Correct oil quantity for 3.6l

[djw11]

Hi have a 11 DJ RT 3.6l - changing my own oil/filter and trying determine how much new oil to add, my manual states 6qt or 5.2ltres, But I added amount of  5.5 litres and that gets me just to lower hashmarks on dipstick, I read eslewhere that engine takes 5.6litres? 
where am to fill oil to,  top of hashmarks which would require additional 1ltre then  it would be over a total of 6.5litres - well above service manual quantity. (After changing I did run engine for 5 minutes before checking oil level)

Thanks

[djw11]

Update: after car sat for 20 minutes I recheck the oil level and it was at the mid point of hashmarks, so I added a bit more to get to the 5.6ltr amount, which should put level at about 3/4 in safe zone, it appears my manual is wrong at 5.2ltre quantity 

[NavalLacrosse]

Pre edit: before I posted the following, I quickly searched 5.6 liters to US qts. and,
5.6L = 5.91 qts.
There is no problem with your engine, just seems there was an issue of conversion between metric and freedom units. 

I'm thinking FCA made a typo- It's really in the manual like that? No way! Leave it to us Americans to not know how to convert into metric in a technical document distributed in global markets!

 

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Hi,
I've got the 2011 with the 3.6 v6 also.

I've noticed the same issue you've mentioned, and never really think about it much after closing the hood. When I use 6qts, It sometimes feels a bit low on the dip-stick.

 

I've got tired of buying extra quarts of oil only to use it half way, so ultimately my band-aid solution was:

 

Leave a tiny bit more residual oil in the pan when I close.
 

By changing the oil it faster, and closing the drain plug  with a marginal amount of residual oil in the engine keeps the oil level in the 50% acceptable range when refilling with only 6qts. (5.6L)
 

Edited February 3, 2020 by NavalLacrosse

[djw11]

Thanks for the response, here is the manual details , for your eyes only! Lol

i am going with the 5.6litre fill which puts the oil in the middle of the safe zone on dipstick 

But in reality if a person was to go by the manual, the engine would be under filled and possibly resulting in damage?

[larryl]

It takes 6 US quarts...works perfect

[djw11]

Thanks conversion of 6us quarts = 5.7litres , so that’s what I going with, just odd that the manual is wrong, maybe it was corrected in the new versions

[larryl]

you can add six litres without issue also

[2late4u]

4 hours ago, larryl said:

It takes 6 US quarts...works perfect

just did mine today as well both air filters, engine and cabin

[djw11]

Thanks for all the responses and recommendations! 

[agm2112]

How to correctly measure oil level ? Engine cold or hot ? Have to wait a few minutes ? On mine it barely reaches 1/4 of the safe zone on dipstick  after adding 6qt, engine hot.

[djw11]

I check with  engine hot, sitting for 10 minutes and turned off, I just checked level and it was at the 3/4 level in the hashmarks, I had used 5.6 litres of oil at change

[John/Horace]

I’ve noticed fill amount also seems a little low after oil change on my 3.6 as well.  Haven’t  put a level on my  engine compartment or waited over night for drainage, which in winter might help. I’m using the 5w20 factory spec oil.

 

i wonder if the filter gets saturated and holds absorbed oil which throws the fill amount off.
 

Containers also hold a bit of residual oil , especially if using multiple quart containers in winter. Try propping up empty containers for 10 mins each and see how much oil seeps out, its surprising.

[larryl]

Try 6 ltrs you wont be disappointed