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Originally Posted by alan422
When I put up my V6 for the winter it had 320 miles logged. At that time I dumped the oil and filter. I measured the oil that came out of the motor. It measured exactly 5.0 quarts. The 3.6L V6 oil capacity is 6.0 quarts.
I know I didnt burn a quart of oil in 320 miles. Im sure I would have been seeing large clouds of blue smoke if it burned that much in those few miles. In fact I know the dipstick level never changed from day one, as I kept track of the oil level.
Only thing I can guess is GM is only putting 5 quarts of oil in the motor to begin with.
In otherwords... They're saving a buck. Actually, I was surprised the V6 had a 6 quart sump. Maybe one quart of your oil that may have been burned was never there to begin with. Just my observation...
Has anyone else changed and measured the oil amount with low miles on the car?
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Did the 5 qts include what was in the filter canister? Meaning did you crack open the lid to the oil filter housing before or after you drained the oil? Should be right around a qt in there, and it isn't going to drain down into the pan until you open it.