# 2023 Chevrolet Equinox - Oil quantity **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, oil\ **Created:** [March 29, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-chevrolet-equinox-oil-quantity/189831 "2023-03-29T19:00:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NewToChevy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/77aa72/32.png) [@NewToChevy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NewToChevy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-chevrolet-equinox-oil-quantity/189831/1 "2023-03-29T19:00:47Z")
Why does my 2023 Chevy Equinox AWD (5.3q) take more oil that FWD (4.2q). ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-chevrolet-equinox-oil-quantity/189831/2 "2023-03-29T22:23:11Z")
Could be just b/c there is room for a bigger oil pan in the AWD configuration. The car’s design engineers may prefer to use the largest oil pan that will fit. The more oil there is, the cooler the engine runs, provides better lubrication. 5.3 q is a good thing, longer engine life than 4.2 q. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-chevrolet-equinox-oil-quantity/189831/3 "2023-03-29T22:35:03Z")
Most of the time when the same engine has different oil capacity’s in the same vehicle it is the oil pan size and or an added oil cooler… ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-chevrolet-equinox-oil-quantity/189831/4 "2023-03-30T17:44:44Z")
could be different engine, different oil pan, oil cooler, etc. In the grand scheme of things, is a bigger oil capacity an issue for you? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-chevrolet-equinox-oil-quantity/189831/5 "2023-03-30T18:33:26Z")
Could be compensation for the engine working harder with awd, but doesn’t make much difference why. ---
**Author:** ![NewToChevy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/77aa72/32.png) [@NewToChevy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NewToChevy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-chevrolet-equinox-oil-quantity/189831/6 "2023-04-03T16:46:00Z")
The engine is the GM 1.5 Liter Turbo I-4 Ecotec LSD Engine. No issue for me, just curious as to why. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-chevrolet-equinox-oil-quantity/189831/7 "2023-04-03T17:03:15Z")
Oil cooler sounds like a good guess. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2023-chevrolet-equinox-oil-quantity/189831/8 "2023-04-03T17:21:12Z")
Why the different amounts ? Because they are 2 different models and that is what it takes to be full.