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hi, just got my new car........How much oil goes in when you fully drain it and new filter.......getting shoulder surgery tomo so i need to service it tonight but i don't have any books that specify how much oil to use

cheers fella's

(i did a quick search but came up with nothing and i;m running out fo time!!!)

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Fill til it comes out the filler plug...that's what it's there for. For obvious reasons you won't be able to put any more in!!!

where is the filler plug? never heard of that...but anyway i thought it was 4.8l and 5l is good to put....could it be diff for rb26 or its the same for rb25 too...

where is the filler plug? never heard of that...but anyway i thought it was 4.8l and 5l is good to put....could it be diff for rb26 or its the same for rb25 too...

Might be different on GTRs but it's usually on the side of the gearbox, not far from the slave cylinder.

Just put in 4L, start the car, switch it off and keep topping it up until its at full. 5L is far too much.

I can get 4.8 - 4.9 L perfectly in the middle of the dipstick if I jack up the back/passenger side of the car and drain out everything, I dont think 5L is way out there.

Might be different on GTRs but it's usually on the side of the gearbox, not far from the slave cylinder.

never knew that...ill check of that now in the weekend...would it be in other cars too? like commodores?

i've always found in the stag s2 rb25neo turbo, it fills my draining tray including the filter to about 4.9 - 5l right on the line.

(depending how much spills in the process on the front diff)

and my dipstick is always bang on the H mark.

now you've just reminded me i've gotta do a change this weekend.

Edited by Stagea_Neo
I change mine Every track day I put in 5l , Been doing this for 2 years now ... :blink: runs sick

I always filled 5L too...never hade any issues...when Jezza-gtR said 5L is too much i started to get worried..lol...thanks for confirmation...

the sump takes 4.5 litres

but for a track day it is advisable to overfill by 500ml - 1lt to help prevent oil starvation

i usually just throw in 5lt

never knew that...ill check of that now in the weekend...would it be in other cars too? like commodores?

OOPS was talking about gearbox fluid lol. Got it confused with another oil replacement thread :rofl:

OOPS was talking about gearbox fluid lol. Got it confused with another oil replacement thread :)

:yes: ..you got me all confused and was looking underneath the car like a dumb idiot...lol...y didnt i read this thread before i did it...lol...

sorry guys, didn't wanna start a new topic..

but what oil do you guys use?

sure there is couple of threads about what oils to use...do a search you might be able to find more info...

to answer your question i use castrol edge 10w-60 since its been recomended by my mechanic...

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