Originally Posted by pizzaguy
But I put in only 8 quarts the last time, and now I don't get a "HI" alarm every time I take a curve too fast.
Not saying to only put in 8 quarts, but that's what I tried and it worked for me. NEver seen a low oil alarm light.
You are 100% correct. Refilling the oil takes 8 quarts and no more. The capacity is listed at 8.5, but you never get all the oil out. Even after you warm your engine and then drain the oil for quite a while there is still a decent amount of oil that clings to the many surfaces inside your engine. If you replace 8 quarts of oil, the oil level will be close to the high level in the range on the dipstick even after you run the engine for a while and recheck. The computer check for oil level (see owner's manual) will also show oil level as "OK" with 8 quarts. 8.5 quarts will result in too high a level when changing the oil. the 8.5 quarts was valid for the engine's original oil fill only.