did an oil change... jacked the car up just enough to get it on my stands and so my pan fit under, let it continue to drain with the oil filter cap and oil fill cap off and untill it was barely dripping like i have with every other vehicle. replaced filter/cap, put drain plug back in and added 4.5qts of oil to start... now its showing over the top line... wtf, i thought these engines took 5qts...

 

btw that was a dead cold check... i cranked it up, let it finish cat warm up and it shows exactly .5qt low..

sorry for being a fool and not trying that before posting lol

 

No big deal. Always fire up the engine and let it warm up a couple mins before getting your final reading on oil level.

I changed mine the other day and after putting in 5qts, the level was at the last notch before the crosshatched area at the top of the dipstick. I had bought one of the new 5.1qt containers, so I added the extra .1qt and it was right at the top of the crosshatch.

 

When you do an oil and filter change, you're draining the oil from the oil filter housing as well.

Always fire up the engine before checking the oil level to prime the oil filter.

 

Yea I just found this post, I went to go get an oil change the other day and the guy at the Mobil station is telling me the 2010 SS takes 6 quarts and im thinking there is no way it takes 6 quarts, needless I told the guy forget it and wound up doing it myself....