How much oil?
1.6 T-GDI 4.75 US qt (4.5 L). 1.6 GDI 3.80 US qt (3.6 L). 2.0 GDI 4.23 US qt (4.0 L). Drain and refill.
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2019 Kia Soul
2019 Soul oil is 4.75 qt for the 1.6 T-GDI, 3.80 qt for the 1.6 GDI, and 4.23 qt for the 2.0 GDI. The grade chart is in the manual.
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| 1.6 T-GDI | 4.75 US qt (4.5 L), drain and refill. |
| 1.6 GDI | 3.80 US qt (3.6 L), drain and refill. |
| 2.0 GDI | 4.23 US qt (4.0 L), drain and refill. |
| Classification | The 2019 engine-oil block prints API SM and ILSAC GF-4 or above, and ACEA A5/B5. The text layer places that sentence on the 1.6 GDI row. This page does not copy the 2018 GF-5 sentence onto 2019. Footnote: if API service SM is not available, API service SL may be used. |
| Normal interval | Non-turbo normal schedule, Gamma 1.6 GDI and Nu 2.0 GDI: a replace mark in every column. Those columns step by 7,500 miles (12,000 km) and 12 months. Turbo normal schedule, Gamma 1.6 T-GDI: replace every 6,500 miles (10,000 km) or 12 months. |
| Severe interval | Severe usage: 1.6 GDI and 2.0 GDI every 3,750 miles or 6 months. 1.6 T-GDI every 3,000 miles or 6 months. |
| Viscosity | The viscosity chart is a figure. The 2019 text names 10W-30, 5W-20, 5W-30, and 20W-50 for the 1.6 and 2.0 GDI, and 15W-40, 10W-30, 5W-30, and 5W-40 for the 1.6 T-GDI. Temperature bands stay on that chart. |
Source: owner's manual / last verified 2026-10-16 (2019 Kia Soul owner's manual, recommended lubricants and maintenance (opens in a new tab)).
Difficulty, time, and cost are estimates when this guide gives them. Torque is a cited figure, or it is left off.
Main source: 2019 Kia Soul owner's manual, recommended lubricants and maintenance (opens in a new tab), Kia Motors America, published 2018-06-04, read 2026-10-16.
Drain pan
For the used oil. No drain-plug torque is printed.
Funnel
For the refill. Stop at the dipstick, not at a guessed extra quart.
Clean rag
The viscosity page says to clean around the drain plug and the dipstick before you open them, especially in dust.
| Item | Figure | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 T-GDI | 4.75 US qt (4.5 L), drain and refill. | Recommended lubricants and capacities |
| 1.6 GDI | 3.80 US qt (3.6 L), drain and refill. | Recommended lubricants and capacities |
| 2.0 GDI | 4.23 US qt (4.0 L), drain and refill. | Recommended lubricants and capacities |
| Classification | The 2019 engine-oil block prints API SM and ILSAC GF-4 or above, and ACEA A5/B5. The text layer places that sentence on the 1.6 GDI row. This page does not copy the 2018 GF-5 sentence onto 2019. Footnote: if API service SM is not available, API service SL may be used. | Recommended lubricants and capacities |
| Normal interval | Non-turbo normal schedule, Gamma 1.6 GDI and Nu 2.0 GDI: a replace mark in every column. Those columns step by 7,500 miles (12,000 km) and 12 months. Turbo normal schedule, Gamma 1.6 T-GDI: replace every 6,500 miles (10,000 km) or 12 months. | Normal maintenance schedule |
| Severe interval | Severe usage: 1.6 GDI and 2.0 GDI every 3,750 miles or 6 months. 1.6 T-GDI every 3,000 miles or 6 months. | Maintenance under severe usage |
| Viscosity | The viscosity chart is a figure. The 2019 text names 10W-30, 5W-20, 5W-30, and 20W-50 for the 1.6 and 2.0 GDI, and 15W-40, 10W-30, 5W-30, and 5W-40 for the 1.6 T-GDI. Temperature bands stay on that chart. | Recommended SAE viscosity number |
1.6 T-GDI is 4.75 US qt. 1.6 GDI is 3.80 US qt. 2.0 GDI is 4.23 US qt. All three are drain-and-refill.
The 2019 engine-oil block prints API SM and ILSAC GF-4 or above, and ACEA A5/B5. The text layer places that sentence on the 1.6 GDI row. This page does not copy the 2018 GF-5 sentence onto 2019. Footnote: if API service SM is not available, API service SL may be used. The viscosity chart is a figure. The 2019 text names 10W-30, 5W-20, 5W-30, and 20W-50 for the 1.6 and 2.0 GDI, and 15W-40, 10W-30, 5W-30, and 5W-40 for the 1.6 T-GDI. Temperature bands stay on that chart.
Non-turbo normal schedule, Gamma 1.6 GDI and Nu 2.0 GDI: a replace mark in every column. Those columns step by 7,500 miles (12,000 km) and 12 months. Turbo normal schedule, Gamma 1.6 T-GDI: replace every 6,500 miles (10,000 km) or 12 months. Severe usage: 1.6 GDI and 2.0 GDI every 3,750 miles or 6 months. 1.6 T-GDI every 3,000 miles or 6 months.
None is printed. Clean around the plug before you open it, as the viscosity page says.
2019 Soul owner's manual, Kia chassis file PS, U.S. English. The PDF file was created June 4, 2018. Capacities match across these two Soul years. The classification sentence and the turbo oil interval do not. Coolant is the coolant guide.
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Engine oil for a 2019 Kia Soul
The 2019 engine-oil block prints API SM and ILSAC GF-4 or above, and ACEA A5/B5. The text layer places that sentence on the 1.6 GDI row. This page does not copy the 2018 GF-5 sentence onto 2019. Footnote: if API service SM is not available, API service SL may be used.
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Drain pan
For the used oil. No drain-plug torque is printed.
Tool
Funnel
For the refill. Stop at the dipstick, not at a guessed extra quart.
Tool
Clean rag
The viscosity page says to clean around the drain plug and the dipstick before you open them, especially in dust.
1.6 T-GDI 4.75 US qt (4.5 L). 1.6 GDI 3.80 US qt (3.6 L). 2.0 GDI 4.23 US qt (4.0 L). Drain and refill.
Non-turbo normal schedule, Gamma 1.6 GDI and Nu 2.0 GDI: a replace mark in every column. Those columns step by 7,500 miles (12,000 km) and 12 months. Turbo normal schedule, Gamma 1.6 T-GDI: replace every 6,500 miles (10,000 km) or 12 months.
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