2001 Oil Capacity

[mit]

I put my 500th mile on my 2001 GTS today and changed the oil.
I checked the owners manual for capacity and it said 10 quarts.
My buddy has a 1999 and his capacity is 8.5. Why does mine
take an additional 1.5 quarts. He is already fuming that mine
has ABS and idles a lot smoother. We are both wondering where the extra oil goes and why Dodge dit it. It looks like the oil pan is a little wider. I keep telling him to wait until 2003 before getting mad about how obsolete his car is but that is easy for me to say. Or did I put 1.5 quarts too much?

 

[Supercharged Vipermad]

Your friend will be absolutely steaming when you tell him that Dodge added the additional 1.5 qts in 2000 to help solve the oil starvation problem earlier Gen-II cars had when used in extended high-G cornering. Don't worry, you've put the correct amount of oil in.

 

[mit]

Is it just a bigger pan or did they modify the block?

Mit

 

[Ulysses]

The pan holds more.

 

[Ron]

<FONT face="Comic Sans MS">10mm deeper pan - $529 upgrade from PartsRack (you're welcome Jon) includes enhanced windage tray and reuseable oil pan gasket. Fits all GEN II engines ('96 GTS on up, '97 RT/10 on up). Came from the factory on all 2000's & 2001's.

Just got mine yesterday.</FONT f>

 

[JonB]

Not only does it hold more, it FLOWS MORE during High-G turns and launchs! Very important if you want a 100K mile motor.

Thanks, Ron ! This is "Da Fix" at $529 for 1996.5 - 1999 Vipers, including (and especially) the 1996-7s, and even (especially?) the 1999 ACR.

If you REALLY want to "get oily" add the ACR Oil Filter adapter to your 1996-2001 Viper, and increase idle oil pressure, as well as ensure 100% realtime oil cooling. Only $229

Incidentally, all of the above are direct bolt-on Dodge upgrades that will not void your warranty. Just extend engine life!

JonB

 

[Ron]

<FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Jon,

Does the ACR oil filter adapter increase idle oil pressure itself or is there something else one needs to do, for example a stronger bypass spring in the oil pump? </FONT f>

 

[JonB]

Oil temp is an obvoius concern. [The 4th guage in the vertical stack of the 2003 Viper IP is OIL TEMP!]

The simplicity of the ACR oil-filter adapter (the gizmo the oil filter screws onto) is that is does NOT have a mechanical "shuttle valve" that cuts off oil flow to the oil cooler! An ACR adapter routes oil to the oil cooler full time. (So a weaker spring in an OE adapter would be needed to allow some additional oil cooling.)

JonB