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[Jim]

What is the full engine oil capacity of 3.2 V6 2002 Elite Saloon Auto

[Andy B]

What is the full engine oil capacity of 3.2 V6 2002 Elite Saloon Auto

You've had a V6 how long? ................ and now you're asking how much oil!!!!   

[Andy B]

6 litres 

http://images.omegaowners.com/documents/UserGuides/OmegaOct2002.pdf page 230 

[Jim]

What is the full engine oil capacity of 3.2 V6 2002 Elite Saloon Auto

You've had a V6 how long? ................ and now you're asking how much oil!!!!   

I knew it was around 5.5 or 6 litres'ish, I just couldn't remember exactly

[TheBoy]

"a shade over 5l" if doing and oil and filter change. Based on my experiences of ignoring the Haynes BoB

[Stallion]

"a shade over 5l" if doing and oil and filter change.

+1
with oil change 5l goes in easily, and then jus need to keep an eye on the dipstick, as goes down with a bit of driving, and top up accordingly at most 2/10 of a litre to get it upto halfway of the dipstick again.

[VXL V6]

Get about 5.5 in mine.

Takes just over 5L then run the engine for a couple of mins, wait 5 mins and top up again.

[amba]

Leave mine to drain down for several hours when doing oil/filter change and on refill takes 5.25ltrs then after a short drive and on level ground normally get a further 0.5 ltrs to bring up to full mark on dipstick...5.75ltrs seems the capacity of my 3.2

[05omegav6]

Mine doesn't give much change from 6 litres... not sure if the far superior spin on filter makes a difference or not

[chrisgixer]

5.75 I thought. If doing filter as well, all topped up, run and checked.

But you'll need 6litres to buy.

[X30XE]

Mine doesn't give much change from 6 litres... not sure if the far superior spin on filter makes a difference or not

Is conversion from this paper filter nonsense a simple task?

[05omegav6]

Yup hardest bit is trying to figure out which fixing was used to hold the old housing to the block... either a 14mm hex or a 23?mm bolt.

Takes all of five mins, but the thread needs to be perfectly clean/degreased/dry to allow the thread lock on the threaded tube to set in the block

Guide here...

Fitting the far superior oil filter

[X30XE]

Thanks    Looks like the connector is NLS.

Now I'm really not looking forward to changing the filter.  Never had to contend with this mickey mouse cheese-metal canister type before. 

[05omegav6]

Thanks    Looks like the connector is NLS.

Now I'm really not looking forward to changing the filter.  Never had to contend with this mickey mouse cheese-metal canister type before. 

Easy enough to get an engineering firm/someone with a lathe to reverse engineer one/several

[chrisgixer]

Apart from the tendency for the alloy cap to glue itself on if oil changes are left too long, there really is no difference.

In fact, assuming in doesn't stick, I prefer the metal cap with paper filter, as you can wiz the cap off with an air ratchet, which due to the length of the air ratchet means your arms are not up in the gubbins getting coveted in oil. ...so much