I recently bought a '98 5.7 litre suburban. Ive seen many posts that have said this motor takes 5 quarts. I changed the oil today and put in 5 quarts. It measured about an inch high on the dip stick. I drained about a quart and the level is fine now according to the dip stick.

Does this sound correct? 4 quarts?

If this isnt right I am wondering if maybe I dont have a dip stick that is the correct length.

 

look in the manual..it will tell u everything

 

the manual also says 5 quarts....i dont mind running it a quart low but i would like to know why 5 quarts is so high on the dip stick

 

did you change the filter too, or just oil?

 

Could be that someone replaced the dipstick w/ the wrong one. Could be that there's a quart of sludge in the bottom of the pan.

 

on my 99 5.7L I always used 5 quarts with a oil change and filter.

 

yes, the filter was changed also

sludge could be the case, from now on i will make sure the motor is fully warmed up before changing