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Ogite
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 21, 2006 - 10:24 am: | |
I read somewhere the oil capacity of a 6V92T is 30 quarts and 32 quarts for an 8V71. Are these correct figures? I want to replace the right amount in my two coaches.
Thanks for the help. |
Ross Carlisle (Rrc62)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 10:31 pm: | |
My 8V71 takes 34 with the filter, so 32 quarts without the filter. |
T. (Bluegrass)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 8:10 am: | |
I guess that I have been running 6 quarts light for 20 years, I never put but 27 quarts In my old 8V71 |
RJ Long (Rjlong)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 - 9:44 am: | |
Ogite-
The answer to your question is: it depends.
It depends on what oil pan you've got on your engine(s). Trucks often have deeper pans than buses, and different buses use different depth pans, too.
The correct oil level is 1" below the interface where the oil pan bolts to the bottom of the block. Add only enough oil to reach this level, then make note of how much for each coach - some guys use a Sharpie or other permanent marker and write the amount inside the engine compartment somewhere, often on the inside of the door/hatch.
HTH. . . |
JR Lynch (Njt5047)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2006 - 8:05 pm: | |
OOPSIE. Just wrote about what RJ wrote...? Don't know how I missed that. Consider this a blank space. How do you delete a post? Can that be done?
In any event...my 6V92T take 26 quarts to full mark with a filter.
JR
(Message edited by njt5047 on August 24, 2006) |