lazerred02
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Not all bro, my 02 takes a little bit over 5 and that is allowing all oil to drain for plenty of time and changing out to a new filter.
Glad this happened at home!
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Not all bro, my 02 takes a little bit over 5 and that is allowing all oil to drain for plenty of time and changing out to a new filter.
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eliteJAE
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woah mines a 99 and i put a little over 6 quarts in it......i guess i overfilled the mofo 
its been ok for 4 months tho
its been ok for 4 months tho
So I guess you arent gonna tell the details of why that happened.......
Theres a reason for everything.
Oh yeah.... my 04 takes exactly 6 quarts where as my former 99 took 5 quarts.
I know I didnt overfill it, but would the missing gasket cause it?
this is the first time i have ever head of 4.6s using oil at all. I thought that the mod motors didnt have any consumption problems because my gt doesnt use any oil and i check the oil before i change it. but 1/2 quart is normal? have you had a compression and leakdown test? because to me that doesnt sound right. And yes i drive my car hard regularly running it to 5 grand +.
All of you guys have my head spinning!
I have a 2001 GT that I bought new. After 10,000 miles, I added a Vortech V2.
My manual calls for 5 quarts. I've been giving it only 5 quarts even since the V2. I use only Mobile 1 Synthetic like the warranty on the V2 suggested. And, now, after 40,000 miles, I've had no issues.
I think that the N/A guys that are giving 6 quarts are hurting themselves.
I am living proof. Go with 5 quarts of synthetic. You can't go wrong with that.
I have a 2001 GT that I bought new. After 10,000 miles, I added a Vortech V2.
My manual calls for 5 quarts. I've been giving it only 5 quarts even since the V2. I use only Mobile 1 Synthetic like the warranty on the V2 suggested. And, now, after 40,000 miles, I've had no issues.
I think that the N/A guys that are giving 6 quarts are hurting themselves.
I am living proof. Go with 5 quarts of synthetic. You can't go wrong with that.
CobraRed_96_GT
Active Member
half way through 2001 ford switched a lot of things over. I know my car take just over 6 quarts. If i put in 5 quarts and run it, it will show the oil low light. Your car might be diff, i dont really care either way
According to Ford its 5 quarts from 1998-2002 that I see. 1996 and 1997 is 6 quarts. Put your year in and look under the owners guide, then capacities. You can also enter your VIN in the recall section and see what recals have been done, and what recalls need to be done to your car. Very handy page.
http://www.genuineservice.com/genuineservice/en/gloveboxresults
http://www.genuineservice.com/genuineservice/en/gloveboxresults
2013 Geee T
Founding Member
I had a 71 Camaro years ago and I changed the oil and had the gasket from the old filter stuck on there. So I went for a little drive after and notice the oil pressure suddenly dropped. So I pulled into a parking lot and all of the sudden started sliding around on it because the oil was dumping out underneath.
the filter blowing off has nothing to do with how much oil he has or does not have,nobody answered his post. if the filter literally blew off then it was the wrong filter(thread size). if it blew all the oil out but filter was still there, when old filter was removed the gasket was still stuck to base
Truth is, you don't know what happened unless you were there. I have heard of some really weird things happening before. So, you can't just say you know what happened. Dude, just go by the Ford link on capacity or what you owners manual says. I have always used K&N oil filters, but the motorcraft ones are just fine. Freak things happen, and nobody knows what happened unless they were there to witness it. Good luck man and let us know if the same thing happens to the new filter.
