Best time to check is right before u start ur engine for the first time of the day...aka after the engine has been off for several hours...which is usually in the morning

I have a question;

I am currently using Shell branded engine oil, which has the so-called cleaning properties inside the oil to clean up the engine nicely... (Which I really like.)

But are there also other brand(s) of engine oils out there that also offers this cleaning/cleansing properties inside their oils (just like Shell)?

Please recommend if you know.

Thanks a lot in advance.

10km service intervals ? You must damn free to do this lol    Or Castrol sucks ? 

I always check in the morning. Make sure the car is parked on flat ground also.

At the mechanic, he normally have to start the engine to fill the oil filter and check for leaks. After that he should off the engine, and let it stand for a while before checking and normally I will tell them to leave it at 3/4 mark, then I will check again next morning.

However, if there is leaking, there should b oil mark at the engine area... But mine there isn't any.  That's why I am confuse...where did the oil goes.  Really get evaporated due to high temp?

I always check in the morning. Make sure the car is parked on flat ground also.

At the mechanic, he normally have to start the engine to fill the oil filter and check for leaks. After that he should off the engine, and let it stand for a while before checking and normally I will tell them to leave it at 3/4 mark, then I will check again next morning.

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Added on December 2, 2011, 9:32 am
All major brands have the additives added to clean also......

I've used Mobil 1, Shell, Motul, Torco and some other crap oils. If you ask me, Torco SR-1 is the best I've used so far. No doubt it's expensive but your car really feels lighter and smoother acceleration. Mobil 1 is good as well but Shell is hopeless among these 3.

campro suitable if using Q8 10-W40?

Hi bro How much one 4L bottle?

I hope this is the right thread to raise my inquiry here after I have search through F&F section.

Would like to ask SIFUsss here... What is the right procedure to check the engine oil level (by checking the dipstick)?  Or should I say when is the right time to check that?  Start or do not start the engine and check?  Cause I have this scenario :-

i. If the engine is off, I can't see any oil level when I take out the dipstick.

ii. If the engine is running, when I pull out the dipstick, I can see the engine oil level is near to the lowest level.

P/S - I am using fully syn engine oil and currently only clocks 5,500km.  By right it should able to sustain till 8,000km of mileage, at least.

Thanks for the feedback.  I think my engine oil is real low.  But I wonder where does the oil gone to?  So far no oil leak symptom observed around the engine area.  There is also no oil mark on the floor underneath the engine bay. That's why I am curious to find out.  I told my mechanic, he said might be evaporate d.  I was like      

A few days ago I changed engine oil at a workshop.
After pouring some, he turned on engine and checked dipstick oil level. The dipstick showed it was one-third full. Then he topped up again, checked dipstick again...until full.

but then, this morning i checked oil level before start engine, the level was 30% above FULL.

Had the foreman used the correct method ??
Any side effect if the oil is too much ??

probably yes since you using fully syn. You may have to try semi syn. When you engine hot and oil evaporated, you should notice white smoke come out when you open your oil engine cap if im not wrong.

jason4883,

wat engine oil grade u r using? if the engine oil will reduce over time. mean u use the wrong grade of engine oil....

let us know wat grade engine oil n what car u r running

1. If your engine underwent a lot of mileage in its life time, yes, most probably the engine is consuming oil OR leak.

2. Best to observe what is probably wrong with it. The first start of the engine in the morning, have someone or perhaps you standing behind and observe the exhaust emission (as soon as it starts). If there are blue smoke (even a little) then yes, your engine's valve seals are slack causing oil to seep through. And, if there are blue smoke while driving, most probably your engine's valve seals are gone OR piston rings are gone. And if there are blue smoke when you full throttle it..... same thing...... valve seals and piston rings.

3. If not, then there are possibility the oil is completely burnt even before exiting the car's exhaust. Have to monitor closely.

4. Most obvious (or not in some car models) engine oil leaks around the engine head, block and bottom.[/color]
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Already on FS which is higher grade already, should be higher viscosity.....

So if currently using 5W-40, then I should try 10W-40 or 15W-40 for my next engine oil change?

the grade before W is for cold start.....not much affected....

u should use xW50 if xW40 still cant perform well......

Yup, correct. Probably need 10w-50, but 50 weight less in the market unless 5w-50.
10w-40 mostly SS
15w-40 may be mineral already.....

It's not easy to find 10w-50 engine oil in the market...

Guess I have to visit my mechanic fren for a better check up and see what's going on.