Number of Quarts
 

I know a guy he has a 2001 f250 with a 5.4 v8 always had a oil change at the dealer they chared him for 7 quarts of oil he wants to change his own from now on. The owners manual says 6 quarts. So which is it 6or 7??? Thanks

Each model is different but in general most truck engines will use 6 to 7 quarts. The manual sometimes mentions 6 qts and 1qt for the filter, maybe that is what he is seeing. My 460 uses 6 qts with filter change if I recall.

Tell him to buy at least 7 quarts, add 6 fire it up anfd then check the level. If he needs to add the 7th, then the filter is sucking up the extra quart. If he doesn't need to add, then he has a spare quart for later.

Jim Henderson

If yours is like mine, 6 quarts does it, including the filter. This is also what the manual states. It does NOT, however, fill it up to the top of the acceptable level. 6-1/2 quarts does that. If you feel it should be "up to the brim", put 6-1/2 in!

I have also noticed that the dealer charges for 7; I guess they're not about to charge for half a quart. Don't know for sure, but it looks like they actually use only 6-1/2.

I do know that they charged Ford for 4 gallons of anti-freeze (warranty work), when 50% strength would have required 13 quarts. It tests at 50%. I suspect they "round up"!

Hey Guys,

This same issue has surfaced quite a bit over the last 6 months. Maybe I can shed just a bit of light on the subject.

I have a F150 4.6 2003. First time I had the oil changed the Goodyear dealer said it took 7 quarts and charged me for 7 quarts. After some conversation with them that my owners manual said 6 quarts, they then fessed up that they were charging me for 7 quarts but they put in 6 1/2 quarts to take it up to the full mark on the dipstick.

At least with the 4.6, 6 quarts will take it 1/2 way between add and full (same as where it was on the factory fill) on the dipstick.

I now tell em to just put in 6 quarts and I will add later if I need to. So far the engine hasn't burned any significate amount and the oil level is still above the add mark.

As also has been stated before, if the oil level is too high, oil foaming may result and that is not a good thing.

Sooo, I guess 6 or 6 1/2 quarts is OK, but if someone really puts in 7 quarts they might be close to an overfill condition.

Just my 2 cents.

Chip

My 1998 Expedition with the 5.4L only uses 6 quarts total!!:)

My 98 F150 with the 5.4 took 6 qts. with a filter change. My 2004 f-150 with the 5.4 takes 7 qts with a filter change.