Well for the new years weekend we planned on going to lake tahoe but at the last minute changed to the seqoia national park.

I took the 87 300D, before i left i checked all fluid levels and everything was A ok. 300 miles and i get to the house we rented in visalia, CA. Checked the dipstick and it read empty

Had 2 quarts of the mobil 1 5w40 in the trunk so i poured it in and the dipstick still read empty. So i found a pep boys with a quick lube station in the back to change the oil.

They wanted to use krendell 5w30 synthetic blend but asked them if it was diesel rated...it wasnt. So i asked them to put in a diesel rated oil and they said i had to buy the oil in the store. But they didnt have any mobil 1 5w40 (duh) but didnt carry 15w50 or 0w40 either.

So i just went with shell rotella 5w40 synthetic. They used a purolator filter which i plan to change to a wix.

They said the car took 9 quarts to read full. So i was curious if something was wrong. The last two oil changes 8 quarts out 8 quarts in exactly.

The engine sounded a little more "gurgly" at above 3000rpms as well, on mobil 1 the engine is smooth at the same rpms why is it now gurgling? Oil pressure is the same 2 bar at idle 3 bar once moving.

Could it be the oil? filter? odd couincidence?

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