I took my '09 SS/TC to the dealer yesterday for my first free oil change (about 2000 miles on the engine). When I got there I asked the service guy how many qts it would take and he said 7 qts which sounded about right because I just figured it was the same as my old '06 SS/SC which would usually take around 6.5 qts. So they filled it up with Mobil 1 Full Synth and changed the filter. When I got home I decided to check the manual and saw that the LNF oil capacity is supposed to be 5 qts. So I checked the dipstick and sure enough its over the top notch. Should I have the excess oil drained or should I not worry about it?

 

i would keep it and if **** goes bonkers its their fault. or you could just take it back and have them fix there mistake. just show them your manual with the 5 qts

 

SC takes 6.3 to be exact, TC takes 5 quarts.

how much is in it? 7qts will be harmful, as will 6.5qts if he put that much in, drain some until it is on the correct level with the dipstick.

 

I'd take it back to the dealer and see if they can't suck some of the oil back out. Too much oil is not a good thing.

 

The dipstick is showing about 1/2 inch over the top notch if I'm reading it correctly.

 

This is why I do my own oil changes

Free isnt always good

 

well, since i'm not looking at it, and i don't know how much 1/2 an inch registers, just drain it out to the correct level, and if you take out to much, just add a little bit until it's right. No need to take it to the dealer, just have them put 5 quarts in from now on.

 

LOL I get my oil changed from random dudes.. Kids.... You will learn soon enough...

 

If the dealer does not have the knowledge on how much oil goes into the car you bring or does not have the common sence to check to make sure its right then find a new dealer. 7 and 5 QTS is a big difference and if it truly does bother you i would bring it back that way they know they messed up so it wont happen again.

 

same here... if my local dealer sent me coupons for free oil changes, i would still do it myself.

 

In 2003 I bought a new car and the first oil change was free...MISTAKE. They uh I guess forgot to first drain the oil or added oil twice (when I came back they said it was a tad over). I got about three blocks and looked in the rearview and it looked like I just blew an engine at Daytona, took it back they fixed it, except I was smelling burning oil got under the car and the oil filter was leaking, took it back the next day, and they said "ok fixed" I drove it for another day same thing. Took it back and physically had to watch them put a new filter on and they washed the area down.

Me I've changed the oil on the same car for the last 5 years and wipe it down after with a towel and never had a oil smell nor have I forgot to first drain the oil . Funny how that works, but yes I will skip the free oil change from now on.

 

I got the free oil changes when I bought my car. I had to go back and tell this UTI Tech tool that my car uses 5w 30 Mobil one synthetic. Nothing else. This idiot was trying to put normal 10w 30 in my car.

Sometimes I wonder how people land a job with a big name company like that.

 

UTI is the worst Tech school ever from what i have seen. Most UTI kids will graduate not knowing how to set a car on a lift let alone the difference between 10W 30 and 5W 30

 

I just posted this on the how to change your oil section. It even said here on this site that the car takes 7 qts. I ended up putting in 5.5. I would drain out the excess you put in. 7 is WAY to much. If you did it wrong and something goes wrong you are screwed out of you warranty no matter what they told you. They could just deny they said that. You can blow a seal with to much oil in the crankcase and the car will not make as much power as the engines crank will have to spin thru that extra oil. The crankcase pressure will be way to high I'm sure.

 

I don't see them denying the receipt that I have that says clearly that they put in 7 qts and has the service manager's name on it. Regardless I will be going back to the dealership tomorrow to have them either drain the extra oil or drain it all and start over with 5 qts and I will bring the manual so there is no dispute. If something happens to my engine on the way to the dealership they will have to fix it.

 

Try to avoid that dealership next time, if a service manager is that dumb than the mechanics must be even worse.

 

umm, I put just 6 quarts of oil in my car and the oil on the dipstick was right at the max line. The owner's manual even says 6 quarts, where are ya'll gettin 6.5 quarts from?

 

Owners manual says 6? You sure about that?

I just checked mine, says 5

 

I think he is SS/SS which when they come in here creates this confusion.

Its 5 quarts for a SS/TC

 

oh yea my bad, i never even realized this was a LNF thread, forgive me.

 

That is nuts I would have been vey angry.

 

6 qts. you may get away with. 7 qts. you're asking for a spun bearing.

 

Correct, you will almost certainly have very little to no oil pressure with that much oil in the pan.

 

they put 6 in mine and i check the oil every time i get gas and its right on the notch

 

I put five in mine because that is what the owners manual says it holds and everytime I check it it is right to the top notch.