Evo X upgrades

[311evo]

sucks man, good luck getting it all sorted out.

I think someone needs to invest in a jack?

ignore the hate, it's just people feeling superior for whatever lame reason.

[Halon]

Welcome to DSMStyle!!! Where when you screw up, people let you know rather than giving you some sugar-coated response.

Just learn from it, take the comments for what they are and just move onwards and upwards!

Just be glad no one has brought up flamadation valve issues to you yet :)


Good luck and hopefully their is no real damage.

[mlomker]

That was a good zing, gotta admit. :)

I would have laughed if any of my friends on here said it.

The first thing I did, of course, is to Google the matter. The manual says 5 quarts. Valvoline used 5.1. Consensus on the forums is to use a little less, perhaps 4.8.

Shane thought it was a quart over. It must have been due to heat expansion while on the dyno because 4.1qts would put it at the bottom of the fill line, I should think.

It didn't pop the dipstick while I had it but I kept it under 5k rpms.

[Matt D.]

ignore the hate, it's just people feeling superior for whatever lame reason.
Yep, the condescending comments lately are getting old. This is MistuStyle, not NABR.

[mlomker]

I think someone needs to invest in a jack?

I have a nice one...some of the guys used it on the newb mod day. I don't have a garage and buying one of those isn't in the budget right now.

[A//// Guy]

Even if you put 5.5 quarts in it, I doubt that the turbo return line would be covered up, if it is, thats a crappy pan design. Filling it to the max is common so I dont know if thats the issue here.

[311evo]

I have a nice one...some of the guys used it on the newb mod day. I don't have a garage and buying one of those isn't in the budget right now.

I've changed my oil outside more times than inside. :P Totally worth it, just to have the piece of mind that you knew what came out, and what went in.

[Murlo26]

Bummer...i was actually thinking of heading up to DB today to check the dyno tune out.

So is he putting the car back on today at all?

[slowbubblecar]

Even if you put 5.5 quarts in it, I doubt that the turbo return line would be covered up, if it is, thats a crappy pan design. Filling it to the max is common so I dont know if thats the issue here.

+1. I think it would need to be quite a bit over to cause any real damage. Haven't worked on or even seen the motor on a X though.

BTW, how did the car lose the oil?

[Shane@DBPerformance]

The only time you would be able to get the factory capacity into an oil change is with a totally dry motor. Like a new build with a totally dry/clean oil pan, dry oil cooler, dry, oil cooler lines, etc. Most of the quick change oil places are also not going to let the oil drain for 15 mins either and try to get as much out, they will pull the plug, let it drain quick, throw the plug back in and then if they put in the factory oil system CAPACITY, then you might have too much. Too much oil can blow turbo seals, other engine seals, rod HP, etc. The turbo oil return lines are usually right at the oil level and it you unhook it with the car off, oil will drain out. With the car running the level will be a little lower and allow it to return ok. A little bit too much and the oil starts to back up into the return line.