2004 Cavalier Engine Oil Capacity - Maintenance Forum
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The owner's manual of the 2004 Cavelier that I bought here in Canada lists the engine oil capacity as 3.8 liters. However, upon carrying out my first oil and filter change, I quickly discovered that the owner's manual is wrong.
When I contacted GM I was told that the engine oil capacity for the 2004 model (this has the cartridge type filter) is 4.8 liters which I think is about 5 US qts.
What has been the experience of any Canadians out there who have changed the oil and filter on a 2003 or 2004 Cavalier? Did you find that it took 4.8 liters to change the oil or did you find that it took less?
in the U.S. it's 5 quarts
When I bought my sunfire who owned it before had 8 quarts into it.
Evansville J-Body wrote:When I bought my sunfire who owned it before had 8 quarts into it.
I notice when I first bought my Cavalier it had too much also.
8 quart`s? I can`t believe it didn`t blow the seal`s out of that motor. you a very lucky if it didn`t.
8 quarts damn.....the oil is full when it is at the full line on the dipstick when you fill till it spills out the top that would be a little too much don't you think (just an idea)
I know that the service manager at the dealer ship told me it called for 5 and 14/16ths or something stupid like that but advise 5 and 1/2. 8.......WOW
Quote: no ofence man but if you have so much experience in all that why does your car look like crap?
5 quarts, and after you start it check it after you shut it off. 5 Quarts fills it exactly.
according to the chevy dealership I work at, it's actually 5.2 US Quarts.
The owner's manual on my 05' says 4 US Quarts. BUT IT'S REALLY 5 AND ONE FIFTH
So they are still printing the type-o. I just say "screw it" and only put in 5. Considering it doesn't use any oil, I don't think I have anything to worry about.
My book says 5. Thats crazy lol.
% quarts brings me right to the full line. I buy a 5qt. Jug of Mobil 1 so I just pour it right in to the last drop!
Thats whats great about having a 5qt. capacity, most motor oils can be bought in a 5qt. jug, so you can just pour that bad boy in while day dreaming. lol
Killahertz wrote:according to the chevy dealership I work at, it's actually 5.2 US Quarts.
According to SI, its 5 quarts. wtf are you looking at?
04 Sunfire
Oil change + filter
4 liters puts me at the center of the low-high mark at the end of the dipstick.
Walt from Toronto
Today I just changed my oil on my 03 and 5 quarts seemed perfect.
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This thread is over one year old and I wish there was some way I could remove it from the board. In any case, I am now satisfied that my 2004 Cavalier with 2.2 Ecotec takes 4.8 liters of oil.
meh, mine takes 5.8 US Quarts of oil. any more and its over...any less and its at the add mark. and yes, i let it sit for a while after start up and then checked it. I used to change oil for a living(that was a dark time in my life,lol) and i was suprised to see it swallow all that, but it does...
I do oil changes everyday lol and the Ecotec motor takes 4.5 LITRES no more, no less
it can take up to 15 minutes for the oil to read full on the dipstick but 4.5L is your number
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just changed the oil in my friends car put in 5 qts... waited 15 minutes and no reading on the dipstick bad lifter chatter... added .5 more qts got a reading halfway between empty and full.. lifter chatter went away so 5.5 quarts did it for me
By any chance could they have been talking Royal quarts, which I believe if you do the calculations, would put you pretty close to the 5 plus everybody says it actually takes?
Any Canuks out there that can verify if Canada ever used Royal measurements?
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