noob question: oil capacity

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So yeah, I know it's a noob-ish question, but how much oil should I put in a CA18DET that is empty of fluids when I finish my swap up?


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4 quarts, same as every other Japanese car.

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It's in the Factory Service Manual, available for download via the stickies at the top of the forum that you should have read already.

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float_6969 wrote:It's in the Factory Service Manual, available for download via the stickies at the top of the forum that you should have read already.
Where is that? Can't find it...

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zerothread?id=114956

3rd or 4th link down.

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float_6969 wrote:It's in the Factory Service Manual, available for download via the stickies at the top of the forum that you should have read already.
I do have the FSM, I looked thru it and couldn't find that part... Must have overlooked it

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No biggie, just giving you trouble.


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