according service manual:

oil filter .3 qt
oil cooler .5 qt
total quantity 5.6qt

i saw others putting in exactly 5 so i did the same today and noticed just a bit more than required on the stick.

so... how many are you guys putting in?

 

It's pretty hard to get it all drained. I've used just about 5 qts even both times I've changed the oil, and I let it drain for an hr or so.

 

hr? jeez...

 

It's about 4.6 or so. The two times thus far that I've changed the oil in the X it has taken about that to register as full on the dipstick. And that was AFTER running the engine. What I do is put 4 qts in, start it up and back it down the ramps, let it run for a minute or so and then top it off. I usually add a little more than half a qt to top it off.

 

about 5

 

just throw 5 in there

 

+1

 

Yup, somewhere between 4.6-4.9. I usually put about 4.5 in, then drive around for a bit and re-check. I personally don't like to overfill at all, so I slowly add oil to get me up to the full line. I re-check the oil when the car has cooled overnight and top it off to equal the full line (so when it's hot, it will sometimes be a bit over the full line).

 

http://evoxclub.com/showthread.php?t=169

 

I drained mine for 40 min. put in about 4.6ish

 

its ok if you over fill by .2 qt guys......

 

i checked again this morning and it was right above full line w 5 qts. im not too concern anymore.

this is my solution when i do my next oil change: http://www.quickoildrainvalve.com/

 

Fumoto drain valves are great, I had one on my subie, makes for easy and much cleaner oil changes, not to mention you won't forget to buy a crush washer anymore.

 

i never saw that valve before. now how do we know the size to get and whether we need an adapter

 

AMSoil has on their website all the capacities for different vehicles. You can pull up your specific car and it will give you all that information, plus the different types (weights) you can use.