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#1 Boosted5cyl

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Posted 31 March 2006 - 07:08 PM

Ok, I changed the fluid, installed the new magnetic plug from FCP, drop it and refill with oil and after 5 qts I still hardly registered, so I added the other 3/4 of the 6th qt, the first few ounces went to the oil filter and I still need about a 1/4qt. or so to be exactly full, does this ring true with others ? I thought 6qts would do it all but it didnt' ! Also found some sort of oil leak turbo wise, the TO or RETURN line, couldn't really reach it all to wipe and clean it all off but it was just in a shop and I told them to check for a leak and trhey said nadda, they did good work huh, after scratching up my car too on the first trip ! I wont be going back needless to say ! Also I found the drain plug for the tranny fluid but , I feel retarded but, where do I add new juice back in w/o a dipstick ? forgive me...
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 07:18 PM

6 qts should do it... hrmm.. is the oil return line leaking? that gasket can get brittle over time and leak.

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Posted 31 March 2006 - 07:24 PM

QUOTE(Boosted5cyl @ Mar 31 2006, 02:08 PM) View Post
Ok, I changed the fluid, installed the new magnetic plug from FCP, drop it and refill with oil and after 5 qts I still hardly registered, so I added the other 3/4 of the 6th qt, the first few ounces went to the oil filter and I still need about a 1/4qt. or so to be exactly full, does this ring true with others ? I thought 6qts would do it all but it didnt' ! Also found some sort of oil leak turbo wise, the TO or RETURN line, couldn't really reach it all to wipe and clean it all off but it was just in a shop and I told them to check for a leak and trhey said nadda, they did good work huh, after scratching up my car too on the first trip ! I wont be going back needless to say ! Also I found the drain plug for the tranny fluid but , I feel retarded but, where do I add new juice back in w/o a dipstick ? forgive me...


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Posted 31 March 2006 - 07:34 PM

ok right on, how much do you put in the filter before re-installing it ? Yeah I gotta a leak in one of the 2 lines the dart straight up to the turbo, didn't know which was which just looking up at it from underneath but I still have more fluids to change first before I get to that, well depending how much oil Im loosing, I gotta play in there more !
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 07:42 PM

QUOTE(Boosted5cyl @ Mar 31 2006, 11:34 AM) View Post
ok right on, how much do you put in the filter before re-installing it ? Yeah I gotta a leak in one of the 2 lines the dart straight up to the turbo, didn't know which was which just looking up at it from underneath but I still have more fluids to change first before I get to that, well depending how much oil Im loosing, I gotta play in there more !


i fill the filter up enough, until i get bored waiting for it to all soak in.

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Posted 31 March 2006 - 07:52 PM

thanks dawg, any thoughts on the tranny fluid ?
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 07:57 PM

QUOTE(Boosted5cyl @ Mar 31 2006, 11:08 AM) View Post
Also I found the drain plug for the tranny fluid but , I feel retarded but, where do I add new juice back in w/o a dipstick ? forgive me...

are you saying your autobox has no dipstick? blink.gif thats just strange.

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Posted 31 March 2006 - 08:01 PM

QUOTE(Boosted5cyl @ Mar 31 2006, 11:52 AM) View Post
thanks dawg, any thoughts on the tranny fluid ?



find the dipstick, the handle pull is yellow, IIRC?

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Posted 31 March 2006 - 08:06 PM

i didn't look to hard for it honestly but it wasnt right there anyhew, ill get it this weekend, cool thought thanks
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Posted 01 April 2006 - 04:32 AM

Sort of under the intake hose from the front grill to the air filter box....deep down....small yellow handle. It's there...just look deeper.
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Posted 01 April 2006 - 10:08 PM

On my 98 V70 XC I put about 1/2 a quart in the Mann filter and put the other 5 1/2 qts. in the engine. After the first start it is about half way between full and low. So, I could add another 1/2 qt. but never do. My engine has no leaks and maintains about the same level until the next oil change.
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Posted 02 April 2006 - 11:53 PM

Yeah , its a small yellow circular shaped handle thing ? Its before the manafolds, and a little below to the left.

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Posted 02 April 2006 - 11:56 PM

the oil dipstick is orange on mine, tranny dipstick is yellow though
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Posted 03 April 2006 - 01:06 AM

the trany dipstick is crazy hard to get to with the turbo piping in the way, and I have pretty small hands. It's underneath the piping running from the top of the intercooler to the throttlebody.
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