How Much Oil Does A Gen4 Take?

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afi292

Discussion Starter · Dec 8, 2003

I took my 2003 Taurus with the 3.0l dura engine for an oil change today and the guy put in 6 quarts...i thought it took 5 ... does anyone know what it takes? Thanks

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joe5.0

· #6 · Dec 9, 2003

I think it's supposed to be 5W-30, but 5W-20 should be perfectly fine. And the Duratech takes 5.5 qt's.

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joe5.0

· #8 · Dec 9, 2003

Thats not surprising. Ford & Honda have went to 5W-20 in alot of their engines to help with emission/fuel mileage standards.

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joe5.0

· #10 · Dec 9, 2003

Lower the number the "thinner" the oil is.

Here's a helpful link I just found

http://www.vtr.org/maintain/oil-overview.html

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