Oil change - Page 2 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

haber rj · 01-31-2006

FU2, I put approximately 8 quarts of oil in the car when I change the oil give and take a bit. So if I put say 1 quart in the filter, I just add 7 quarts to the pan or what ever it takes to reach the full mark on the dip stick, just like your normal car, what you put in the filter you the balance goes to the pan. I will try it and see what happens.
haber rj

WB9MCW · 02-01-2006

Note On Start Up Rattle...i Went 60 Days Last Winter...lots Of Start Up Noise...now Only 30 Days This Winter ..no Noise..zr-1 Is Happy...i Do Have Mobile 1 As Well...

Mika73 · 02-01-2006

I use K&N oilfilters and have start up rattle..

But ofcourse its gone after oil pressure gets up and it sounds lot worse on garage when you can hear sound louder.

Start up rattle is nothing after you have had broken valve spring and cam.. and ZR1netregistry info says that S U R is not problem.

haber rj · 02-01-2006

Oh that sound serious, how did you manage to break a cam and a valve spring, I was under the impression that these things didn't happen to Z cars.
haber rj

blackjack · 02-01-2006

hi,haber,
in my line of work,(harley) the oil filter can be installed two ways...
between the oil pump and the engine,on the feed line,or on the return
side,between the engine and the sump.filling the filter is important
only if the filter is on the feed side of the pump,since being empty in that position means the engine will turn for a few seconds with no oil (sportsters)
if the filter is on the return side,between engine and sump,filling the filter is
not necessary.also,we always recommend changing the oil in the fall,so your engine spends winter with clean oil in it,and not with that gooey stuff full of acids and contaminents that can be harmful to metal parts
blackjack

haber rj · 02-01-2006

Good morning Blackjack, nice line of work Harleys, and great hobbie a ZR1, the best of both worlds, you lucky man. Thanks for the info very helpful, I haven't looked into the thermostat situation as yet but I will let you know if I find one. Hopefully I will have some time to get things all organized this summer.
haber rj

Z Factor · 02-01-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by haber rj

Oh that sound serious, how did you manage to break a cam and a valve spring, I was under the impression that these things didn't happen to Z cars.
haber rj

Well first you start out by bringing it to a non-ZR-1 mechanic in Finland, then you...........

I will let Mika take it from here

haber rj · 02-01-2006

This is exactly my situation up here or may be I am being a bit perinoid, but I envey you guys in the U.S., you have all the good tunners and have your cars running nice all the time. With me I have to do a lot of digging to make sure that I have all the info to inform the guy who is working on the car what might be wrong and what to look out for. Trouble shooting is deffinately not a strong point here when it come to the Z cars. Oh well with the help from fellow members I feel a lot more secure now than I did in the past and again I thank you all once again, isn't family great.
haber rj

Mika73 · 02-02-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by haber rj

Oh that sound serious, how did you manage to break a cam and a valve spring, I was under the impression that these things didn't happen to Z cars.
haber rj

It was serious. Happend just 3 days after I got headers, RT cats and Corsa. Valve spring broke at freeway, I was not reving or anything.. It just start run really bad on lower rpm. After 2 months search at service.. Everybody did think that there is bad coil or electric problem, bad.. whats that module under plenium.. but after everything was check many times.. I even did order new ECM. They opened valve cover and find broken valve spring.. After sometime I heard that also cam is broken. Car did run really bad with broken spring so it might broke cam also.. Anyway.. That summer was really bad.. It can happend to anyone.. Valve covers were never opened before.

Last summer was also summer of mods..

Cobra alarm
Goodyear F1 Supercar tires
FX3 Shocks
Headers
RT cats
Corsa

After all there costly parts you really dont need broken LT5.

Hope next summer will be easyer and I can only enjoy driving.

Maybe even new air duct..

(Inside joke..

)

haber rj · 02-02-2006

Good morning Mika, boy it sounds like you had your share of misfortunes, thanks for the info sure hope the "Z" car is running great for you now.
haber rj

01-31-2006	#11
haber rj Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tillsonburg Ont. Canada Posts: 174	Re: Oil change FU2, I put approximately 8 quarts of oil in the car when I change the oil give and take a bit. So if I put say 1 quart in the filter, I just add 7 quarts to the pan or what ever it takes to reach the full mark on the dip stick, just like your normal car, what you put in the filter you the balance goes to the pan. I will try it and see what happens. haber rj

02-01-2006	#12
WB9MCW Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: McHenry, Il. Posts: 6,607	Re: Oil change Note On Start Up Rattle...i Went 60 Days Last Winter...lots Of Start Up Noise...now Only 30 Days This Winter ..no Noise..zr-1 Is Happy...i Do Have Mobile 1 As Well... __________________ http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o...9mcw/SIG-2.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/wb9mcw/vcm.gif "The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome will become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance." - Cicero, 55 BC " We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." - Abraham Lincoln

02-01-2006	#13
Mika73 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 123	Re: Oil change I use K&N oilfilters and have start up rattle.. But ofcourse its gone after oil pressure gets up and it sounds lot worse on garage when you can hear sound louder. Start up rattle is nothing after you have had broken valve spring and cam.. and ZR1netregistry info says that S U R is not problem.

02-01-2006	#14
haber rj Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tillsonburg Ont. Canada Posts: 174	Re: Oil change Oh that sound serious, how did you manage to break a cam and a valve spring, I was under the impression that these things didn't happen to Z cars. haber rj

02-01-2006	#15
blackjack Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: north of montreal Posts: 510	Re: Oil change hi,haber, in my line of work,(harley) the oil filter can be installed two ways... between the oil pump and the engine,on the feed line,or on the return side,between the engine and the sump.filling the filter is important only if the filter is on the feed side of the pump,since being empty in that position means the engine will turn for a few seconds with no oil (sportsters) if the filter is on the return side,between engine and sump,filling the filter is not necessary.also,we always recommend changing the oil in the fall,so your engine spends winter with clean oil in it,and not with that gooey stuff full of acids and contaminents that can be harmful to metal parts blackjack

02-01-2006	#16
haber rj Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tillsonburg Ont. Canada Posts: 174	Re: Oil change Good morning Blackjack, nice line of work Harleys, and great hobbie a ZR1, the best of both worlds, you lucky man. Thanks for the info very helpful, I haven't looked into the thermostat situation as yet but I will let you know if I find one. Hopefully I will have some time to get things all organized this summer. haber rj

02-01-2006	#18
haber rj Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tillsonburg Ont. Canada Posts: 174	Re: Oil change This is exactly my situation up here or may be I am being a bit perinoid, but I envey you guys in the U.S., you have all the good tunners and have your cars running nice all the time. With me I have to do a lot of digging to make sure that I have all the info to inform the guy who is working on the car what might be wrong and what to look out for. Trouble shooting is deffinately not a strong point here when it come to the Z cars. Oh well with the help from fellow members I feel a lot more secure now than I did in the past and again I thank you all once again, isn't family great. haber rj

02-02-2006	#20
haber rj Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Tillsonburg Ont. Canada Posts: 174	Re: Oil change Good morning Mika, boy it sounds like you had your share of misfortunes, thanks for the info sure hope the "Z" car is running great for you now. haber rj