Hey Guys,
How much oil do I need in my car with a 6 quart Hemi sump? I`m not sure if I need the 6 quarts or weather I should allow more to fill the oil filter etc as well as the pan.
I'd start with 5, run the car and add what you need to get to full. Are you having troubles with the dip stick.
Yes thats the trouble,
I have a new one with new tube so dont know where the level should be. I want to fill up with the correct amount then mark the dip stick accordingly
I have a 6qt. Hemi pan on my 440 and I always put 6qts. in. You could put the dip stick down the outside of the tube and mark it with a sharpie approximately where it needs to be and then put it in the tube and see where the level is with 5 qts.
On the 440 in my 1966 Coronet 500 which runs a hydraulic flat tappet style camshaft and lifters, I run the following equipment.
Mopar Performance Hemi 6 quart oil pan with a matching Hemi 1/2" pick-up tube and screen assembly (all of the oiling passageways were opened up to 1/2" Hemi specs during the engine build)
Mopar Performance chrome dip stick and dip stick tube assembly
Mopar Performance windage tray
Mopar Performance HP oil pump
Mopar performance HP 1 quart oil filter
With that equipment in place, I run 6 quarts of engine oil plus one 12 ounce bottle of the Comp Cams Engine Break-In Oil Additive (part #159) at every oil change.
Richard
Thanks all, I will drop the oil and start with 6 quarts and see where that comes to. My worry is, at the moment it is reading about 1/2" over the full mark and guess that too much oil could be a bad thing so would rather it be right.
I didnt fill it I may add and my man that did cant remember if it was 6 or 7 quarts he put in :p