Oil capacity...
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Oil capacity...
I'm just curious....I have a 2016 f-150 ...5.0.... the oil capacity states. 7.7 qts....how many guys just make it 8....was wondering about this....
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Chances are 7.7 didn't come out. I'd go 7.5, check it the next day. Over capacity leads to bad things too. Personally I'd rather put 7 in and check the next day. After you get a baseline, you'll be good going forward.
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I have the same engine and year F150 as you.
I’ve always changed my oil myself and I never just use 8 quarts.
I really don’t think you’d hurt anything by using 8 quarts but I wouldn’t make it a habit.
I always use the 7.7 and when I drain my oil, I always but the front of my truck on ramps and let oil drain until it’s not even dripping out of the oil pan and then I remove the filter and let them same thing happen.
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For calculations sake, 7.7 quarts is ALMOST 2 gallons (1.925 gallons). If poring your oil into two 1 gallon containers is easier for you to measure, I would be much more comfortable with over filling by 0.025 gallons (0.1 quart).
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Some in-between advice: See where it ends up on the dipstick after refilling with 7.7 quarts and then running it a few minutes. If there's a tiny bit of room at the top, or even if it is very exactly on full, I personally wouldn't hesitate adding only 0.3 quarts, even on a 5-quart engine.
My $0.02 .
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Some in-between advice: See where it ends up on the dipstick after refilling with 7.7 quarts and then running it a few minutes. If there's a tiny bit of room at the top, or even if it is very exactly on full, I personally wouldn't hesitate adding only 0.3 quarts, even on a 5-quart engine.
My $0.02 .
Or I was going to suggest next oil change put 7.7 qts in, run it, let it sit overnight, pull the dipstick and take a picture of it.
Then add the other 0.3 qts, run it, let it sit overnight, pull the dipstick and take a picture of it.
Can you see any difference in the two pictures?
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Dump 8 quarts and move on. Life is far to short to measure fractions of a quart. Besides realize the stock pan holds almost 11 quarts before the oil is near the crank. Lots of Mustang guys run 10 quarts on the track.
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