I did a search on this and found nothing, so here goes.

I just took my "new" 2001 Xterra in for its first oil change since I purchased it. Was going to do it myself but the wind is really whipping on the mountain top and my garage is full, so I took 4 quarts of Red Line and a new filter to Monroe.

Before I could even ask them to make sure that the top was on the half quart that was left over in case it toppled over on the ride home, the manager told me that the 4 quarts filled it, but I would want to check and make sure I didn't need to add another half quart, since the Xterra usually holds 4 and a half quarts.

When I mentioned that the owner and service manuals state that the 3.3 V6 takes 3 and a half quarts, he said that the manuals are frequently wrong and that all of the V6 X's that they have done took 4 and a half quarts.

Is he wrong or is it possible that he is thinking of the newer Xterra and they actually do hold more oil than the first gen's do? When I checked the dipstick, it is exactly on the full mark.