I guess it was only a matter of time until this someone posted an oil fill question on this site. Make sure the car is level when you drain the oil. The oil drains out of the filter housing but you are going to change the filter anyway.
Lets stop and think about this a moment. When you go to the dealer for an oil change, do they put in 6, 6.5, or some other number of quarts of oil and tell you to drive around and keep an eye on the level for a few days?
It takes
7 quarts.
SEVEN. Don't worry. If you feel nervous about it, have your wife hold your hand while fill the crankcase.
