How many quarts?

[granitehauler]

I just had Jiffy lube service my truck but brought my own oil(Mobil 1 6 quarts as stated in the owners manual). They told me the V10 took 7 quarts and that I would be a quart low. Is this true? Is the owners manual wrong stating 6 quarts? I went ahead and had them change the oil and went and bought one more quart. Anyone have an answer????

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99.5 F250 SC LWB Tuff Country Leveling kit,35x12.50 BFG's on Centerlines and more to come

[Bikeman]

6 and only 6. Don't let those jerkies touch your truck! It is too easy to change oil in these trucks--do it yourself.

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'00 F250 Reg.cab, 5.4, Superchip, 4R100, 4.10LS, ORP, 315/75R16 Big O XT, Kenwood CD, white grill, K&N, Removed swaybar, Astro 1800 Topper with off road roof rack with tire mount & KC's, hi lift jack, front levelled, Kennesaw winch bumper, Ramsey 9000# winch, custom 2x6 rear bumper, Exhaust exiting in front of rear wheel.

[Mulepick]

My Y2K 5.4 uses exactly 6.5 qts at each oil/filter change. I attribute the extra .5 qt. to the oil filter relocation. The oil filter is horizontal on normal 5.4's and vertical on mine. I see that some sources are referring to this hybrid 5.4L in the Superdutys as the "5.4l SD". It has the air filter and radiator overflow setup the same as the V-10 along with the "oil cooler" hoses coming off the radiator through the oil filter flange.

It wouldn't surprise me to see that you need 7 qts but I agree that it is simple to do your own changes on this truck. I installed a ball valve instead of the oil drain plug and, with the camper pack, the truck sits so high you can fit a BUCKET under the oil pan without even lifting the truck! Filter is much easier to get at than the 5.4 on my Dad's '99 Expedition.

Regards,




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Bob
Mulepick@aol.com
2000 F-250SD SC SWB 4x4 5.4L 4.10LS camper pack

[SamC]

I use 6.5 qts. of Mobil 1 for each oil change on my Y2K V-10. If you put in 6 qts., it's down on the stick, seven would be too much. SamC

[cphilip]

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Hmmm? Interesting comment. I know my F250SD 5.4L has a vertical oil filter and the cooler hoses but I had never crawled under a F150 5.4L to see if they are different. You are probably right and they are different. Learn something new every day. Mine takes 6 quarts to show in the middle of the Min-Max marks where you are instructed to put it.

[crewzer]

Hmmm... the oil filter on my 97 F150 (new style) w/ the 235 HP 5.4 was vertical.

It also had the Class III trailering pgk which included a remote oil cooler. However, it seemed that without the remote oil cooler adapter, the filter would still have mounted vertically.

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crewzer -- Y2K F250 SD 4X2 CC SB XLT 5.4LV8 AT 4.10LS TTPkg Black/Silver

[V10 Rocks]

6 quarts. Those marks on the dipstick are min and max oil levels. 6 quarts will bring oil level about 1/2 way between both lines.

[granitehauler]

Thanks guys,
I added about 1/4 of a quart which put it just above middle of the marks on the dipstick. I didn't realize my truck had two dipsticks..... One for the oil and the one working at Jiffy Lube!

All is good.

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99.5 F250 SC LWB Tuff Country Leveling kit,35x12.50 BFG's on Centerlines and more to come

[spoon]

Hold on a minute! Even rudimentary math would reveal the following:

The PSD is a V8 and takes 15 quarts of oil.
The V10 is 10 cylinders and thus needs 20% more oil than an 8 cylinder engine. Duh!!!


Therefore, the answer is: 4.5 gallons!



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2001 F251 SRW Lariat CC 156" 4x4 OffRoad, Camper Pkg., V10, Auto, 3.73LS, Snuglid, 265x75R Geolandar AT
Born, KTP: 8-3-00, Delivered: 8-29-00,
Recalled: 9-2-00

[offshore fisherman]

I have used 6 qts. each change which brings the oil almost exactly to the middle of the "thatched" area on the dipstick. I am not burning any noticeable oil between changes so I do not fill any higher.

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craig@cstone.net
2000 F-250 4X4 5.4L ESOF 265's TT SRW 3.73 Off Road Pkg. ABS

[crewzer]

Good one, spoon....

[V10T]

Hello. I went thru this with my truck when it was new. The dealer serviced it and used 7 qts. oil. Upon further investigation, with Ford Motor Co. the final answer was 6 qts. as the owner manual says. "NO MORE", It will fill to about middle of dipstick.

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99 F250 SC long box, 2WD, V10, Auto, 4.30LS, White, Lariat, Trailer Tow, Camper pkg,