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      11-22-2017, 09:19 AM   #101
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Originally Posted by ram.matthew View Post
I did realized this morning that the car takes 5 LITERS and US sells quarts. 5 liters converts to 5.28 quarts. Since 5 quarts would be underfilling by roughly 5%, I figure I would fill up with 5 quarts and run the analyzer to see if more is needed.
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Originally Posted by jsouth View Post
Many of the German brands which meet the LL-01 spec come in 5L containers. I look for them specifically, since it is so easy then to dump the entire container in and know that the correct amount is in the engine. I have used LiquiMoly and Ravenol, in addition to Castrol. All 5W-30.
So 5L (5.28 us quarts) is what the N20 engine needs? It seems that online dealers sell kits with 6L of oil. Is that just to be safe?
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