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09-22-2006, 01:01 PM

micfly83

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How much oil

Dumb question I know

Dont have an owners manual

Got a 95 Z28 LT1...how many quarts of oil does it take for an oil change.

09-22-2006, 01:19 PM

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Re: How much oil

Not sure on a LT1 - but you can get an owners manual or look it up at http://shbox.com/pdf/manuals.html

09-22-2006, 01:25 PM

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Re: How much oil

I used to put 5qts in my '96. Although I've read that some people only needed as little as 4.5qts to show full on the dipstick...and IIRC, the owners manual said 4.5qts.

09-23-2006, 10:18 PM

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'till it comes out the top....right?

5 qts is what I put in.

09-23-2006, 10:42 PM

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Re: How much oil

4.5 qts on the short(stock, AC=PF454, Fram=PH30) filter, 5 qts on the long filter(AC=PF1218, Fram=PH5)

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09-25-2006, 08:06 AM

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Re: How much oil

uh maybe I've been using too much oil, I use 5.5qts on the PF1218 filter. only .5 quarts over anyway

09-25-2006, 08:20 AM

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Re: How much oil

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Originally Posted by Terran2k

uh maybe I've been using too much oil, I use 5.5qts on the PF1218 filter. only .5 quarts over anyway

yea me too, it reads full with 5.5 quarts, and below the full mark with less than that

09-25-2006, 09:02 AM

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Re: How much oil

If you were using 5 qts with the small filter, 5.5 qts would be right with the long filter.

09-25-2006, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by shoebox

If you were using 5 qts with the small filter, 5.5 qts would be right with the long filter.

agreed, there will be sligth differeces w & w/o oil cooler as well, so, w/ oil cooler, w/ long filter might be 5.5, ect.

09-26-2006, 02:26 PM

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Re: How much oil

manual says 5.5 quarts for an LT1..... ur gonna have to buy six quarts.... go with royal purple or mobile 1 synthetic.... best oils on the market.... i run royal purple

09-26-2006, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroRacing12

manual says 5.5 quarts for an LT1..... ur gonna have to buy six quarts.... go with royal purple or mobile 1 synthetic.... best oils on the market.... i run royal purple

The manual does not say that. I researched this long ago. I have no idea why any of them would be any different.

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Oil capacities

Here is what the owner's manuals actually say and it is not going to help the confusion any:

1993
Camaro/Firebird 4.5

1994
Camaro/Firebird 5.0

1995
Camaro 4.5, Firebird 5.0

1996
Camaro 4.5, Firebird 5.0

1997
Camaro/Firebird 5.0

This is with filter change if the manual mentions it.

Just fill it to the full mark on your particular dipstick.