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2025 Oil Capacity

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If you drive your car hard this is why you need to add more than what’s called for. Both of these were factory fill levels. This is what will hurt your car…not an extra 1/2 a quart of oil. IMG_7257.jpeg IMG_7258.jpeg
 

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That video talks about someone doubling the oil in a car. It has no relevance to this conversation at all

Actually, if you listen carefully, he mentions that overfilling by "a quart or two" can blow your seals.
 

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Actually, if you listen carefully, he mentions that overfilling by "a quart or two" can blow your seals.
And nobody here is talking about overfilling that much. Again…it has no relevance to this conversation.
We’ve been building and racing these cars for going on 6 years now. We’ve learned a lot about keeping them alive and no matter what irrelevant YouTube video you post…if an ST is going to be driven hard it needs an extra 1/4-1/2 a quart of oil. The 2 logs I posted above are just two of hundreds of identical cases. 1/2 a quart over stops the oil pressure drop on launches. Your opinion won’t change that fact.
 

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And nobody here is talking about overfilling that much. Again…it has no relevance to this conversation.
We’ve been building and racing these cars for going on 6 years now. We’ve learned a lot about keeping them alive and no matter what irrelevant YouTube video you post…if an ST is going to be driven hard it needs an extra 1/4-1/2 a quart of oil. The 2 logs I posted above are just two of hundreds of identical cases. 1/2 a quart over stops the oil pressure drop on launches. Your opinion won’t change that fact.
Maybe you should send your data logs to Ford then, because apparently their hard use testing didn't catch it.
 

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Maybe you should send your data logs to Ford then, because apparently their hard use testing didn't catch it.

Engines might start blowing all over the country for low oil pressure.
Many have. Every tuner that touches these things recommends this.
Your opinion is as irrelevant as that stupid video you posted.
And FYI Ford changed the oil pump and fill level for the 25’s. They didn’t do that just for the fun of it. People are still logging pressure drops, just not as bad.
 

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Many have. Every tuner that touches these things recommends this.
Your opinion is as irrelevant as that stupid video you posted.
And FYI Ford changed the oil pump and fill level for the 25’s. They didn’t do that just for the fun of it. People are still logging pressure drops, just not as bad.
I didn't know Ford made the change for the 25's. Is it still recommended to add the additional 1/4 - 1/2 quart? I have been doing this the last 2 oil changes.
 

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All opinions aside, I believe Ford still recommends 6 quarts on the 25 model year.
 

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Datalog your launches. Your car will tell you what’s not enough.
I'd reckon I don't really launch it. Occasionally put it in sport mode from a red light, but don't brake launch it. Definitely WOT on highway entrance ramps when not blocked.
And FYI Ford changed the oil pump and fill level for the 25’s.
Just seems odd to see the oil that high over the top dot the first two times with 6qt fill.
 

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I am fortunate to have lots of toys and I am part of another ATV forum. Our ATV's hold 2-quarts of oil. It is NOT UNCOMMON for many on the forum to run up to 1/2 a quart more in their ATV's. Now that is some perspective and you are worried about 1/2 a quart too much in a 6 - 6 1/2 quart capqacity situation.

Its your vehicle and you can and will certainly do what you want with it but I think you are being overly paranoid over nothing.
 

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I believe in data driven decisions. 1/2 quart of 6 quarts is less than 10% increase. The graphs that @UNBROKEN shared do show oil starvation during launch.

Does anyone happen to know the height of 6 quarts in the pan? I cannot imagine the additional 1/2 quart raising the level high enough to run it into the crank to whip it. Even at 6 quarts, the oil level would raise higher than the additional 1/2 quart just by turning and hard braking.

@UNBROKEN do you happen to have any data from a pan that has an additional 1/2 quart in it to show the increased psi? This way we can compare the two?
 



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