Anyone have experience changing oil with the topsider?
I sucked out the oil from the dipstick and removed the filter, then pulled the oil out of filter housing. I only got about 6 qts out....I might have been down a quart so I would expect 7, does the engine hold that much oil in the top end?

Question: Should I fill the oil filter housing with any oil ?

When filling I put in 7.5 qts....it seems very full. Does the Topsider leave a half quart someplace? Is this normal....this is the first time I have attempted an oil change in 7 years....always have the dealer do it....

Been using Mobil 1 15W-50 for last 4 years.

Upon starting it made alot of noise for a second then was fine. ( I assume this is because there wasn't oil in the filter housing to be pumped to the top end)

I did notice the pressure is reading 1.6-1.8 bar at warm idle and 3 bar above idle. It was running 1.5 and 3.0 but would drop down off 3.0 pretty easily....this seems to be a common characteristic of the 119 motor.

Pressure is constant, not fluttering.

Thanks for any info.

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Bryan Harter
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