beetle6986
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I think 10 quarts should put you at the full mark on the dip stick. If it took 4 quarts to put it in between the low and full mark that means you probably had around 5.5 quarts. That’s way too low. If the engine was making noises before you topped it off. That leads me the to believe the low oil was having some impact on engine operation.Thanks for this.
Just to update you all, a tech/service van came out to my house. We ended up adding 4 quarts of oil to get to between the hash marks on the dip stick. The tech even said if it was consuming that much oil there would be clouds of smoke going everywhere and with no confirmation of large oil spots anywhere it's safe to assume there were only 6 quarts put in and not 10 as the tech confirmed with me on the phone...
So I brought it into the dealership, they notated it, the metallic sound went away (maybe it's not there now but it was there previously). So if anything comes up, it's documented.
Now I did take it for a test drive with a tech, he could hear the wheel bearing ticking, so they ordered replacement wheel bearings for the rears (that was the random ticking sound I heard on initial acceleration and deceleration) I always assumed the wheel bearings hummed...
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