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I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

How much oil does a 5.0 hold? is it 5 or 6 quarts? I lost the manual that came with my car already, and i need to know cause im going out to pick up a bunch of stuff
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #2 –
thanks
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #3 –
37 quarts with the filter.You have to buy synthetic,and it does get expensive.Oh,I remembered you have a 5.0 as well,so I made a mistake,it's 39 quarts.Once the oil starts to pour out of the filler neck on the valve cover,it's full.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #4 –
Im not stupid lol.
5 quarts royal purple 10w-40, and 2 cans of high heat paint ran me 41 bucks. Not bad!
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #5 –
What kind of filter did you get?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #6 –
Don't tell us you're going to paint your oil.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #7 –
Overkill use the cheaper stuff for now till you get it on the road.
save the money for the stuff you really need.There will be plenty.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #8 –
i bought a motorcraft filter, and the paint is for the valve covers once i get them off to replace the gaskets. And yes im not changing the oil till i change the gaskets.
Might be a little overkill but im a little pyscho when it comes to going overboard so o well
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #9 –
39 quarts...is that before or after forgetting to reinstall the drainplug?
1987 TC

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #10 –
ive seen some screw ups, how about a woman filled her car to the filler cap, and somehow the car didn't hydrolock, shes DROVE it to work, and it PUMPED oil out. I swear the shiznit people do...
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #11 –
37 quarts, made me think i was at work
It's Gumby's fault.

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #12 –
Quote from: daboss351;145542
ive seen some screw ups, how about a woman filled her car to the filler cap, and somehow the car didn't hydrolock, shes DROVE it to work, and it PUMPED oil out. I swear the shiznit people do...

A friend of my sister's did that with an old Chevy Celebrity (2.5 Iron Duke). Her engine did not survive. It didn't hydro-lock (after all, she didn't fill the combustion chambers) but it did bend and break stuff.

I also once saw a Ford Ranger 2.9V6 literally blow the valve covers off. I was doing work experience at a Ford dealership and this truck came in on the hook. The fuel pressure regulator was stuck wide open (when the mechanic put a pressure gauge on it, it pegged the gauge at 160 PSI!) and it was running so rich a bunch of gas got into the oil pan. This caused the cylinders to be washed down, which allowed even more gas into the oil pan. The "oil" was almost all gasoline, and fumes were blowing out the oil dipstick and breather. While the mechanic had it running checking the fuel pressure a bit of combustion must have gotten into the crankcase and it ignited the fumes within. A deafening BOOM, a huge fireball, and a big mess. For some reason it did not keep burning though - after the bang everything was silent (or at least it seemed to be - the silence may have been due to us all being deafened by the explosion). The valve covers were still physically attached to the engine, but not by much, and they were all swollen and bent to hell.
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #13 –
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39 quarts...is that before or after forgetting to reinstall the drainplug?


LMAO!
and your story was funny as hell too, Carm.  wouldn't have been if somebody got hurt, but just picturing the motor exploding made me laugh.
 

I feel stupid asking but I need to know...

Reply #14 –
LOL! @ "hydro"locking motor with oil!
1979 Ford Fairmont
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