Engine Oil Qty

[Mikei16]

Hi, I have a 1952 buick special I just did an oil change and added 5 1/2 quarts of oil per the manual and the stick reads low any ideas?
Thanks

 

[bittmann]

I believe our '52s can take up to 7 quarts if you change the oil filter and completely drain the filter housing (which you should!)

Yeah, page 0-6 under Lubricare - "5 1/2 quarts (**7)", where ** indicates "With Dry Oil Filter".

 

[bittmann]

I know mine took more than 6, but I don't think I got 7 in it. Unsure. But in my experience it's definitely safe to start with 6 qt if you've completely changed the filter. That should get you into the "safe" zone at least.

 

[Mikei16]

Thanks for the infomation