How Much Oil Does It Really Hold?

[Matt M PA]

I changed the oil in my 2000 GTS the other night. Service Manual says 10 quarts with filter change. Now I know that some oil stays in the cooler, and with about 8 quarts put in, the level is right in the middle of "safe" mark. I am assuming that this would mean I could add 1 qt. and 1 qt remained in the cooler?

 

[SoCal Rebell]

Yeah, that happened with my 00" RT, I put in 8 quarts it was close to full, drove around for 10 minutes and had to put 2 more quarts in.

 

[ACR Joe]

I installed a 2000 MY 10 quart pan on my 99 and found that it holds ten quarts. This excludes oil in the cooler or filter.

 

[ACR Joe]

One other thing, make sure the car is level when draining the oil or you may end up leave 2 quarts behind.

 

[Matt M PA]

I did drain it while car was level...then started the car and let it run for a couple minutes. then, after sitting overnight, it was just below the center of the safe mark on the dipstick. Joe...the pan itself holds 10 quarts?

 

[Ron]

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

At what pressure does the non-ACR OFA shuttle valve open?

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[Y2K10 SRT#39]

OK Jon-
I installed the upgrade pan, windage tray, gasket kit I got from the Parts Rack, over the weekend.
What do you mean by: "Complete upgrade kit $549. Trap-door baffles and lazer-cut tray $349 addtl. $399 alone."

Was there something else I needed to buy for the '96 oil starvation upgrade"???
Just trying to clairfy.
PBR