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#495271 - 13/03/10 02:20 PM how many quarts of oill
hiyall Junior Member Registered: 13/03/10 Posts: 1	i have asked 2 dealerships. i have a 2004 xterra 3.3 . it seems to be full on 3,5 quarts. the dealerships say between 4to 5 quarts. they got specific and said 4.7. could my vehicle have the wrong dipstick. its weird..i dont understand it.
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#495272 - 13/03/10 03:17 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: hiyall]
Hijole Member Registered: 29/06/09 Posts: 28	3.5 quarts I have had the same issue with some dealerships.
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#495274 - 13/03/10 05:04 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: Hijole]
vacsimile Member Registered: 02/07/09 Posts: 55 Loc: Middle of Nowhere	Are you guys not replacing the filter or what? It always takes between 4 and 5 when I change my oil. _________________________ The only thing I can prove is there is no proof.
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#495279 - 13/03/10 07:18 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: vacsimile]
Hijole Member Registered: 29/06/09 Posts: 28	Yes, that includes changing the oil filter. See owners manual page 9-2. With oil filter the capacity is 3 1/2 quarts for the V-6 VG33E engine (non supercharged)
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#495504 - 31/03/10 08:35 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: Hijole]
Kaiser Member Registered: 18/01/03 Posts: 6372 Loc: Austin, Texas	It's exactly 3.5 quarts. It's ALWAYS been EXACTLY 3.5 quarts including filter. Vacs - If you're putting in "4 to 5" you're risking screwing up your motor. hiyall - Some dealers just say whatever they think will shut you up. I've been amazed at some of the just blatantly wrong things people have been told by dealers and service managers that should know better. _________________________ Warning! Do not sear the top of your neck hole in the molten lactate extract of hoofed mammals.
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#495552 - 04/04/10 08:53 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: Kaiser]
vacsimile Member Registered: 02/07/09 Posts: 55 Loc: Middle of Nowhere	Originally Posted By: Kaiser It's exactly 3.5 quarts. It's ALWAYS been EXACTLY 3.5 quarts including filter. Vacs - If you're putting in "4 to 5" you're risking screwing up your motor. hiyall - Some dealers just say whatever they think will shut you up. I've been amazed at some of the just blatantly wrong things people have been told by dealers and service managers that should know better. I fill it until it shows full on the dipstick... we are talking about the v6, right? _________________________ The only thing I can prove is there is no proof.
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#495553 - 04/04/10 10:39 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: vacsimile]
_Craic_ Member Registered: 22/06/09 Posts: 150	Originally Posted By: vacsimile I fill it until it shows full on the dipstick... we are talking about the v6, right? lol
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#495560 - 05/04/10 03:36 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: _Craic_]
NY Madman Member Registered: 09/05/02 Posts: 5232 Loc: Florida	For the 3.3 L V6 engine..... it is 3.5 quarts of oil (with filter change). As Kaiser said... "It's ALWAYS been EXACTLY 3.5 quarts including filter." Here is a snapshot of the Owner's Manual page that deals with this.... (Right Click on Image.... choose "View Image") Edited by NY Madman (05/04/10 03:38 PM) _________________________ Click here for Democrat Party theme song...
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#495566 - 05/04/10 07:23 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: NY Madman]
vacsimile Member Registered: 02/07/09 Posts: 55 Loc: Middle of Nowhere	NYM, you drive an Xterra? I always thought you just hung out here for the politics. That's crazy. Next time I change the oil I'll actually pay attention to how much I'm putting in (I'm using oil at the shop which I just pour into a large jug, then into the engine). I know I'm not overfilling, so I must just be mismeasuring/misremembering. _________________________ The only thing I can prove is there is no proof.
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#495567 - 05/04/10 08:52 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: vacsimile]
_Craic_ Member Registered: 22/06/09 Posts: 150	Originally Posted By: vacsimile Next time I change the oil I'll actually pay attention to how much I'm putting in (I'm using oil at the shop which I just pour into a large jug, then into the engine). I know I'm not overfilling, so I must just be mismeasuring/misremembering. Shipping department, who knew......
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#495578 - 06/04/10 08:57 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: _Craic_]
vacsimile Member Registered: 02/07/09 Posts: 55 Loc: Middle of Nowhere	LoL, service department actually (as embarrassing as that is to admit after this thread). _________________________ The only thing I can prove is there is no proof.
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#495679 - 14/04/10 04:45 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: hiyall]
GrnXnham Member Registered: 26/04/02 Posts: 510 Loc: Tacoma, WA	Originally Posted By: hiyall i have asked 2 dealerships. i have a 2004 xterra 3.3 . it seems to be full on 3,5 quarts. the dealerships say between 4to 5 quarts. they got specific and said 4.7. could my vehicle have the wrong dipstick. its weird..i dont understand it. This is exactly why I change my own oil. It's not hard and I know it's been done right. _________________________ 2002 Xterra XE 190K 2012 Frontier S 64K 2007 Toyota Tundra 103K
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#675804 - 13/06/11 11:24 PM Re: how many quarts of oill [Re: GrnXnham]
AnthonyS Member Registered: 09/06/11 Posts: 47 Loc: West Babylon, NY	I would say dealerships purposely tell you WRONG information. It's called Job Security. LOL If we do our own repairs/maintenance, and we "F" things up, then we have no choice but to bring the car into the dealer for servicing.
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