I just changed mine a couple of weeks ago and it ended up being a little over 5 and a half, with the new filter installed. If the service manual says 6 or whatever, I just go one quart below, then take my time and ad a little at a time until it's where it's supposed to be. If you bring it to one of those quick shops, be careful, they'll turn the dial on the filler and over fill your car.
Dukki, you have a 97, from what I understand, the oil filter is easy to get to. Bring it over this weekend and I'll change it for you so you''ll know exactly what to do the next itme.
You might want to consider changing the tranny fluid too. It's recommended every 15k miles. Seems like a lot of people over look this though....
Melvin