Oil change amount ??

[iamme6]

I purchased an 2006 Murano a few months ago. When checking the oil,the dipstick registered to the top of the crosshatched area. When I changed the oil for the first time ,I got about 4 3/4 quarts out.The manual calls for 4 1/4 when changing oil & filter - so that's what I put in, but the dipstick registered low . I had to add about 1/2 quartextra (4 3/4 qts. tota) to get to proper level on dipstick.My old Maxima -which also takes 4 1/4 qts. always reads full with4 1/4. Anybody else having to add more than manual calls for ??

[2young2retire]

My '04 owners manual states 4 1/4 quarts and I use the larger 9E000 type filter so I put in 4 1/2 and the level is perfect. However my Maxima (same 3.5 engine) calls for 4 7/8 quarts for an oil change. Perhaps Nissan changed the pan design sometimes between '04 and '09 and did not change the owners manual.
Modified by 2young2retire at 10:13 AM 1/29/2010