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Old 04-04-2007, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by stas
I did the oil change in my garage today. I let it drain for an hour. And than it took me 9 qt to fill to the max. I have 01 x5 6-cyl. How is it possible?

My 4.4i usually takes 9 quarts, then a few hundred miles later I have to add about 1/4 of a quart - by the next oil change (6-7000 miles), I would have added an extra 1-2 quarts. I use Mobil 1 Synthetic 5W30. One time, I kept adding oil because the Check Oil light would come up constantly and it was hard to read the dipstick until I got scared and went back to my mechanic and had him drained it - the car had about 10 quarts. So, be careful.

I was thinking of using a heavier oil - 10W30 - Any thoughts?
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