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Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by SLOVFO(m): 8:21pm On Mar 01, 2018
Gurus,
I need advice. I changed the engine oil of my Toyota Camry three months ago. I hardly drive the car for long distances. My ODO meter reads 980 . But I noticed that the oil level has dropped close to the minimum level mark. Is it safe for me to top up the oil with a fresh one? Or must I change the entire oil and filter.
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by bravolad(m): 9:32pm On Mar 01, 2018
SLOVFO:
Gurus,
I need advice. I changed the engine oil of my Toyota Camry three months ago. I hardly drive the car for long distances. My ODO meter reads 980 . But I noticed that the oil level has dropped close to the minimum level mark. Is it safe for me to top up the oil with a fresh one? Or must I change the entire oil and filter.

It's very safe. That engine is known for excessive oil consumption, just ensure the engine is cold before topping, preferably first thing in the morning.

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by Mikkylounge: 11:03pm On Mar 01, 2018
Make sure you use the same oil to top up and you will be fine

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 12:28am On Mar 02, 2018
bravolad:


It's very safe. That engine is known for excessive oil consumption, just ensure the engine is cold before topping, preferably first thing in the morning.

Not sure the morning option is a must but it shouldn't have covered long distance let alone be too hot when the oil is to be poured! !!

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by aieromon(m): 7:36am On Mar 02, 2018
Isn't it too early for the newly installed toks engine to be "shorting" oil?
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by diportivo: 8:07am On Mar 02, 2018
aieromon:
Isn't it too early for the newly installed toks engine to be "shorting" oil?


newly installed bawo

Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by aieromon(m): 8:19am On Mar 02, 2018
diportivo:


newly installed bawo

grin grin grin

I read changed engine instead of changed engine oil. tongue tongue
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 9:09am On Mar 02, 2018
My toks Honda EOD 05 never short oil till I will service and change it oil after covering 5000 miles for 2 years.

I just started noticing short of oil recently which do trigger check engine to show up and then go after a while. Upon topping it up with 1 litre of Mobil XHP which is the oil that I normally use, the check engine turned off itself and it never came back again.

Low oil level could trigger check engine in some cars! !!

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by diportivo: 9:57am On Mar 02, 2018
aieromon:


grin grin grin

I read changed engine instead of changed engine oil. tongue tongue

I know na tongue tongue



legalwealth:
My toks Honda EOD 05 never short oil till I will service and change it oil after covering 5000 miles for 2 years.

I just started noticing short of oil recently which do trigger check engine to show up and then go after a while. Upon topping it up with 1 litre of Mobil XHP which is the oil that I normally use, the check engine turned off itself and it never came back again.

Low oil level could trigger check engine in some cars! !!

5k miles on mobil xhp


I give ur engine 1 more year sir

someone will smile to the bank in oyingbo cool

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by tripoli007(m): 10:05am On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:
My toks Honda EOD 05 never short oil till I will service and change it oil after covering 5000 miles for 2 years.

I just started noticing short of oil recently which do trigger check engine to show up and then go after a while. Upon topping it up with 1 litre of Mobil XHP which is the oil that I normally use, the check engine turned off itself and it never came back again.

Low oil level could trigger check engine in some cars! !!

You are a very careless person ,how do you drive a car for 2yrs without servicing ? How much doesbit cost to service and how much is the cost of an engine..you know like yourself ..

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by Mikkylounge: 10:22am On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:
My toks Honda EOD 05 never short oil till I will service and change it oil after covering 5000 miles for 2 years.

I just started noticing short of oil recently which do trigger check engine to show up and then go after a while. Upon topping it up with 1 litre of Mobil XHP which is the oil that I normally use, the check engine turned off itself and it never came back again.

Low oil level could trigger check engine in some cars! !!

Poor car..

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 10:47am On Mar 02, 2018
tripoli007:


You are a very careless person ,how do you drive a car for 2yrs without servicing ? How much doesbit cost to service and how much is the cost of an engine..you know like yourself ..

Lol!

I service it every 3 months most times after covering 5000 miles. Seems you got me wrong somewhere! !!

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 10:47am On Mar 02, 2018
Mikkylounge:


Poor car..

1.5M car a poor one?
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by thebigkendo(m): 10:48am On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:
My toks Honda EOD 05 never short oil till I will service and change it oil after covering 5000 miles for 2 years.

I just started noticing short of oil recently which do trigger check engine to show up and then go after a while. Upon topping it up with 1 litre of Mobil XHP which is the oil that I normally use, the check engine turned off itself and it never came back again.

Low oil level could trigger check engine in some cars! !!

GAZZUZZ and luvinhubby come collect propective customer

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by thebigkendo(m): 10:51am On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:


Lol!

I service it every 3 months most times after covering 5000 miles. Seems you got me wrong somewhere! !!

5000miles is too high for when using mobil xhp, should be 3000miles or 3 months which ever comes 1st
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 10:51am On Mar 02, 2018
diportivo:


I know na tongue tongue





5k miles on mobil xhp


I give ur engine 1 more year sir

someone will smile to the bank in oyingbo cool

Lol! The car has never failed to start for once since 2 years because I give it good maintenance. My mechanic that services it is in Oyingbo! !!
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 10:52am On Mar 02, 2018
thebigkendo:


GAZZUZZ and luvinhubby come collect propective customer

Comedians are much here. A car that I have driven to and fro Abuja from Lagos without any breakdown or fault.
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by diportivo: 10:54am On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:


Lol! The car has never failed to start for once since 2 years because I give it good maintenance. My mechanic my services it is in Oyingbo! !!



air-fuel ratio has nothing to do with running 20w50 on an ivtec engine for 5k miles



I'm not a mechanic tho

so,enjoy ur car sir
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 10:56am On Mar 02, 2018
thebigkendo:


5000miles is too high for when using mobil xhp, should be 3000miles or 3 months which ever comes 1st

If everything about your engine is good and working fine; 5000 miles servicing is not bad. Funny enough, it doesn't short oil and the oil is always still fresh after the 5k miles that another car can still use it.
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 11:02am On Mar 02, 2018
diportivo:




air-fuel ratio has nothing to do with running 20w50 on an ivtec engine for 5k miles



I'm not a mechanic tho

so,enjoy ur car sir

It is now that you are talking for this air to fuel ratio point that you've raised.

I replaced the catalytic converter and 02 sensors to high quality ones that I imported myself from USA. They were over 2 times costlier than the ones sold in Nigeria at the time; the converter cost me N80,000 when it was sold in Nigeria for N30,000. The sensors were over N30,000 each
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by thebigkendo(m): 11:19am On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:


If everything about your engine is good and working fine; 5000 miles servicing is not bad. Funny enough, it doesn't short oil and the oil is always still fresh after the 5k miles that another car can still use it.

I guess you were sleeping when you typed this

legalwealth:
My toks Honda EOD 05 never short oil till I will service and change it oil after covering 5000 miles for 2 years.

I just started noticing short of oil recently which do trigger check engine to show up and then go after a while. Upon topping it up with 1 litre of Mobil XHP which is the oil that I normally use, the check engine turned off itself and it never came back again.

Low oil level could trigger check engine in some cars! !!

We are only advising you, 5000miles is too high to run mobil xhp but Its your car and your money, you are free to use palm oil if you wish.. Engine issue don't happen overnight, Oil shortage is a sign of more to come if you don't repent. Enjoy your day

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by erico2k2(m): 11:40am On Mar 02, 2018
SLOVFO:
Gurus,
I need advice. I changed the engine oil of my Toyota Camry three months ago. I hardly drive the car for long distances. My ODO meter reads 980 . But I noticed that the oil level has dropped close to the minimum level mark. Is it safe for me to top up the oil with a fresh one? Or must I change the entire oil and filter.
Your Odometer reads 980 or 98000 ?
If the shortage is that much you got a problem . Take it for a leakage chk
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by erico2k2(m): 11:43am On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:


It is now that you are talking for this air to fuel ratio point that you've raised.

I replaced the catalytic converter and 02 sensors to high quality ones that I imported myself from USA. They were over 2 times costlier than the ones sold in Nigeria at the time; the converter cost me N80,000 when it was sold in Nigeria for N30,000. The sensors were over N30,000 each
Good you bought genuine product . But these has nothing to do with oil shortage . Check for leaks . It could be I ternall . Them ones are hard to find .
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by erico2k2(m): 11:46am On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:


Comedians are much here. A car that I have driven to and fro Abuja from Lagos without any breakdown or fault.
Bros calm down if yoyr car wants to brake down na once . As we speak I'm battling with my car's crank shaft sensor . Weather too cold to work it.
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by erico2k2(m): 11:48am On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:


Lol!

I service it every 3 months most times after covering 5000 miles. Seems you got me wrong somewhere! !!
Bross U cover 5k miles in 90 days and U say U dnt use the car much??
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by diportivo: 11:50am On Mar 02, 2018
grin grin grin grin grin grin

na wa o

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 1:19pm On Mar 02, 2018
erico2k2:

Good you bought genuine product . But these has nothing to do with oil shortage . Check for leaks . It could be I ternall . Them ones are hard to find .

This is the first time after 2 years that I will notice that.

I will observe it till it is due time for servicing and will as well tell my mechanic to check for possible cause. Thanks for that piece of advice! !!
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 1:22pm On Mar 02, 2018
erico2k2:

Good you bought genuine product . But these has nothing to do with oil shortage . Check for leaks . It could be I ternall . Them ones are hard to find .

I'm not saying that it has something to do with it. I'm just trying to tell you that near perfect air-fuel ratio mixing will flow with the 5,000 miles servicing! !!
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 1:24pm On Mar 02, 2018
thebigkendo:


I guess you were sleeping when you typed this



We are only advising you, 5000miles is too high to run mobil xhp but Its your car and your money, you are free to use palm oil if you wish.. Engine issue don't happen overnight, Oil shortage is a sign of more to come if you don't repent. Enjoy your day


Lol! I was not sleeping but dreaming.


Trust me; the cause of the oil shortage which just started is being observed, will be checked and corrected in the next servicing.
I have quite good maintenance sense, skill and attitude! !!

See it images below. Does it look like a 2 years old car lacking adequate maintenance?

Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by thebigkendo(m): 2:20pm On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:



Lol! I was not sleeping but dreaming.


Trust me; the cause of the oil shortage which just started is being observed, will be checked and corrected in the next servicing.
I have quite good maintenance sense, skill and attitude! !!

Oil shortage is caused by leakage..leakage could be internal or external..
For external leakage: you will see oil under/around the engine bay
For internal leaks: Engine oil finds it way to the combustion chamber and is burnt with air-fuel mixture, Most times the cheapest fix for internal leakage is to use a higher viscosity like 20w-50(mobil xhp) but you are already using that.

See it images below. Does it look like a 2 years old car lacking adequate maintenance?

Clean ride i must say, but the fact that you use mobil xhp(20W-50) instead of manufacturer recommended 5W-20 is "lacking adequate maintenance" and then running the mineral 20W-50 for 5000miles. Anyways am sure your Oyingbo mechanic who recommended Mobil xhp for 5000 miles knows better than Honda.

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Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by legalwealth(m): 2:53pm On Mar 02, 2018
thebigkendo:


Oil shortage is caused by leakage..leakage could be internal or external..
For external leakage: you will see oil under/around the engine bay
For internal leaks: Engine oil finds it way to the combustion chamber and is burnt with air-fuel mixture, Most times the cheapest fix for internal leakage is to use a higher viscosity like 20w-50(mobil xhp) but you are already using that.



Clean ride i must say, but the fact that you use mobil xhp(20W-50) instead of manufacturer recommended 5W-20 is "lacking adequate maintenance" and then running the mineral 20W-50 for 5000miles. Anyways am sure your Oyingbo mechanic who recommended Mobil xhp for 5000 miles knows better than Honda.


Hahahaha!

It was that oil that I saw readily available and trusted at the moment I wanted to service it for the first time. I wanted to change to recommended one early enough but I couldn't see trusted and readily available ones so I sticked to the one I've been using. I was even ready to part away with any amount to get the quality one of the recommended oil but there was no headway.

Don't as well forget that you can't compare abroad's weather condition with ours. Hence, my choice of oil might be working fine in Nigeria it has been; I've travelled long journeys severally without any form of breakdown.
Re: Is It Safe To Top-up Engine Oil When The Level Has Gone Low? by thebigkendo(m): 3:22pm On Mar 02, 2018
legalwealth:



Hahahaha!

It was that oil that I saw readily available and trusted at the moment I wanted to service it for the first time. I wanted to change to recommended one early enough but I couldn't see trusted and readily available ones so I sticked to the one I've been using. I was even ready to part away with any amount to get the quality one of the recommended oil but there was no headway.

Don't as well forget that you can't compare abroad's weather condition with ours. Hence, my choice of oil might be working fine in Nigeria it has been; I've travelled long journeys severally without any form of breakdown.

Bros don't go there oh..So many places in the abroad is hotter than Nigeria and they still use manufacturer recommenced oil and Mobil 5W-20 or 30 is available at the same mobil station where you buy Mobil XHP, Honda motor oil 5w-20 has always been available at Oyingbo.
And just because a car has not broken down does't not mean it is running at best form.

This wan you dey talk about abroad weather, am sure you and your mechanic would have removed your car thermostat and wired your cooling fans to run immediately you start the car

NB: Please stick to your mobil XHP, Its too late to change back since your car is already burning or leaking mobil XHP, any 5W-20 oil will burn or leak faster

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