Low oil level light/ need oil capacity for car

[1994GrandAm]

My mom's car has the low oil level light on, every other time the car is driven, oil level is fine.

I bought a new oil level switch, and plan to install it, along with doing a oil change, also got oil and oil filter, and a air filter.

I have never changed the oil on this car, and do not know the oil level capacity, it is the 2.3 SOHC engine 1994 Pontiac Grand Am.

I bought 5-30 oil, I hope that is fine for the car, that is what I run in my 1999 Corvette, so I assumed it should be fine on this car.

Looking in my Haynes repair manual, it does not state the oil viscosity or type, or the oil capacity for a oil change on this engine, just the 2.5 engine, the book is old, I bought in 2000 for a 1990 Grand Am I once had, says it is for Grand Am 1985-1995, so I figured it would be good for a 1994 Grand Am lol.

I have been looking online and don't find it.

Does anyone know what it takes?

 

[Kevlar]

I believe it's about 4 1/2 quarts with the filter. When you are ready to refill, pour 4 quarts in, start the engine, let it run for a few minutes to allow the new oil to circulate, shut it off and let stand enough for the the oil to settle then check the dip stick level and top it up with the last quart, being careful not to overfill.

At least, that's how I'd do it.

 

[1994GrandAm]

Thanks!

I just ended up finishing the oil and oil filter change, replacing the low oil sensor, I tested it before removing from engine with multimeter on ohms, using the new part as a model, with the float up it should have continuity, down it should be open.

After removing the old one, with the float up, it still tested as "open"

I had guessed the float would just be stuck or gummed up, bit it moved just fine.

Oh well, it's nice to make the low oil light go away, could have just spliced the 2 wires together to do that, but even on a old beater car, I like to fix things right!

 

[Kevlar]

Hey, fixing the little things can be very satisfying. Mine is only 2 years newer than yours, I'm guessing, like me, you still enjoy the car. They are very nice driving cars, especially for their size.

After rebuilding the heads and replacing the cooling system I figure mine should last quite a bit longer. It's nice to have the little things working, makes driving it that much more enjoyable!

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[1994GrandAm]

Well, it's cheaper than buying a new car for sure!

So far I have replaced the A/C suction and discharge hose, spark plugs, plug wire things, O2 sensor, water pump, alternator, battery, and today the oil level sensor in the last 15 months, car only had like 50K on it, was grandmother's car.

I'm at a tossup of what was harder, the water pump, or the A/C hose as it was a aftermarket I got at Autozone, really tough to get routed through the frame and engine

Where it goes to the firewall, it was off at a angle, I had to very gently tweak the aluminum to get it lined up, so the nut would thread on, very easy to kink the pipe if you put too much force on it.

Then the rest of the hose wanted to hit the crank pulley, and another part is very close to the A/C compressor pulley, rubbing pullies on rubber A/C hose, means a fast way to leak out R 134-A!

Lots of zip ties to keep it from getting too close to pulleys.