Engine Oil

**rion** · August 10th, 2007 07:51 PM

ano po yung ride/engine?

**snowbound** · August 11th, 2007 06:11 PM

this pertains to my car, isuzu xto crosswind. i just bought this last may and had changed oil. a friend with same car told me, it only consumes 4 liters. however, when i checked it, its above the 'F' marker. is this normal. in my own estimate, maybe 3.5 L will do. is there something wrong with this?

**niky** · August 12th, 2007 08:36 PM

Yeah, I was told 4 liters, too... but it's too much.

The extra oil will just burn off eventually, but before it does, it'll cause a little bit of white/bluish smoke in the exhaust.

**snowbound** · August 14th, 2007 08:26 PM

is it true that having excess engine oil will cause breakage of oil seals in the engine? just curious. some say, oil level should be within 'F' or below. above the 'F' mark is not good for the engine. hope you enlighten me on this.

**Josh0027** · August 14th, 2007 08:45 PM

afaik too much engine oil will restrict breathing as what I was told. This could ruin your engine. Maybe someone could shed something a bit more info when you add too much oil?

**niky** · August 14th, 2007 09:32 PM

Just half a liter too much on a 3.5 liter oil pan will merely produce more smoke. Put in a huge amount of extra oil, and it'll cause oil frothing, high oil pressure (which may cause leaks) and extra drag and poor fuel economy and power.