Engine oil capacity

Cesar Castro

Cesar Castro

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What is the engine oil capacity on the 2014 Le Eco?
I bought 4.73L of oil and for some reason the mechanic put all of it in the car.
Should I remove some of it ?
I’m thinking of using a pump and remove it from the drip stick hole.
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Chris Denton

Chris Denton

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Cesar Castro said:
Thank you
How much would be enough to cause problems ?
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4.6 quarts will put the level evenly between those two dots on your dipstick. I don’t think that last .4 quarts will make any difference. That’s with a complete drain and new oil filter.
Disclaimer: I don’t know this for a fact! I only know this by mistake!! Lol
 
Chris Denton

Chris Denton

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Cesar Castro said:
Thank you
How much would be enough to cause problems ?
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I wouldn’t go over 5 quarts.
I buy the 5 quart jugs of Mobil 1, and it wouldn’t surprise me if it wasn’t quite 5 quarts. I used the whole jug on my first oil change and nothing happened.
However, I had an F150, years ago, that kept showing a low oil light an no pressure. Even the dipstick would come out dry (no shit). So I kept adding oil. Somehow this caused the engine to lock up?! Trust me, the mechanic was scratching his head too. Lol
 
Cesar Castro

Cesar Castro

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Chris Denton said:
I wouldn’t go over 5 quarts.
I buy the 5 quart jugs of Mobil 1, and it wouldn’t surprise me if it wasn’t quite 5 quarts. I used the whole jug on my first oil change and nothing happened.
However, I had an F150, years ago, that kept showing a low oil light an no pressure. Even the dipstick would come out dry (no shit). So I kept adding oil. Somehow this caused the engine to lock up?! Trust me, the mechanic was scratching his head too. Lol
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Maybe the dipstick wasn’t registering properly?
So my mechanic said that I should start using 5w-30 since I have high mileage now (40k)
What do you think about this? I know that in the manual it only says 0w-20
 
SuperchargedMR2

SuperchargedMR2

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Cesar Castro said:
Maybe the dipstick wasn’t registering properly?
So my mechanic said that I should start using 5w-30 since I have high mileage now (40k)
What do you think about this? I know that in the manual it only says 0w-20
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40k miles is now high mileage? The engine is barely broken in. I wouldn't trust anything that mechanic says. Stick with 0w-20 as it calls for. The new Camry uses 0w-16! And in Japan they've been using 0w-8!
 
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