Can you put 5qt in 6qt engine?

bIackjack95 · Jul 28, 2019

At Walmart they have good deals on 5qt
The 1qt is more expensive per qt. Can I just put 5qt container in instead of having to buy another qt?

tidefan1967 · Jul 28, 2019

bIackjack95 said:
At Walmart they have good deals on 5qt
The 1qt is more expensive per qt. Can I just put 5qt container in instead of having to buy another qt?

Absolutely not. I assume they have Walmart where you live? Try this instead:

crazykid1994 · Jul 28, 2019

Buy 2 of the 5 qts and just use some from the second jug checking as you fill. You will have extra oil...

buddy guy · Jul 28, 2019

or if its that good a buy buy 2 5 quarts and you'll have some spare oil or towards next change. never a good idea to short the fill capacity to save a buck!

BWL · Jul 28, 2019

And the filter eats up another 1/2 qt. Have to change that as well.

Neil E · Jul 28, 2019

You could put 5 qts in, just make sure to put another quart in also. Just buy 4 5 qt jugs, enough for 3 oil changes.

KyleW2 · Jul 28, 2019

I buy 2 5 quart containers and keep the spare 4 quarts in my tool box for future oil changes and topping off oil.

Octane · Jul 28, 2019

Running an engine 1 quart low is still in a safe zone but it's preferable to run a full crankcase I run Havoline pro ds 6 quart box and buy a extra or an extra quart of oil.

JohnnyMac · Jul 29, 2019

Was this question for real?

Wahrsuul · Jul 29, 2019

Sure, I put 5 quarts in my 7 quart Hemi all the time. Immediately followed by another 2 quarts from a different bottle. Buy several 5qt bottles at once, the stuff lasts for years on the shelf. I get mine on Amazon.

ST-8 · Jul 29, 2019

JohnnyMac said:
Was this question for real?

For real what the ****??

Bloody_Knuckles · Jul 29, 2019

Short answer, yes, and although it's a quart low, it won't hurt your engine. But I would change the oil more often as there is less to lubricate. I ran my wife's minivan a quart low for years until one day I looked at the specs and saw the specs said it had a 6 quart oil capacity. It now has almost 240,000 miles and runs like new.

Marley · Jul 29, 2019

I'm one of those that run every fluid to full, coolant, transmission fluid and engine oil so no way would I recommend deliberately under filling any of them.

A quart low won't kill your engine but is always a good idea to follow the manufacturer's recommendations.

buddy guy · Jul 29, 2019

Marley said:
I'm one of those that run every fluid to full, coolant, transmission fluid and engine oil so no way would I recommend deliberately under filling any of them.

A quart low won't kill your engine but is always a good idea to follow the manufacturer's recommendations.

yeah, i'm kinda weird that way too. filling fluids to spec..sounds crazy, i know.

HemiLonestar · Jul 29, 2019

One of those shake your head reads.....

bIackjack95 · Jul 30, 2019

ST-8 said:
For real what the ****??

It's a good question, what difference does it really make if the oil isn't topped all the way off besides filling another qt from a 5qt container may make you overfill which is even worse. Most oil change shops only charge for 5qt.

bIackjack95 · Jul 30, 2019

Guess I'll add in another qt from the 5qt container and probably overfill lol.

ST-8 · Jul 30, 2019

bIackjack95 said:
It's a good question, what difference does it really make if the oil isn't topped all the way off besides filling another qt from a 5qt container may make you overfill which is even worse. Most oil change shops only charge for 5qt.

Hahahahaha whatever makes you feel better man. Last thing that 4.7 needs is insufficient amount of oil, I could give a **** less ain’t my truck.

ST-8 · Jul 30, 2019

I can see it now months later, “hey guys my trucks knocking like a ************ an sluggish any ideas why?” Save $6 now pay 2k later, like this thread makes zero sense

HemiLonestar · Jul 31, 2019

bIackjack95 said:
It's a good question, what difference does it really make if the oil isn't topped all the way off besides filling another qt from a 5qt container may make you overfill which is even worse. Most oil change shops only charge for 5qt.

Maybe beacuse people who get paid way more and are way smarter than you figured out that that was how the engine was supposed to be run....just sayin'...

bIackjack95 said:
Guess I'll add in another qt from the 5qt container and probably overfill lol.

Most of those larger containers have graduations on the side (like below)....you mean to tell me you aren't smart enough to pour another quart out without dumping the whole thing in LMAO?

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