car has 3000 miles. my car had over 7 quarts of oil in it i called my dealership and another and they said it should have 5 and have no idea why it would have that much anyone else have more than 5 in it with theirs and how much did u put in i did 5 and figured id see what u guys did

 

i just finished mine and it took almost 5 & 1/2 quarts (ss/sc) and the line was at full.

 

Check your manual. My 2007 SS/SC take 6 Liters of Fully Synthetic. I would think yours is the same.

 

mine takes 6 and a half....

 

No the car for sure takes 5 quarts. I looked it up and it is 100% 5 quarts.

If you put 6.5 in your LNF you have a problem.

 

i did check my manual it says 5 quarts i just dont understand why there was over 7 in it

 

to the guys with ss/sc's: your pan holds 6.5 quarts. The LNF only holds 5 quarts (just like the 2.2/2.4)

 

yeah thats what i figured the manual cant be wrong but anybody else have like 6 or 7 in their car from factory cause like i said this was its first oil change i did only put 5 in tho

 

i use all 6 quarts mines full @ 6

 

Mine takes 5 quarts and it is full to the line.

 

I had the same problem, dealer put in almost 7 it takes 5...here's why they put too much:

1. They all make the mistake of assuming it's an SC not TC
2. GM Customer Service says the oil level information is at the bottom of the page under a secondary tab for dealer information....real ****** smart
3. People don't ******* listen

/endthread

 

hmm i wonder if this has anything to do with people leaking oil from that sensor they drove off the lot with 7 quarts to much pressure maybe

 

I think the camshaft sensor leaks period the o-ring isn't large enough to seal properly but too much oil pressure likely doesn't help the matter any. I noticed almost immediately it was too high and had it resolved within a day but there was a substantial amount of oil build-up after the mix-up and I was cleaning it off almost daily to monitor it.

 

you should sue...

im really suprise nothing leaked
and im sure being like me you raced it.. which again im REALLY suprise nothing leaked

 

With 7 quarts in it the dipstick should have showed it being overfull. Did you ever check your oil before the oil change?

 

The dipstick in these cars is horrible...I have 5q (4.8L) now and it still shows above max but I had the dealer drain it in front of me, show me the 4.5xL (again add 300mL for my filter) and the dipstick still reads a little bit off.

 

THE DIPSTICK IS ONLY A TOOL, NOT a calibrated measuring device such as a jug of oil would be!

Don't think with your dipstick, JIMMY!!!

I buy my oil in the Mobil 1 5 qt containers. Makes it pretty damn easy to measure out there. I put 5 quarts in and it is right on the bottom of the dipstick.

 

Wow , i haven't changed my oil yet (1700 miles) so i didn't realize these cars could be that far off. The dipstick in my SS/SC was right on .

 

You know the filter doesn't retain oil, right? At least, not more than a teaspoon or so.

 

Hahah .... I was thinking about that comercial when i started reading this thread .

 

7 quarts is WAY 2 much in your TC if its only supposed to take 5 dude... Did it puff black smoke or have any kind of sputtering??? Cause if it does anything at all you DO NOT want to keep running it and turn it the F off right away! BTW everybody should be checking there oil level frequently because these cars do burn up a quart every once in a while and need to be topped off before it gets 2 low.

 

actually it was closer to 8 quarts when i drained it and put it back in the 5 quart jug it filled that and almost a gallon of another jug but i never had any problems at all but its got 5 of mobil 1 now went with their filter too i dont know what they were thinking when they filled it at the factory my uncles 56 chevy only takes 7 quarts and its over a 600 ci motor

 

Doesn't retain permanently but still has to be taken into consideration depending on when you check your oil level. Hence why the manual reads "pan + filter: 5q (4.75L)"

Holy **** 8 that's ridiculously high! Glad you noticed and got it resolved that much overfill is NOT good for the engine by any stretch of the imagination.