Help! Puzzled on Engine Oil

[Hanren]

Hingi po sana ako advise.. Nagpachange oil kasi ako last week. Nung nag check ako ng langis, napansin ko na more than full pala yung nilagay na mobil oil. Siguro mga more than half an inch from the Full line sa dipstick ang inabot ng langis. Then napansin ko din parang may tagas na sa silong. Sabi ng mechanic nasira ata yung oil seal dahil walang lalabasan yung langis..Pinabawasan ko sa shop yung oil at masyado namang konti..halos nasa LOW line naman so I added tiny amounts of oil. Nung nag check na naman ako kanina halos lagpas na naman sa full. Masama ba ang sumosobra ang langis? TIA.

[redorange]

Do you check your engione oil when the engine is running or when it is turned off?

[Hanren]

sir redorange: I checked it last time in the morning when it was not yet started..I am not sure if 3 liters of oil is needed kasi ang alam ko yung ang average at yun din ang nilagay nila nung nagpa change oil ako. This problem is with my Ford Lynx..thanks

[nerbyoso]

sir, natural na mataas ang level nyan kung matagal na hindi ginamit kasi di pag nagsi-circulate yung oil..ibig sabihin naipon halos lahat yan sa pan overnight..paandarin mo muna tapos patayin mo..tapos sukatin mo ulit.

[Hanren]

Thank you sir.. try ko...I think it is not a major problem...

[H1Tman]

AFAIK it is not a major problem. Check your manual para next oil change alam mo na kung ilang liters ba talaga capacity. AFAIK ulit the oil level when engine is cold is LOWER than when it is on normal operating temperature na.

[Hanren]

Thanks a lot! your answers have helped calm down my anxiety..

[dennis powell]

dont forget to level your car first before you check the engine oil level,..on your dipstick kung nakita mong may low level line and full level line that means na di ka bababa or di ka lalagpas sa line na yan,,mainit man ang makina o malamig (magdamag na nakatambay) ang importante ay nasa between sya sa line na yan or more than half from the low level line to the full level line,,at isa pa,kahit magdamag na nakatambay ang kotse as long as napaandar mo the night before,eh nagcirculate na ang oil sa oil filter,yun ang pinakamagandang time sa pagcheck ng oil level...

[2Dmax]

the right thing to do when checing the oil level is when the engne is hot. check the oil level after 5-10 minutes max from the time the engine was shut-off..

[blink21me]

the right thing to do when checing the oil level is when the engne is hot. check the oil level after 5-10 minutes max from the time the engine was shut-off..

check the oil 1-3 minutes after you shut the engine off...