Oil question
07-26-2007, 08:31 PM
#6
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07-26-2007, 08:37 PM
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RE: Oil question
Eh, legally just gets like that sometimes...
one thing to keep in mind...it's in the owner's manual but it warrants mentioning anyway...yes the car takes six quarts even, but the "safe range" on the dipstick for theV8is actutally at the BOTTOM of the hashmarks, as opposed to the top of the hashmarks, which is whatjust about every other vehicle on the planet uses. When I picked up my GT from the dealer, I pulled into an auto parts store to get a locking gas cap and checked all fluids/tire psi's after the vehicle had been sitting for a bit, and got nervous when I saw the oil level and thought "damn, the PDI guy didn't top off the oil, should I go back and complain?" just thought I'd mention it in case you check/change your oil and it's not to the top of the hashes...
one thing to keep in mind...it's in the owner's manual but it warrants mentioning anyway...yes the car takes six quarts even, but the "safe range" on the dipstick for theV8is actutally at the BOTTOM of the hashmarks, as opposed to the top of the hashmarks, which is whatjust about every other vehicle on the planet uses. When I picked up my GT from the dealer, I pulled into an auto parts store to get a locking gas cap and checked all fluids/tire psi's after the vehicle had been sitting for a bit, and got nervous when I saw the oil level and thought "damn, the PDI guy didn't top off the oil, should I go back and complain?" just thought I'd mention it in case you check/change your oil and it's not to the top of the hashes...
07-26-2007, 08:38 PM
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RE: Oil question
ORIGINAL: LegallyTorchRED
Look at your OM, it's that book FORD gives you, in your glove box. CAN you read ?
YUP, you sound and act, like a total TARD.
S197 is a "body style", not an engine / motor.
Look at your OM, it's that book FORD gives you, in your glove box. CAN you read ?
YUP, you sound and act, like a total TARD.
S197 is a "body style", not an engine / motor.
07-26-2007, 08:41 PM
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RE: Oil question
ORIGINAL: Menace
Mine never came in the glove box...It's actually too big to fit. Hrm.
ORIGINAL: LegallyTorchRED
Look at your OM, it's that book FORD gives you, in your glove box. CAN you read ?
YUP, you sound and act, like a total TARD.
S197 is a "body style", not an engine / motor.
Look at your OM, it's that book FORD gives you, in your glove box. CAN you read ?
YUP, you sound and act, like a total TARD.
S197 is a "body style", not an engine / motor.
can you tell I'm bored?