How much Oil?

[Flocal]

I have a built in oil pump and only managed to get about 4 litres out yesterday!!!!!!!

 

Is this correct?

[Guest]

Der - numpty edit...

Edited February 6, 2012 by MJG

[alan_fincher]

Original operators manual Here says they hold 8 pints, so 4.54 litres.

 

Given the pump never completely scavenges them, and the fact that some of that will be in the oil filter that you take off, your 4 litres sounds about as good as you get.

 

(Obviously it depends where on the dipstick it was before you started, too!).

[Troyboy]

I opened your link Alan for the original operators manual and read with interest under Fault Diagnosis - Loss of Power to check if brakes are binding . The joys of cut and paste .

Reminded me of a story I heard many years ago regarding some hirers who on approaching a lock pulled the knob marked stop thinking it was the brakes .

[Richard T]

4ltrs is about right - as Alan said oil filters hold some and any oil in the cooler(s) will not be sucked out by the pump. Once a year or so I go to the trouble of grovelling under the engine and taking the sump drain plug out to get rid of as much oil as possible.

[Flocal]

Thanks for the input chaps!