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7 QUARTS OR SLIGHTLY MORE?

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#1 ·
So, when the oil is changed in a scat pack and 7 quarts are put in, on my dip stick it barely comes up to the "safe" zone.
When I ask the service manager he says, if you put an SRT oil filter on, it is a bit larger, so it will retain more oil (makes sense).
He said SRT oil filter or not, it still calls for 7 quarts, according to Dodge.
I also saw a post on here not too long ago, where there was a photo of 2 different dip sticks, with the markings in different places. So if we have different dip sticks we all get different readings, so what should it be, and how do you know for sure??
 
#2 · (Edited)
The extra oil cooler volume on the 6.4L & SRT cars is where the oil goes....

To be sure, only the dealer changes the oil so it is recorded.
 
#9 ·
After adding 7 quarts and an SRT filter to mine, The oil is at the bottom of the safe zone. If I add 1/2 quart it puts it right in the middle. That's what I do. Does it make a difference either way? No. But I sleep better at night. :sleep:
 
#10 ·
Sounds like yours is EXACTLY like mine. But, we should be at the top of the safe zone, with the 7 quarts, that's the point. Mine even had my dealer perplexed, because the tech new he put 7 quarts in. No one can tell me different, there were some definite issues with dip sticks being different, but Dodge would never admit it.
But, as long as we know we put 7 quarts in, I guess tha's all that matters.