How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

*Dylan · 11-11-2009, 05:42 PM

Did some google searching and couldn't seem to find any answers. I don't know where the Chilton's manual we have is as it got lost in the recent move. So if anyone could tell me real quick how much oil to put into the Inline 6 I would really appreciate it.

Tx Firefighter · 11-11-2009, 05:45 PM

6 quarts if you run a full size filter. 5.5 if you run a shorty.

**CPNE** · 11-11-2009, 05:45 PM

5 quarts with stock oil pan on a 250 or 292

*Dylan · 11-11-2009, 05:46 PM

Thanks loads!

Tx Firefighter · 11-11-2009, 05:49 PM

Well, you got two different answers.

faribran · 11-11-2009, 06:01 PM

5 qts with filter used to fill mine to the little dots on the stick.

*Dylan · 11-11-2009, 06:21 PM

Another question if you don't mind, my truck is idling really low, and it will idle at that low RPM for a little while and eventually die. It never did this until recently. My guess is the idle screw has backed out some. I check the fuel filter and lines and fuel is getting to the engine fine with no lack of fuel. Where is the idler screw located on a 1 bbl Rochester Monojet? I can't seem to find it. Unless it's on the dark side closer to the firewall. I guess I'll grab a flashlight...

68gmsee · 11-11-2009, 07:25 PM

As per my original owners manual on my 69 and 68 and 65-72 Chiltons.

Five quarts with a filter change.

Idle adjust screw is on the firewall side of the carb. You access it from the passenger's side.

68gmsee · 11-11-2009, 07:30 PM

One more thing, these little carbs are notorious for leaking gaskets. Make sure the bottom is tight and in mine I had a loose base. I found it by actually removing it and accessing the screws from the bottom.

Good pics on this site. You can see the idle adj screw next to the bellcrank #44.
http://www.carbkitsource.com/tech/Ro...ojet/1ME-1.pdf

Tx Firefighter · 11-11-2009, 07:31 PM

Shrugging my shoulders. I changed the oil in my 250 earlier this week. First time, I used a long filter and it took 6 to get it to the full mark. I ran the engine awhile and changed it again. This time I used a short filter and it took 5.5 quarts.

Maybe our oil pans are deeper in Texas. Everything else is bigger.

68gmsee · 11-11-2009, 08:50 PM

Re: 6 quarts. The books say that with long or high capacity filter add 2 quarts. Could be the the dipstick is a little off. Mine is pretty much on the money with the recommended 5 quarts-maybe a smidgen low.

The 292, 305 (v6), 351 (v6) use 5 without the filter with 1 quart more for filter change.

MudBug · 11-11-2009, 08:53 PM

Do you have a 250 or 292 oil pan?

**CPNE** · 11-12-2009, 10:27 AM

My 292 takes 5 qts with filter IIRC. I guess the answer is buy 6, use 5, run, check, add as needed.

bill3rail · 04-11-2019, 02:39 PM

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67_C-30 · 04-11-2019, 02:59 PM

Holy Old Post, Batman! 😂

**Steeveedee** · 04-11-2019, 03:11 PM

What year big block? Mine only takes 5 with a filter change. Maybe the dipstick is wrong, somehow?

67_C-30 · 04-11-2019, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Steeveedee

What year big block? Mine only takes 5 with a filter change. Maybe the dipstick is wrong, somehow?

Every big block I’ve ever had took 6 qts. I’ve had early 396’s - 90’s 454’s and pretty much everything in between.

**Steeveedee** · 04-12-2019, 10:44 AM

That's something I'll have to check into. I'll start with the length of the dipstick tube after I change the oil and verify the amount required. It's due for a change, anyway.

11-11-2009, 05:42 PM	#1
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? Did some google searching and couldn't seem to find any answers. I don't know where the Chilton's manual we have is as it got lost in the recent move. So if anyone could tell me real quick how much oil to put into the Inline 6 I would really appreciate it. __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

11-11-2009, 05:45 PM	#2
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? 6 quarts if you run a full size filter. 5.5 if you run a shorty. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

11-11-2009, 05:45 PM	#3
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,664	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? 5 quarts with stock oil pan on a 250 or 292 __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all

11-11-2009, 05:49 PM	#5
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? Well, you got two different answers. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

11-11-2009, 06:01 PM	#6
faribran Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: AL Posts: 1,828	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? 5 qts with filter used to fill mine to the little dots on the stick. __________________ "

11-11-2009, 05:46 PM	#4
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? Thanks loads! __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

11-11-2009, 06:21 PM	#7
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? Another question if you don't mind, my truck is idling really low, and it will idle at that low RPM for a little while and eventually die. It never did this until recently. My guess is the idle screw has backed out some. I check the fuel filter and lines and fuel is getting to the engine fine with no lack of fuel. Where is the idler screw located on a 1 bbl Rochester Monojet? I can't seem to find it. Unless it's on the dark side closer to the firewall. I guess I'll grab a flashlight... __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

11-11-2009, 07:25 PM	#8
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? As per my original owners manual on my 69 and 68 and 65-72 Chiltons. Five quarts with a filter change. Idle adjust screw is on the firewall side of the carb. You access it from the passenger's side.

11-11-2009, 07:30 PM	#9
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? One more thing, these little carbs are notorious for leaking gaskets. Make sure the bottom is tight and in mine I had a loose base. I found it by actually removing it and accessing the screws from the bottom. Good pics on this site. You can see the idle adj screw next to the bellcrank #44. http://www.carbkitsource.com/tech/Ro...ojet/1ME-1.pdf

11-11-2009, 07:31 PM	#10
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? Shrugging my shoulders. I changed the oil in my 250 earlier this week. First time, I used a long filter and it took 6 to get it to the full mark. I ran the engine awhile and changed it again. This time I used a short filter and it took 5.5 quarts. Maybe our oil pans are deeper in Texas. Everything else is bigger. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

11-11-2009, 08:50 PM	#11
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? Re: 6 quarts. The books say that with long or high capacity filter add 2 quarts. Could be the the dipstick is a little off. Mine is pretty much on the money with the recommended 5 quarts-maybe a smidgen low. The 292, 305 (v6), 351 (v6) use 5 without the filter with 1 quart more for filter change.

11-11-2009, 08:53 PM	#12
MudBug Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: tennessee Posts: 159	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? Do you have a 250 or 292 oil pan?

11-12-2009, 10:27 AM	#13
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,664	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? My 292 takes 5 qts with filter IIRC. I guess the answer is buy 6, use 5, run, check, add as needed. __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all

04-11-2019, 02:39 PM	#14
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04-11-2019, 03:11 PM	#16
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,420	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? What year big block? Mine only takes 5 with a filter change. Maybe the dipstick is wrong, somehow? __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

04-12-2019, 10:44 AM	#18
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,420	Re: How Much Oil in a 250 Inline 6? That's something I'll have to check into. I'll start with the length of the dipstick tube after I change the oil and verify the amount required. It's due for a change, anyway. __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA

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