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Originally Posted by Tiremonkey0824
It's also possible that the dipstick is reading incorrectly. I don't know about you, but if my manual tells me 5.8 that's what I am going to trust. Plus if the engine happens to have any issues due to over filling, then subaru/toyota can fix it since that is what they recommended that I fill it to. Also this is how our cars came from the factory, and this is what the dealer will fill to if you let them do your oil change.
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I'm pretty sure the dipstick is accurate, and as far as I know dealership techs use the dipstick for oil changes as well. Don't forget, you're never going to get all the old engine oil out. When I took an oil pan off a BMW S52 engine there was still around 1/2 a litre of old black engine oil left, and before doing so I took the drain plug out and not a drop came out.
If you get oil changes done at any shop, whether it's at the dealer or an independent shop, they will never wait for all the old oil to drain out, because they have so many customers to attend to and standing there under the car for 15 minutes just watching old oil trickle out of the hole isn't time or cost effective haha.