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SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:29 am
by oldoutboardjim
Since I first owned this car the oil level after a ‘proper’ oil change has always been (approx. 1/8” - 3/16”) above the full mark. This car is a PIT(neck) to change the filter without a hoist, so here is how I do it:
1) Jack up the passenger side of the car (yes, I also use jack stands).
2) Remove oil filter and install a new filter (same results with the original Ford filter & WIX equivalent).
3) Lower the car to its normal stance (on the garage floor).
4) Drain the pan.
5) Open the oil cap to facilitate draining and let it drain about 15 minutes or so.
I then CAREFULLY add 4½ quarts of Mobil 1 5W-30 oil – no more, no less. In the few times that I have had the dealer change the oil, I get the same results.
I always check the oil after the car has set (in a level garage) overnight.
Okay, so I am doing everything right 
, and I can accept that the oil level might read a bit high on the dipstick. But how about this: The oil level actually goes UP between changes (4000 miles)! Now, before you have suggestions re: coolant leaks and such, consider this: I have a lab perform oil analysis (Blackstone Labs), and there is zero coolant in my oil. No fuel either. Pretty weird, huh?
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:11 am
by Steve@Tasca
Sell the excess oil the car produces to make a few spare bucks.
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:45 am
by oldoutboardjim
FORDSVTPARTS wrote:Sell the excess oil the car produces to make a few spare bucks.
Thanks, Steve. That was a REALLY helpful response! Maybe I should hook up with one of those guys who claims to have invented the 200 MPG car. Wow! Think about it! A car that gets phenomenal gas mileage AND produces oil. How good is that!
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:46 pm
by Steve@Tasca
To be honest I never check my oil, my driveway is a hill so the car is never level.
I change it every 3000 miles and I always get a full pan of oil out of it.
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Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:44 pm
by oldoutboardjim
FORDSVTPARTS wrote:To be honest I never check my oil, my driveway is a hill so the car is never level.
I think it isn't just your driveway that's a little off-kilter!
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:04 pm
by Steve@Tasca
oldoutboardjim wrote:FORDSVTPARTS wrote:To be honest I never check my oil, my driveway is a hill so the car is never level.
I think it isn't just your driveway that's a little off-kilter!
Anyone that drives an SVT has to be a little off kilter, we all know that.
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:51 pm
by hermitmaster
Let's try an experiment: Drain all of the oil before installing the new filter next time. I never have the issue you are experiencing, however I don't measure my oil with anything other than the dipstick. I buy 5 qt. jugs and eyeball 4.25 quarts and then top it off as needed.
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 8:26 pm
by jasoninmn
Those motors seem to drain down really, really slow. I put in just enough so that it's in the safe zone. Then let it sit overnight and add to full level slowly.
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:34 am
by focinite
its the boost maker mah chine. your rings are weak sause'es. its pushing fuel and combustion into the oilpan!!!!!!!! knock it off fer ya blew the dern thing ta smitherings
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:13 am
by oldoutboardjim
hermitmaster wrote:I buy 5 qt. jugs and eyeball 4.25 quarts and then top it off as needed.
Uh, where did you get the "4.25 quart" thing? The manual says 4.5 quarts.
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:15 am
by oldoutboardjim
focinite wrote:its the boost maker mah chine. your rings are weak sause'es. its pushing fuel and combustion into the oilpan!!!!!!!! knock it off fer ya blew the dern thing ta smitherings
Da oil tes sez only a trace of da fewel in da oil, so you be talkin smack agin.
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:17 am
by Steve@Tasca
oldoutboardjim wrote:hermitmaster wrote:I buy 5 qt. jugs and eyeball 4.25 quarts and then top it off as needed.
Uh, where did you get the "4.25 quart" thing? The manual says 4.5 quarts.
If you look again it does say 4.25L and then next to that it says 4.5 qts.
So yes, it takes 4.5 quarts but if a person wasn't paying attention real closely they might just read the 4.25 liter bit.
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Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:39 am
by focinite
oldoutboardjim wrote:focinite wrote:its the boost maker mah chine. your rings are weak sause'es. its pushing fuel and combustion into the oilpan!!!!!!!! knock it off fer ya blew the dern thing ta smitherings
Da oil tes sez only a trace of da fewel in da oil, so you be talkin smack agin.
no not really. how else are you getting extra volume in the oil? unless you are not paying attention to how much oil you are exactly installing? oh i got it, the damm neighbor kid is comming over and filling your car with oil!!!! that lil sum bitch!!!!! ill tan his hide!!!!!
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:50 am
by oldoutboardjim
focinite wrote:oh i got it, the damm neighbor kid is comming over and filling your car with oil!!!! that lil sum bitch!!!!! ill tan his hide!!!!!
You punks are too young to know this, but early VW Beetles did not have gas gauges. Long ago in a galaxy far away when I worked at Hamms Brewery, there was a guy with a Beetle who constantly bragged about the good gas mileage he got. His co-workers decided to mess with his head. They would alternately siphon out gas, or add gas. The guy's 'mileage' went from awful to exceptional and back to awful. I don't know if the Beetle guy ever figured out what happened!
I'm pretty sure all of those guys are dead now, so I can't blame them.
Re: SVTF Oil Level
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:04 pm
by hermitmaster
oldoutboardjim wrote:hermitmaster wrote:I buy 5 qt. jugs and eyeball 4.25 quarts and then top it off as needed.
Uh, where did you get the "4.25 quart" thing? The manual says 4.5 quarts.
I eyeball 4.25 out of a 5 quart jug so I don't overfill. Then I run it for a few minutes, check the level, and top it off as needed.