Originally Posted by
Timski
I just changed the oil on my work truck and it seems to have taken 12 qts. i thought this was a bit much and have been reading on line that the older duramaxs only took 10 qts. But 12 seems to have put it just over the full mark although there is a little bit of oil up the wire but only on the front side so i am assuming it is just scraping when pulling up otherwise it would be all the way around. I checked the manual and it says nothing about how many quarts should be added. Just curious as if other people have added 12 qts to there trucks or not?? Does anyone else have a hard time reading the oil level on this wire mesh dipstick.... and Yes i am a newbie and i am just worried about killing my work truck and getting fired. Thanks in advance for any help
My '02 and '05 Dmax/Allison with a combined 180k miles and I've always used 3 gallons (Wix Filters) on every change.
2005 Chev Duramax/Allison 3500LS DRW Crew Cab, Ride-Rites, Sulastics
B&W 30K-Turnover GN, Putnam 15K-Class-5, A/T Revos, LMM mouthpiece
2006 Chev 6.0L/4L80e 3500WT DRW Ex-Cab 8'Flat-GN, Ride-Rites, Sulastics
A/T Revos