I did a oil change and new filter i put 5 quarts in then started the car and checked oil it needed another quart... so is it 5 or 6 quarts.....

i did a search and some say 5 quarts and others say 6

Manual says 5 quarts..... i need advice



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6
the supercharger needs 1.

 

ya thats all i hear too 5 or 6. I guess you cant have to much so imma put in 6. Though the manual says 5 I have no idea why,

 

well i put 6 in so if i blow a gasket ill let yha know



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My dealer put 6.75 quarts in my Red Line, that seems to be what it takes to get it full when I change it.

 

It is 6, trust me!

 

even for the 2.2?

 

NO, only 2.0L, 2.2 is 5. Sorry for not clarifying and over looking yours is a LS.

 

Tha is correct. I just did an oil change on my gf '03 Cavalier with the 2.2l Ecotec and took 5. I did an oil change in my SS/SC and it took 6

 

gm said the eco took 4 1/2 when it fisrt came out too


now they say it take 5

 

On my second oil change now and it takes 6.5 quarts. ^.5 puts it 3/4 to full on the stick which is where it should be.

 

Always go by what your owner's manual says. That way there will be no complications with the dealership if something happens and they ask how much oil you put in the car. Beteter safe than sorry.

I work at a dealership, trust me and use the owner's manual.


Red_Wing_2121

 

I also work at a dealer and there are always misprints in owners manuals just like the misprint in the SS manual about the oil.

 

Yes, but if a dealer asks you, you will be able to show them that the manual stated that amount. Therefore, you do not get into any hassles.


Red_Wing_2121

 

yeah thats what confused me....im not used to this kind of dipstick.... it says in the maual.. if the oil is in the middle of the dip stick thats full...



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For the 2.2L plan to buy 6 quarts !!!
Mine took about 5 and a half quarts.

The oil level line is right below the top of the dip stick marker when the engine is hot.

And Don't forget to reset the Idiot Oil Monitoring System.

 

My car has 3500 miles on it (changing oil this weekend) and it say's 55% Oil Life Left, how the HELL is that possible?

 

That's about right.. I had 5600mi on my car when i changed my oil and it was on 32%

 

The supercharger is 100% self contained and shares no oil with the engine.

It's 5 quarts when the dealer changes my oil and I have checked the dip stick and it's full. I don't know where ppl get the idea that it takes 6+ qts of oil.

So lets review:

1) Owners manual 5 qts
2) Service manual 5 qts

Ok so where does this 6 qts come from

Now I don't doubt that the engine will take 6+ qts of oil and show full on the dipstick but that doesn't mean it is supposed to have 6 qts in it.

 

Like I said before I'm on my 2nd oil change and it to me 6.5 quarts to reach 3/4 full.

 

start the car then check it.... it will say half full


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With out a doubt its 6.5 qts of oil, i pretty much do oil changes all day and i did my own on my ss s/c... put in 6.5 qts.. start the engine, turn it off(fills up the oil filter) and youll notice that 6.5 qts is perfect

(FOR THE 2.0L s/c only)

 

5 quarts DOES NOT REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK!

I just changed my oil this past weekend. 5 quarts doesn't make it to the measurement part of the gauge. Then, when you start it, IT DOESN'T REGISTER ANYMORE PERIOD.

6 quarts put it halfway up the gauge. Not empty, not full. Seems pretty damn safe to me. 6.5 quarts will get to the full line.

The owners manual is wrong, plain and simple. Anyone with automotive experience who has changed the oil on the SS will tell you so.

I would NOT reccommend having only 5 quarts of oil in there. Maybe not all these cars are the same, but has anyone with 5 quarts had the dipstick read OK levels? I wouldn't think so.

 

people forget the oil filter has to absorb oil into as well. so if you put in 5 qts the oil filter may hold a 1/2 qt (im guessing, not totally sure how much it may hold) so in order to make up for the loss that was absorbed into the filter you have to add some oil so it will read on the dipstick. when i put in 5 qts it didn't register as well on my car so i added a little bit at a time and checked the dipstick until i was satisfied where it was. on a side note when i poured the OLD oil from the car back into the empty containers it FILLED UP 6qts. one 5qt jug and one 1qt bottle.

 

Direct from GM service information, 2.0L OIL W/FILTER IS 6.0 QUARTS.