2011 Chevrolet Malibu Oil Capacity
The 2011 Chevrolet Malibu takes 5.0 qt of 5W-30 engine oil with the LE5 or LE9 engine, and 5.5 qt of 5W-30 with the LY7 engine. These are engine-specific capacities, so check which engine your Malibu has before using a figure.
The listed capacity is the amount associated with each engine, while 5W-30 is the specified oil grade in these facts. The LE9 entry appears twice with the same capacity and oil grade; it does not change the listed amount. If you need a figure that is not listed here, confirm it on the door jamb or in the owner’s manual.
LE5: 5 qt · LE9: 5 qt · LY7: 5.5 qt
Catalog dataManufacturer figures stored on configuration rows
LE5: 5 qt · 5W-30
- 5 qt · 5W-30 · LE5
- 5 qt · 5W-30 · LE9
- 5 qt · 5W-30 · LE9
- 5.5 qt · 5W-30 · LY7
Questions
- Does oil capacity vary by engine?
- Yes. Stored capacities differ by engine label.
- How much oil is stored for each engine?
- LE5: 5 qt; LE9: 5 qt; LY7: 5.5 qt
Catalog oil filters
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2011 Chevrolet Malibu.
Viscosity and filter part numbers appear only when the catalog stores them. This is not an oil-change procedure.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.