peteh

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standard engine with a standard sump, just seems very little to me, only registering at the bottom of the dip stick aswell...

cheers, pete

R5FORD

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Iirc its 5 litre capacity i used to fill with 4

R5FORD

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If its only registering at the bottom then how do you know thats all it will take?

R5FORD

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You did drain it first didnt you

peteh

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i was just going with what my big ring binder manual says, so what should it be?

5 litres?

zetec-Sam

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That may be sump capacity...you need to take into account oil filter, oilways etc. which would explain why it's not full...

peteh

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yeah, I did leave it draining for a while!

so can anybody tell me how much they normally out it?

tabetha

On a normal oil change 3.5 litres will take it to the full mark, purely sump wise 4 litres brings it level with the top of the sump shape, ie not yet overflowing onto/into the shallow pan forward of the sump.
I measured this when my sump was off, I'd guess no more than 0.2 litre in oil filter on top of that.
tabetha

martysmartie

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It's 3.5 WITH filter, 3.0 WITHOUT (6.0 and 5.3 pints respectively) as said, never fill it right up to the max I always go just below the max level on mine, IIRC the difference between the low mark and the high mark is around 1 litre. I still have my 5 litre can from when i changed mine and have used it for top ups ever since, it's only just empty now.

Martin