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Old 05-30-2009, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by mramay View Post
The oil capacity will have nothing to do with the actual piston swept area, the displacement. Post the serial number off the engine here and we'll see what can be discerned.
The engine code should be stamped on the block somewhere. Also, the 4.2 liter engine is an M116 engine, and the 5.6 liter engine is an M117 engine. They are different blocks.
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