How much oil does it take to fill your trucks engine, mine takes about 7 liters, thats just over 7 quarts, is that stock, my Haynes manual says I should only be using 5 liters. I also have an engine oil cooler on the truck it was there when I bought it. Is that stock for an F150, I am from Canada and so is the truck anybody's opinion would be great

 

Oh yea my truck is an 1997 model

 

7 should be okay with the oil cooler.

-6 qts with a filter change is acceptable
-6 1/2 qts with filter is full
-7 qts with filter is max according to Ford spec book

 

Thanks for the info AjRango

 

2003, my manual says 6 quart capacity. hmm.

 

Geez I use between 5 and 6 normally.

 

does anybody know if the oil cooler is stock or if it was an add on maybe thats the reason I use more oil in my truck,

 

honestly no idea.

 

I just changed my oil 2 days ago. I used 6 1/2 quarts which filled it perfectly.

 

Oil cooler? Do you have an auto trans? Are you sure it's not a tranny cooler. You mean the small radiator mounted in front of your large radiator? That's your tranny cooler.

 

No my truck is a five speed manual, its got a cooler infront of the rad could it be for the A/C? from the threads so far I dont use too much more oil than anybody else.
Will

 

It's a tranny cooler......i'm 99.9999999999% sure it is.

(i have to leave a little room for error you know : )

Tom

 

It's cant be for the tranny, unless, ford started putting tranny coolers, on manual trannies, aswell as autos.
Will

 

Well, one way to find out, crawl underneath and look, or call the Dealer. I'm pretty certain they don't put oil coolers on cars. Motorcycles yes, but cars no. I'm pretty certain it's a tranny cooler, auto or manual, when your towing that fluid can still get hot.

 

I will do that I get back home next sunday, I'm away on Vacation visting friends in Brussels.