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What engine takes the most oil in an oil change?

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    #32
    JohnCleary
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    My boat engine holds 12.5 litres inc filter


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    #33
    Voodoomelon
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    Tank in my back garden takes 500 litres of oil...


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    #34
    -Corkie-
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    My hino takes 36 litres of oil BEAT THAT SUCKERS:cool::cool::cool:


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    mp22
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    http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/
    as this thread seems to have strayed,this probably takes a lot of oil:D


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    #36
    Tigger
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    PaintDoctor wrote: »
    Jesus christ, this forum is gone to the dogs. You can't even ask a question to start off a fun thread without there having to be someone arguing inanely.

    i said that the other day


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    #37
    groupb
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    unkel wrote: »
    Your car is an abandoned Audi project badged as a Porsche (but only because Audi gave up) that has a VW engine :p

    Now seriously, bugger you can't remember the email you signed up to boards with, iirc you're the only mod on motorsports - so it's modless now. Did you pm dav, he might sort ya out, decent chap he is.

    Was the 911 not around before Audi ?:rolleyes:


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    #38
    Mr Benevolent
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    mp22 wrote: »
    http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/
    as this thread seems to have strayed,this probably takes a lot of oil:D

    5.6 million lbs torque? Must be a 1.9 TDI :D


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    Anan1
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    groupb wrote: »
    Was the 911 not around before Audi ?:rolleyes:
    Might unkel be talking about the 924?;)


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    JohnCleary
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    Confab wrote: »
    5.6 million lbs torque? Must be a 1.9 TDI :D

    TDI

    :pac:


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    #41
    bonzodog2
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    mp22 wrote: »
    http://people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/
    as this thread seems to have strayed,this probably takes a lot of oil:D

    I bet they don't use DMF's/VVT/ECU's either !


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    #42
    galwaytt
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    groupb wrote: »
    Was the 911 not around before Audi ?:rolleyes:

    ...only if the 911 was made in 1930 :)

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    #43
    Fishtits
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    Can't remember the capacity, but an oil change in my 525i cost E100 ish trade/wholesale for the recc'd Castrol.

    Glad I do only 10K a year... :rolleyes:


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    #44
    macroman
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    An ERF truck. And I lost count :P


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    Cookie_Monster
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    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Tank in my back garden takes 500 litres of oil...

    I'll take your tank and raise you an iowa class battleship
    I actually spent a while trying to find out how much oil it takes, but couldn't


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    Anan1
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    JHMEG wrote: »
    You'd wonder was sort of effect a vast quantity of engine oil has on handling and economy. Was surprised to see 12L of oil in a Porsche.
    Whatever about handling, I think the effects on economy and engine life are not good - that much oil in an air-cooled engine takes a long time to heat up.


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    piddler
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    malcox wrote: »
    My hino takes 36 litres of oil BEAT THAT SUCKERS:cool::cool::cool:
    Mobile crane 55 litres:D:D:D


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    #48
    Plug
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    New 3.2 transit van 12.8 litres with filter. There is also a Ferrari I can't think of the model which takes 18 litres. I'd say the transit takes more oil per engine size than any other engine:pac:


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    Merch
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    Confab wrote: »
    The M1A1 Main Battle Tank takes 17 litres of oil. That surprised me, I thought it'd be a lot more!

    Thats a gas turbine engine, a dry sump, I thought it'd be less
    old_aussie wrote: »
    Wouldn't that be transmission oil?

    No the engine still needs oil, but the transmission will need it too shirley :D


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    JHMEG
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    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    It wouldnt make any difference to handling
    I dunno. 12L of oil adds 10Kg to the weight of the engine, which is already in the wrong place.


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    Merch
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    JHMEG wrote: »
    I dunno. 12L of oil adds 10Kg to the weight of the engine, which is already in the wrong place.

    I could be mistaken but didnt he say its a dry sump? the majority of that 10 kg could be elsewhere? probably not but might be, plus its still only 6kg more than most cars with a higher cog


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    milltown
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    kbannon wrote: »
    is the sump nut in? :D

    Funny you should say that. When I saw the thread I thought I'd have to post the story from an old workmate who served his time in Roadstone. One of the fitters was changing the oil in a truck over the pit in the garage and forgot the sump plug. The oil is pumped from a tank in their garage and this guy managed to pump the entire contents of the tank into the pit, through the engine, before realising.

    How did we come to be talking about this guy?

    He was my plant fitting teacher in tech!


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    #53
    friendface
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    Voodoomelon wrote: »
    Tank in my back garden takes 500 litres of oil...

    You've got a tank? :eek: Class! Where do you live, Afghanistan?


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    #54
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,652 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    I heard the oil in a Toureg 2.5 tdi is both voluminous and also hideously expensive. Will check and report....


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    #55
    JHMEG
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    Merch wrote: »
    I could be mistaken but didnt he say its a dry sump? the majority of that 10 kg could be elsewhere? probably not but might be, plus its still only 6kg more than most cars with a higher cog

    His model has it behind the back wheel. Co-incidentally it was moved forward of the back wheel in 1972 as an attempt to improve handling. It was moved back a year later and stayed there.
    wikipedia wrote:
    Due to the 911's unusual engine placement (rear-mounted, with most of the vehicle's weight concentrated over the rear axle) early 911's were prone to oversteer when driven at the limit, and could easily spin in the hands of an inexperienced driver. In an attempt to remedy this, Porsche relocated the oil tank from its position behind the right rear wheel to in front of it. This had the effect of moving the weight of almost 9 quarts (8.5 L) of oil from outside the wheelbase to inside, improving weight distribution and thus, handling. To facilitate filling of the oil tank, Porsche installed an oil filler door (much like the fuel filler door on the left front fender) on the right rear quarter panel. Unfortunately, this unique design was scrapped after only one year, some say because inattentive gas station attendants were putting gas in the oil tank. The oil tank was subsequently moved back to its original position for model year 1973, and remained there until it was moved back within the wheelbase for the 964 models.


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    #56
    Henry Ford III
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    From another forum......

    "STG £225 to get it done here -oil is castrol longlife 3 which
    retails at £13.40 per litre -your oil capacity should be
    8.9ltrs so approx £120 for oil alone plus retail prices to
    do the job approx 1hr =£100 makes it expensive but the
    labour rate varies around the country"

    I can do an oil and filter change on my MkII Escort for about €30!:D


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    #57
    Tragedy
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    I've never heard of a garage in the UK having a labour rate of £100 per hour, that's shocking.


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    #58
    -Corkie-
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    Henry Ford III wrote: »
    I heard the oil in a Toureg 2.5 tdi is both voluminous and also hideously expensive. Will check and report....

    Tis more than the oil is voluminous in them. They are a bad yoke.


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    pajero12
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    friendface wrote: »
    You've got a tank? :eek: Class! Where do you live, Afghanistan?

    Ha.


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