04 Sentra 1.8L

[lucerne06]

Dealer overfilled the oil change by about a quart...should I worry about it...car has 134,000 burns zero oil

 

[Merkava_4]

One quart over full is fine.

 

[oilmutt]

Yes take it back to the dealer,demand a free oil & filter change for your trouble and have him take a quart out!.

 

[zach1900]

Not sure. But great engine. Had a 2001 with 250,000 still going string. That motor only holds 3 qts. Doesn't seem to hurt its longevity.

 

[Merkava_4]

3 quarts oil capacity is ridiculous. 4 quarts is ridiculous. What were they thinking?

 

[zach1900]

Mine had 250,000 miles on lax oil changes. If a small sump hurt its longevity,it never showed.

 

[double vanos]

1.8L with a 3 qt sump has each quart holding down .6 liters. My M54 BMW engine had 6qts covering 3.0 liters for 15k miles according to their insanity. That's .5 liter covered by every quart. Not too far off the mark really....

 

[qdeezie]

If I owned a vehicle with a 3 quart sump, I'd probably use boutique oils just because.

 

[Merkava_4]

3 quarts of oil has to make a lot more trips around the engine than 5 quarts does. Every time that oil molecule has to make a trip, he's getting battered by engine parts. He's literally getting the life squeezed out of him. He wishes he could just stay in the sump and relax.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Originally Posted By: qdeezie
If I owned a vehicle with a 3 quart sump, I'd probably use boutique oils just because.


I'm not sure if I would go that far, but I would definitely not use a cheap conventional.

 

[zach1900]

Why?