Larry - as for the oil, the book says 8 qts, but you can only get about 7 in
before its over full. That's partly because the cooler and hoses hold a
lot, and also most people don't get all the oil out because it takes so long
to really let it drain. And good synthetics like Delvac1, as Marshall
pointed out recently, really clings to the metal surfaces and it can take
literally hours before it all drains into the crankcase. So the accepted
rule is to refill only to the point that it is halfway between the add and
full marks.
Its a similar situation for the transmission - especially if you take the
trouble to drain the torque converter. Add to that the complication that
the "full" mark on the dipstick is for a transmission and oil at operating
temperature, so again it pays to be patient and fill it in increments.
I would have 8 qts of engine oil and 8 qts of ATF on hand before doing
either job, and 2 quarts of differential Mobil1 when you get to the
differential.
And my apologies for giving misleading info on the rear view mirror - I went
out to the garage and looked at my wife's car, and the base of the mirror is
actually mounted to the windshield surround, and apparently not directly to
the glass. I must have been recalling an earlier car of mine.....
Werner
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 4:51 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Oil Change - Questions
I plan to change the oil & filter in my '91 300D Turbo this week - ordered
parts from Rusty -
How many quarts of oil (mobil 1) will I need to buy? How hard is it to
get
to the oil filter?
Any unusual stuff I should expect? I also ordered a AT Filter kit - need
to
know how much ATF to buy?
TIA -
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
