Oil Capacity

[ViperPete]

Whats 2013 Viper oil capacity?

Thanks

[swexlin]

11 quarts, including filter

[Steve-Indy]

Exactly what swexlin said...per 2014 Owners Manual.

[ViperPete]

I was 99.9% sure it was 11 quarts but wanted that 0.01. Thanks guys

[swexlin]

Why do you ask? Is your car using oil?

[ViperPete]

Why do you ask? Is your car using oil?

Noooo LOL. Just haven't changed the oil in a while and forgot how many quarts to bring to the dealership. I bought like 200 of them back in 2016 when Autozone had that crazy sale.

[Steve-Indy]

Best you start using that stuff...with the claimed 4 year shelf life if I recall correctly

[ViperPete]

Best you start using that stuff...with the claimed 4 year shelf life if I recall correctly

Yeah I know. Planning on doing oil changes in 4 of my vehicles. That will use up a lot of what I have left.

[blingnoring]

if you change your oil before its due, do you do a reset for the 'oil life'? if so, how do you do that for the gen v's?

[swexlin]

No oil life monitor on the Gen 5. Despite what a You Tube video produced by FCA in 2012 says.

[ViperPete]

No oil life monitor on the Gen 5. Despite what a You Tube video produced by FCA in 2012 says.

Would be nice if it did have the ability to test the viscosity of the oil... monitor for metal fragments- etc... why the heck doesn't every car made have that!

[ForTehNguyen]

viscosity isnt a definitive indicator of oil life. That would be some complicated instrumentation to measure that. Total Base Number is a much better one like what you can have Blackstone labs do. What if you run thicker oil for the track, then the car is going to freak out at a different viscosity.

[blingnoring]

I saw this video a while back, and if you go to about the 6 minute mark, the tech goes over some procedure to reset something for the oil. if you change your own oil, is this something that we have to do? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5hi0t38oXc

[swexlin]

Apparently, for whatever reason, never made it to the Viper. My 2013 Dart had an oil life monitor, but not a 2013 (or any Gen) Viper. Go figure.

Let me take a look at this video, interesting.

[texasram]

Apparently, for whatever reason, never made it to the Viper. My 2013 Dart had an oil life monitor, but not a 2013 (or any Gen) Viper. Go figure.

Let me take a look at this video, interesting.

Ever had a dealer lie to you saying you had no indicator so they can do a whole new oil change prematurely? Fca dealers suck, except the awesome tombal dodge/viper exchange.

[ViperGeorge]

The procedure for resetting the oil life indicated in the video is the procedure that is used by other FCA vehicles but I do not believe that the Viper has this feature. If it does, it has to be one of the best kept secrets of Viper ownership. Probably not a Viper tech that told him what to do.

[ViperPete]

Amazingly.... The oil that just came out of the car looked nearly new. And that is 5k miles and 2 year old oil. Opened up the filter, and its perfect inside also.

[TA Two Oh]

Changed mine last week for the first time. (Car is now off warranty thanks to the wimpy Canadian warranty) mine hadn't seen the miles or time that yours did, but I was also shocked at how clean it was. Let it drain for almost six hours, and near the end of that time, the oil showed a little colour. That 0W-40 Penzoil is like water! Hard to see it on the dipstick!!! Took 10.4 litres.

I have done oil changes on about 50 different cars over the years and the Viper was about the easiest and cleanest that I can recall. I love that there are no panels to remove, and that the filter hangs straight down, right at the bottom of the engine.

[swexlin]

I change my oil every fall - that comes out to 1200-1500 miles between oil changes. And there's no oil life monitor in any screen that I can find. Nor has my Viper tech found one.

[SRT BILL]

Question, is everybody still using the 0-40 Penzoil? I remember reading that some were considering going with 10-40.

[texasram]

Question, is everybody still using the 0-40 Penzoil? I remember reading that some were considering going with 10-40.

15/50 is an advantage if youre in the south, theres 2 immediate differences you will notice when you switch

[SRT BILL]

15/50 is an advantage if youre in the south, theres 2 immediate differences you will notice when you switch

Texasram, what the two differences you're referring to?

[texasram]

Texasram, what the two differences you're referring to?

Much more stable oil pressure, at idle it won't go down into the 30's. And a quieter valve train.

[Lance]

I live in Texas and it gets hot as hell here. What are the 2 differences you will see/feel?

Thanks

Lance

[blingnoring]

Question, is everybody still using the 0-40 Penzoil? I remember reading that some were considering going with 10-40.

I am. I'm a Mobil 1 guy but after doing some research, I've found that Penzoil ranks up there with the best of them, so I'm sticking with it. I change my oil about every 2000 miles. IMO if you change your oil that frequent, I don't think it really matters which brand of synthetic oil you use.

As for the thickness of the oil, I stay with 0-40 cause even though it can get pretty hot in Virginia, i'll drive this car in the winter. If its a sunny day and no salt on the roads, I don't care how cold it is I'm driving the car. I drove it this past Monday morning where it was a blistering 15 degrees. when I started it in the garage, the oil temp was 34. And that's why i'm afraid to go to a thicker oil. Some have even gone to 15-50. i'm sure where you live, when and how you drive plays a big factor in that. on a side note, I don't know if it was in my head, but the car felt more responsive. I noticed my IAT ranged from 37 to 41 degrees, maybe like a continuous shot of nitrous? hahaha