Micheal,
There were a few posts a short while back on oil levels. It is never a good
idea to run too full due to wind up around the crank and foaming etc. I
would suggest dumping that extra 1/4 quart since your motor is new and its
not gonna burn it (I hope)...
BKB
At 06:01 PM 7/14/98 -0400, you wrote:
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>I will talk to wife when she gets home, but I too would like to be in on the
>JBA header purchase. My exhaust manifold bolts are loose anyway, so the
>headers just ought to "drop in"! (ha, ha). I just changed my oil for the
>2nd time at 3954 miles. The owners manual said that the oil capacity was
>4.5 qts without an oil filter. So, I figured with the filter taking up
>about 1/2 qt. of oil I would be O.K. with adding 5 qts. Well, after
>starting up the engine and letting the oil filter fill up, I am about 1/4
>qt. over filled. Is this a problem? If so, what problems does an oil
>overfill cause? Thanks for your help, everyone. I just recommended the
>digest to a friend at work who has a '97 Dakota 4X4 CC. He should be on the
>list soon! Later...
>
>Michael Reynolds
>'98 Dakota 4X4 CC 5.2L
>K&N filter, 180 t-stat, Flame Red
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