Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) 12 quart oil fill?

[2broke2smoke]

filling up at the pumps and a beat up looking 24 valve pulled up next to me ... asked him how many miles ... he smiled and said 218k ... most of it hauling mules ... asked what oil and he said "3 gallons of wal-mart rotella" ( and fram filters ... )

i said you mean 11 quarts?

nope been 3 gallons a change from day one ...



talked to my freinds at the local dodge shop and they said "if it

says 11 we use 11"



any thoughts ... i'd like to just use the extra quart ... don't like the thought of the crank spinning through oil though



thanks

 

[TORQUE THIS]

Yup, 3 gallons...

 

[SRadke]

11 quarts in the engine, 1 in the filter. 3 gallons at every change put me right at the full line.



-Scott

 

[2broke2smoke]

yeah that's what the '03's are supposed to run, what about my '01?

 

[SRadke]

I've always done it the same. First on my 92, then my 96, now on my 03.



-Scott

 

[24V-DSL]

11 qts. total in my 01 reads full on the stick. I belive that's what the owners manual says, as well, but haven't checked that for a long while. Over the past three years on the TDR I've seen many threads discussing this, and the consensus seems to be that 12 qts. is not harmful. For me it's not that much extra work to pour out one quart from the Delo gallon jug into a "reserve" jug that I eventually pour into the engine.

 

[thejeepdude]

I always used 3 gallons "minus a cup or so" on my '99... and just toss out the extra little bit I didn't use. This got me to the full line, although I did use the 3 full gallons once and it was a tick over full... didn't seem to have a problem, but I didn't like always questioning myself as to whether the oil could be foaming up when i'm on a grade or some other situation that could cause the oil level to come up enough for the crank to splash in it... so I just use the almost 3 gallons method... YMMV

 

[rodegard]

I have always used 3 gallons in my 96 and also in my 01,no problems. RO

 

[TnLRacing]

3 gallons here too

 

[Chipstien]

13. 5-ish here. I never put in a set amount... ... I just add 13 quarts and then watch the dipstick while adding the rest until it reads full.

 

[2broke2smoke]

thanks guys ... no more extra quarts lying around then

 

[redram3]

I always get two gal and three quarts works for me.

 

[thejeepdude]

Originally posted by Chipstien

13. 5-ish here. I never put in a set amount... ... I just add 13 quarts and then watch the dipstick while adding the rest until it reads full.

Do you have an oversized oil pan? 13. 5 quarts would have been well over full on my '99...

 

[lil red cummins]

12 quarts in my 1st was barely even noticeable over the full mark

jim

 

[Sticks]

12 quarts pushes me to the first number of the part number on the dipstick.

 

[stevegeorge]

3 gallons in my "99 - She's tickin' along just fine after 205000 miles

 

[KOdegaard]

I recall reading something about wrong dip stick in

the 24v trucks, wrong part # would read to much.

I go with 11 QTS. Too much is as bad as too little.

KO

 

[Chipstien]

Originally posted by thejeepdude

Do you have an oversized oil pan? 13. 5 quarts would have been well over full on my '99...

I was wonder'in when someone would call me on that. The reason is I have a Amsoil Dual Remote Bypass and am using the BE- 110 Filter which is the largest filter Amsoil makes for a bypass filter. All in all it adds quite a bit of capacity.

 

[justinp20012500]

I use three gallons. The moderator should start a poll. Hint. . Hint. .

 

[JoshPeters]

12 quarts Mobil One Full Synthetic 0w40 for mine.



leaks a touch more now... . turns over better in the winter though!





Josh