Re: [OMC-Boats] Oil change math...

From: Lee Shuster <lks@...>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 08:43:27 -0600

Just a note of clarification for OMC 19-ft V8 owners:

The 210 hp Chevy 307 has a 5-quart pan (6-qt with new filter) capacity.

The 200 hp Buick 300 has a 4-quart pan (5-qt with new filter) capacity.

Just be careful not to overfill.

It's always re-check levels overnight after changing oil. It takes
quite awhile for the oil to settle in the pan for a correct reading.

On Sep 5, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Justin DeSantis wrote:

> This oil change is baffling me. And this isn't my first one. I'm a
> person who has made his living work on engines. I do all my own oil
> changes, have since I was 10 and had a YZ80. But I digress. So I saw
> an oil sucker thing at Wal-Mart for $7. I thought what the heck, lets
> see if it works. Well, it sort of works. For the next change, I'll get
> a nice pump. But again, I digress. On to my math problem.
>
> According to the manual, and the dipstick, my Buick 200hp V8 holds 4
> quarts, 5 with a filter change. I checked the oil before I began the
> oil change, and it was full. So I started sucking oil out. At about 3
> quarts worth, my pump started sucking air. Moved the pick up hose a
> bit, still sucking air. Put in the dipstick to check, and it's bone
> dry. I managed to only be able to drain maybe 3 quarts out. Maybe 4 if
> you think the filter holds a quart. So I decided, the heck with it.
> I'll put on the new filter, fill it up and call it good. This is where
> the math gets confusing. I drained out 3 quarts, but it took 4 quarts
> to fill it back up! So by my math, it holds 5, I took out 3 and added
> 4, there should be 6 in there now right? What gives?
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