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Hmmm, ok. I'm not sure where my 454 came from per se, so what oil pan should I compare it to? Any way to verify engine oil capacity outside of this?

If the dipstick reads incorrectly and I'm not sure which oil pan I have, how would I go about finding the correct oil capacity for the engine? Perhaps it's more than 5 quarts... Here's a pic of the oil pan:

I have a 68 camaro with what I believe to be a Mark IV 454 engine from a late 70's - early 80's vehicle. I believe that the dipstick currently in the engine is wrong (TOO LONG), as it indicates full oil levels when the oil is actually significantly low. Does anyone know the correct length of...

I ran the Amsoil flush for 20 minutes at a fast idle of about 1000-1200 rpm prior to the oil change. The oil was light - medium brown prior to the flush. The car went up on a lift to have the oil drained. It came out black, so the flush seemed to be effective. I used the 15W-40 Delo with a Napa...

Steve in Plantation is the only Amsoil dealer in South Florida (excluding Key Largo where there was one other person) that stocks product. His number is (954) 600-1555.

I wasn't worried about the cost, that seemed to be the consensus on what was best for the engine.

I am going to use the Amsoil Engine Flush, one of the three 15W-40 oils mentioned (Delo, Rotella or Delvac), and a napa gold filter tomorrow. Oil pressure I notice has sometimes been running low (20-30) in conjuction with the ticking noise when the car has been running for a while (never runs...

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Is there an Amsoil "dealer" anywhere in South Florida that anyone knows of that actually stocks any product? I called several and they stock nothing!

ok so what's the ratio of diesel to conventional?

I'm not too familiar with the usage of diesel oil. So I'd use 100% diesel for the oil change and run it for the standard 3k miles? What filters do you guys recommend?

Does the Amsoil Z-ROD have to be ordered directly through Amsoil on their site or does anyone else carry it at a discount?

Autorx recommends using non synthetic I believe. Anyone have experience with this?

Maybe 10mpg?