dcsey

My '70 Boss 302 Mustang holds 7 quarts as well, so I'm not harboring the notion that a rogue engineer in Dearborn figured one extra quart per oil change would give a boost to his Exxon Mobil stock. Maybe I should have phrased that statement "Does anyone else think it's ridiculous........" Perhaps they figure that, with a suggested oil change interval of 7500 miles, it's a cheap bit of insurance once there are lots of Fusions on the road with 150k miles and leaky rear main seals.

Wix 51372

<sigh> Always those three certainties in life: death, taxes and trolls. </sigh>

Did my first oil change at just shy of 3000 miles and you weren't kidding about that filter being on TIGHT! I was using a T-handle style strap wrench and it wasn't going anywhere until I got some extra leverage via the handle from a bottle jack. On a side note, used the recommended 5W-20 blend and a Wix filter. I think it's ridiculous for any passenger car engine to require more than 5 quarts of oil. Dave