owner's manuals from the store at this site. I bought one for my old (no longer have it) '77 here a couple years ago.

I'm pretty sure they were 5 qts with filter through sometime in mid to late 80s. My '95 takes 6 qts. Wonder if that came in with the EFI? Anyway, I don't need to worry if mine is a quart low at that rate.

 

There is nothing wrong with knowing how much oil you need to buy, but the dipstick should still be the last word. I remember a new lube man (at a Ford dealership) that always asked us mechanics "How much oil does this one take?" We could have given him a number, but we always said: "Put in 4 quarts, check the dipstick, run it, & top it off." As he gained experience he got to thinking he knew the number. One Friday he lubed a new Ford wagon. He pulled the plug on the pan & replaced it when it stopped draining. He then put 5 quarts in the engine. On Monday the car was returned to us. He had drained the auto trans. The customer had driven it far enough to really mess up the trans, plus the extra 5 quarts of oil in the engine blew out the seals and was coating everything under the hood. (He had NEVER pulled the dipstick and that was his last day on the job.)

 

We had a guy like that at my job TLE at Wal Mart, Iquit cause of his crap, thinking he knew Everything and the boss thought he did to just cause he worked at Jify lube for a year.... I have worked on cars since I was old enough to pick up a wrench, he was abotu 10 yrs younger then me..

Some people make Stupid high cost mistakes, I always fill,start, let it fill th filter, cut off and check dip stick, I was asking cause I figured people would know, but I always double check also.

 

Change with a filter usually takes 6 quarts for all years. 5 will "fill" it initially per the dipstick, but once you crank it and fill the filter it'll be down a quart.

When it comes to oil I'd recommend using either Rotella or Delo 400. They're the only readily available motor oils that haven't been drastically stripped of their zinc & phosphorus anti-wear components. Since 1996 the allowable levels have been progressively cut in all regular motor oils for pollution control reasons [in both dino and synthetics]. This has become a silent killer of engines with flat tappet cams/lifters. The new "service grades" of oil have improved in many respects, but they're actually worse when it comes to cam & lifter wear. There are several racing oils with high zinc & phosphorus contents... but they're hard to find, expensive, and some have deposit forming levels of addatives if used in a daily driver. Fortunately Rotella and Delo 400 you can get most anywhere, usually for the same price as regular oils, and they have additive levels on par with what regular oils had 10 years ago.

 

I didnt realize there was anyone else lucky enough to work at a TLE for walmart. I honestly dont know if im gonna stay there till school in august. Some of those guys still dont know how to change oil after being there for 2 months. As for my 1995 and my grandpas 92 they both take 6 quarts.

 

Yeah, I just looked at my '77 owner's manual and it says 6 qts with filter change.

 

hum, i will check the dip stick tommorrow, i drove it some today around the yard, but when i first done it 5 made it full.

 

My '79 manual also say 6 quarts with filter.

 

I checked it yesterday still full of oil accourding to the dip stick

 

i had a straight 6 i believe it holds 6 but ill call my brother who now owns the truck and ill get back to you on that tomorrow if you havent all ready found out

 

i even have one that takes close to seven quarts to show full on the stick. Must be a deeper pan. The motor was changed prior to my owning it. It is an 87, but no idea what year the motor is. So with ford, nothin is certain.

later!! chris

 

Now you know why you have to use the dipstick. Once you have done a few oil changes on an individual engine, then you will know how much oil it will take, but another one that looks to be the same may vary. In pickups, one may have a passenger car pan and another a higher-capacity big-truck pan.