Ok, I guess I'll go out on a limb and look like the idiot here cause I have been filling it with 6 quarts for quit a while now. I mean probably 50 or 60K miles since I started doing it.

The reason is because it doesn't read much over the full line on my dip stick. On the stick it only looks like it is a 1/4 to 1/2 quart high. My car has been consuming a little oil for a long time and this give me a little extra so I don't have much of a need to add between oil changes.

I'm not in any way telling anyone to go out and put 6 quarts in their car. I didn't do it in the 02 when I changed it after I bought it. But I did add the full fith quart.

Its probably consuming more oil now due to added crank case pressure.
Moral of the story, unless you want to kill your engine prematurely, dont run over the manufactures spec.

You should never have to add between changes. As long as you stay within the hashed mark area of the dipstick. 1/2 low is better than over-full.

If you consume enough oil to fall BELOW the hashed area between oil changes, get a new motor or fix the leaks.

I had only edited that one post because I had originally wrote "coles" instead of "coals."

I dont know if it would do it or not in a gas engine, but in a big diesel especially a Detroit adding extra does ruin the motor quite quickly. I would think the same may be true to a gas motor if it is to the extreme.

If I am outta line please some one PM me but things seem a little harsh so to speak. Is everyone doing ok? Myself, I am not getting into it but I am pretty sick but keep my mood upbeat by logging onto this sight and lately alot of posts seeem to have a bit of hostility. Maybe its just me, I am sorta new here.

Valve covers, uim, lim, oil pan even the tranny pan gaskets are all fairly new. About a year or two ago now. No leaks I can see. motors clean and dry. No oil on the driveway :? and it always passes emissions.
A while back, before, the oil got low enough that I got the check oil light (or was it low oil level) found out It was 2 quarts low if I remember right.

honestly....and im not singeling one anyone out by this post


why do you not just follow the Manufactures Required/Recommended fill amount, and be done with it??

makes sense to me

Boosted, do a search on the term OIL with MACDRIVE as the author. You'll understand the frustration then.

When you get tired of that, try spark plug topics.

MAC, what made you think of this? What would the hypothetical benefit be from the extra quart of oil. Il curious what your thinking here was. I understand your question, but i want to understand your theory.