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Old 09-03-2004, 01:46 PM   #1 (permalink)
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how much oil does the 4A-F engine take?

how much oil does the 4A-F engine take?
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Old 09-03-2004, 02:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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4L will do.
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Old 09-03-2004, 02:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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4 liters is too much. 3.8liters.
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Old 09-03-2004, 03:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Oh well I always just dump 4 bottle in. Never bother to keep 0.2L out
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Old 09-03-2004, 07:17 PM   #5 (permalink)
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ty just make sure
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Old 09-03-2004, 07:25 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Oh well I always just dump 4 bottle in. Never bother to keep 0.2L out
While 0.2L may be okay, overfilling an engine is very, VERY bad. As in damaging internals bad.
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3.8 it's too much. My car have the same engine. And the manual say 3.2 or 3.4 and ALWAYS have a little more tu add after the engine was on.
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3.8liters according to my service manual.
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