Engine Cooling System
8.2 qt
7.8 L
Applies to: 2.0L L4 Engine
Owner’s manual specs
2012 Buick Regal Specs: Oil Capacity & Fluids
Figures for the 2012 Buick Regal, copied from Buick’s own owner’s manual. Every one links to the manual page it came from.
From the manufacturer’s manuals. Every figure here is copied from the manufacturer's own manual, with a link to the page it came from. Where a manual is unclear or contradicts itself, we leave the figure out.
Engines in this manual: 2.0L L4, 2.4L L4. Figures that differ by engine say which engine they are for.
Fluids & capacities
2.0L L4
Engine Oil with Filter
6.3 qt
6 L
Applies to: 2.0L L4 Engine · with filter
2.4L L4
Engine Cooling System
7.5 qt
7.1 L
Applies to: 2.4L L4 Engine
Engine Oil with Filter
5 qt
4.7 L
Applies to: 2.4L L4 Engine · with filter
Transmission Fluid* (Drain and Refill)
8.9 qt
8.4 L
Applies to: 2.4L L4 Engine, 6-Speed Automatic · drain and refill
Oil life & reset procedures
Engine oil life system reset
Before you start
- Reset the system whenever the engine oil is changed so that the system can calculate the next engine oil change.
- Turn the ignition to ON/RUN with the engine off.
Steps
- Turn the ignition to ON/RUN with the engine off.
- Press the DIC MENU button on the turn signal lever to enter the Vehicle Information Menu. Use the thumbwheel to scroll through the menu items until you reach REMAINING OIL LIFE.
- Press the SET/CLR button to reset the oil life at 100%.
- Turn the ignition to LOCK/OFF.
You’ll know it worked: The system is reset when the CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON message is off and the REMAINING OIL LIFE 100% message is displayed.
Not on this page
- Maintenance schedule: The manual gives different answers by configuration, so we've left them out.
- Fuse box locations & fuse chart: The manual gives different answers by configuration, so we've left them out.