john1614

alright i decided to change my oil and filter as well as my spark plugs today. all went well,except i am not sure i have the right dip stick. i am pretty sure that the oil capacity of my 88 5.0 is 5 quarts. however, after adding 4 quarts, i checked it and it read over full, which i expected,because i hadnt started it yet, so i added the 5th quart. i then changed all the spark plugs(with autolite 23's), and washed my k&n filter, and oiled it. after replacing everything, when i started it up, took it for a ride, it now smokes, blue smoke really bad when you get into it.
the dip stick still says it is over full by 1+ quarts, that is why i think it may be the wrong dip stick, unless my oil capacity is only 4 qts. i dont know what i did wrong, anyone have any ideas. thanks.

89chatofive0

Is this your first oil change, cause i havenever heard of that happening before. but 5 quarts always does it for me, and that is with a tube of restore oil addative.

hotstang97gt

did you drain the front hump and the rear? the front hump i think would hold about 1 QT

john1614

yea, first oil change and plugs on this particular car. i dont know if it is possible that the plugs being a colder range could it, or the oiling of the k&n air filter did it, or something to do with the oil change. i did notice that when i drained the oil, it didnt seem like there was very much there.i just dont know were to go from here. thanks.

silver91gt

there is 2 drainplugs on the 5.0

john1614

talk about feeling like an idiot. never change oil in a car with 2 drain plugs before. that is exactly it. thanks.

91lxstang

yea i just changed my oil today and it should hold 5 quarts an i also added some additives (about 1 quart) and it actually didnt even go up to the fullest full line on the dipstick.... so i put a total of 6 quarts in without problems

1BIGMOFO

yea the whole double hump oil pan is pertty tricky!!! i got confused the first time I did mine a couple years ago!

chord509

My '85 actually took 6 quarts and yeah, that double drain plug bites!

ckyguy68

i have the same problem! how bad is it running 6 quarts? ive been driving it with 6 quarts for 5 days.. but no smoke...