How much oil needed to fill a totally empty M20 2.5i

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Post Tue May 23, 2006 2:39 pm

Just a quickie,

How much oil will it take to fill a 325i M20 engine which has NO oil in whatsoever. Its a rebuilt engine in case your wondering.

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Post Tue May 23, 2006 3:25 pm

4 litres in the engine, plus 250ml in the oil filter

thus 4.25 litres

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Post Tue May 23, 2006 5:32 pm

it's 4.5 litres but i always put in 5 this gets it just above the max mark on the dipstick

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Post Tue May 23, 2006 6:30 pm

A rebuilt empty 2.5 will take about 4.5 litres to fill, if you have an empty oil cooler too it'll swallow the whole 5 litres.

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Post Tue May 23, 2006 7:22 pm

Great, thanks. :D