Least amount of oil our engines can run on?

ricardoa1

ricardoa1

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How many quarts can our engines run on safely. I need to flush coolant out the crankcase and dont want to use too much oil to do this. Is 3 quarts enough for the pickup? to idle and flush?
 
i've been about a quart and a half low on my 95 (has a windage tray though) and no signs of lifters being starved or anything.

i'd do 3 quarts of oil, 1 of atf.
 
ricardoa1 said:
How many quarts can our engines run on safely. I need to flush coolant out the crankcase and dont want to use too much oil to do this. Is 3 quarts enough for the pickup? to idle and flush?
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Just go buy some cheap conventional stuff and put the full 5 quarts in.

David
 
What DN said - I mean, really...risk your motor for a few bucks? Is that even a question?
 
I used 10 quarts of the cheapest crap in 5 quart buckets from Walmart and 2 of their filters when I flushed my motor.

The first 5 quarts were dumped about 1 minute into the engine starting.
The next 5 quarts after a few more minutes of running.

Then the good stuff and a Wix high quality filter.
 
I would do what Mike did to be sure it's flushed.

Wix filters (NAPA Gold) are the best filters you can get.
 
CMac89 said:
I never knew that. Is it just an equivalent or is it an actual WIX filter? The Napa Gold filters are actually made by WIX.
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It is the Premium WIX filter that is rebranded CarQuest, just like the NAPA Gold filter. The NAPA that was close to me moved (about another 10 minutes) so I started going to a CarQuest retail location that is attached to one of their distribution warehouses (so if the part needs to come from the warehouse, a 10 minute wait and I got it in hand). I found out about the Wix at Carquest from that Bob is the oil guy website.
 
my power steering hose rubbed a hole in my oil filter and dumped all the oil im dumb too i had my guage unhooked cause it leaked
the first sign was lifters collapsing i was dumb like a woman and ignored it , now i prob need a crank or more
 
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