Originally Posted by
SD Crossfire
Thanks guys for the confirmation, every single vehicle I've owned prior to this were designed with oil pans that actually drained better using ramps, with the drain plug on the back middle, I should have paid more attention to the setup on this vehicle.
I always under fill until I get the engine up to temp and top off properly, but even filling with 7.75 quarts I was still quite a bit over.
Next time I'll do it level, thanks again.
I run the driver side wheels onto 2 x 4s and use a topsider. I get the car warmish and siphon out what I can. I leave it overnight and siphon once more. The filter is out of course. I then add 8 litres and run the end then run the engine for five minutes or so. The level of the dip stick is very slightly (1/16”) above FULL, nothing to worry about. We must remember that some oil remains trapped and some still lies on the flat surfaces.
If you do not drain it all you can expect the level to be high if you add what they say.
Just remember the filter holds a fair amount of oil that will drain back raising the level some as will the oil under the valve covers etc. As long as the overfill warning does not come up you should be OK. But you should keep below that and go by the dip stick. In all honesty it hardly matters if a pint of old oil is still in there, unless it looks like tar.
I change my oil and filter at 2,000 miles or so, doing as it says in the handbook is stretching it.