2002 mustang gt: How Much Oil Does It Hold?
03-19-2008, 01:34 PM
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2002 mustang gt: How Much Oil Does It Hold?
i recently bought a triple black 2002 mustang gt checked the oil and it was over full kinda made me paranoid because i thought it might be leakin water into the engine i was lazy and took it to wal mart to change the oil and when i got it back the paper said they put 5quarts in it i checked the dip stick and it was a half to a full quart over full so is it safe to run it that far over or what? i read some forums and people were saying six quarts is safe but i thought running it over full would put more pressure on the seals and **** like that isnt good on the engine. let me know something folks. thanks!
03-19-2008, 01:56 PM
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RE: 2002 mustang gt: How Much Oil Does It Hold?
6 quarts is capacity. It changed from 5 to 6 whenever they went from the romeo to windsor or vice versa, don't remember. But like mid 2001 models forward hold 6 quarts. Also...the dipsticks on this car are absolutely horrible. It's hard to get a good reading on them. Seems like the oil gets smeared all over the damn stick and you can't tell where the level is.
03-20-2008, 12:11 PM
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RE: 2002 mustang gt: How Much Oil Does It Hold?
WHen i usually change my oil from day to day, its right 'around' 5 quarts,, sometimes over, sometimes a bit under..
after letting my car sit and drain for 6 months while i did the work,, it was almost 6.. closer to 5 and a half
after letting my car sit and drain for 6 months while i did the work,, it was almost 6.. closer to 5 and a half
03-20-2008, 12:12 PM
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RE: 2002 mustang gt: How Much Oil Does It Hold?
Also...the dipsticks on this car are absolutely horrible. It's hard to get a good reading on them. Seems like the oil gets smeared all over the damn stick and you can't tell where the level is.
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03-20-2008, 10:10 PM
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RE: 2002 mustang gt: How Much Oil Does It Hold?
alldata(nodata) says 5.25 for mine and that puts it right at the top of the grid..
hey clint i see you got her running again. awesome man. we should plan a track day at muncie, i might be comming down there later on to visit my friend who goes to ball state.
hey clint i see you got her running again. awesome man. we should plan a track day at muncie, i might be comming down there later on to visit my friend who goes to ball state.