Smallest / Largest Oil Sumps ? (on cars)

[Corvette Owner]

I thought of this when reading a post on a 1.8 Liter Sentra with a 2 7/8 quart slump! I didn't realize any car had such a small oil sump ! Wonder what the old Fiat 850 cc engine was ?

I know some BMWs have large sumps. My Corvette is 6.5 quarts, some Dodge Hemi's are around 8 quarts I believe.

Anyway, it would be interesting to know, post here.

 

[Six_in_a_row]

My Jeep Cherokee 4.0l holds 6 quarts.

 

[BovineScapegoat]

My moms chevy Colorado 3.5L inline 5 cylinder holds 6 liters / 6.35 quarts

 

[EricZoom]

My Mazda6s and my Caddy SRX both supposedly hold 6 quarts.

 

[mahansm]

Three different Mercedes models I've owned ('82 300 D turbo, '85 500 SEL and '92 400 E) have had 8 quart sumps.
Porsche has had very large reservoirs in some of their flat 6 dry sump engines, up to 13 quarts if I recall correctly.

 

[IntegraVT]

10.5 quarts for BMW's 5L V10, IIRC.

 

[Corvette Owner]

A BMW M5 with a 5.0L 10-cyl Engine takes 10.5 quarts of oil !

You beat me to it!

 

[Corvette Owner]

An Audi R8 with a 4.2L 8-cyl Engine takes 10.6 quarts.

 

[Eddie]

1.6 L 4 cyl 1957 Porsche Carara(sp) holds 2 gallons. My CX7 Mazda turbo holds 6.7 quarts (6 quart refill)

 

[Panzerman]

Hemi's hold 7 qts. I think the Northstar Cadillacs hold even more.

 

[UNC017]

Originally Posted By: Corvette Owner
I thought of this when reading a post on a 1.8 Liter Sentra with a 2 7/8 quart slump! I didn't realize any car had such a small oil sump ! Wonder what the old Fiat 850 cc engine was ?

I know some BMWs have large sumps. My Corvette is 6.5 quarts, some Dodge Hemi's are around 8 quarts I believe.

Anyway, it would be interesting to know, post here.


I've read on here that several Nissans have a tiny sump like that. Including some you wouldn't think- like either Xterra or Pathfinder SUVs.

The largest factory oil capacity I've ever seen personally wasn't exactly a "sump," but a buddy's circa 1970 Porsche 911 (flat six, air-cooled) held something like 12 quarts in the oil tank, cooler and engine. Oil is coolant in that engine, so they provided it with plenty.

 

[Oldwolf]

My 2.5L Diesel holds 8 quarts.
My 4.0L Ford SOHC takes 5 quarts.
My 2.4 L DOHC Chevy takes 4.5 quarts.

 

[Georgiadave]

1968 Jaguar XKE has a 12 quart sump. 1974 VW Beetle has a 3 quart sump

 

[5sfe91]

4 quarts for my Toyota Celica

 

[Corvette Owner]

A Nissan Versa with a 1.6L 4-cyl Engine takes 3.2 quarts.

 

[sven98]

Smallest - I know old school VW bugs held about 2.5 quarts. 30 weight

 

[Corvette Owner]

A 1980 Datsun 210 with a 1.2L 4-cyl Engine has a 2.9 quart capacity.

 

[NateDN10]

My 2.2L "Ecotec" engine has a 5qt sump. The 2.0L supercharged/turbocharged have 6.5qt sumps.

 

[mechtech2]

The King of street car oil capacity is Porsche.
Some models are 12 qts. There may be ones with more.

 

[mechtech2]

The King of street car oil capacity is Porsche.
Some models are 12 qts. There may be ones with more.
This total is not actually in the 'sump', or crankcase.