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| ![]() Just now i filled full tank till the brim in shell bunk near house, Although the tank capacity is 60 litres for optra, he filled 62 litres and i suppose 2 litres atleast should have been there, but i am not sure the warning lamp was suppose to come at 7 litres remaining, but i did not get the lamp. The fuel guy said that there is some space about 3 litres left for air pocket. i am confused. I have put shell super. By the way optra was gulping the gas i thought it would have gulped 70 litres. Have any of you faced similar issue in your cars when you fill till brim? Is the capacity stated by companies till cut off? But the drive combination with the synthetic oil and shell super is just ssuuuuuuuupeeeeerrrrr ![]() Last edited by krish82 : 5th September 2010 at 22:55. |
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I've used Mobil 1 5w-50 and Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40. The labels on both cans suggest using mfr recommended drain intervals. Cheers! | |
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i think i remember my sis in us said oil change only by 50000 miles for their mazda, and they usually run @ 70 miles / hr and they accelarate fast. Last edited by krish82 : 5th September 2010 at 23:27. | |
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only other grade for Mobil1 on sale is 0W40. | |
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![]() Not sure what oil VW uses in India, but Skoda uses Helix Ultra. Even the Fiat Diesels go for 15K kms w/o an oil change. Fiat uses Selenia synthetic in their newer diesels. Well, Krish82, it all boils down to sticking to the drain interval that the mfr specifies & not some dealer, doesnt it? Which is what I have been saying all along. | |
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Infractions: 0/1 (5) | ![]() I did not know about this. But I had once taken the exact sump qty mentioned in the owner's manual for an oil+filter change, and after pouring it all inside, the dipstick check was found to be a little short. That was when the mechanic told me we have to add ~200 ml for the new filter. Thereafter I am taking a round 3 litres for the oil change, and it shows ~ 1 mm above the upper level in the dipstick. Which is fine with me. |
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Also picked out the oil data sheet for MOTUL 8100 Xcess 5W30 that will be going into my Cedia later today when I take it for its second service. This is recommended by Mitsu/HM and it is only 5W 30. This piece of information coupled with the sheets attached will go a long way in giving out correct relevance of the various grades etc. Again there is no recommendations on mileage prior to change of oil in the data sheet. I guess here I will go with manufacturers recommendation of change of oil which is every 10K Kms. or 6 months whichever is earlier at least till the car is under warranty. | |
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| ![]() I changed the Engine Oil on my Esteem to Mobil1 Fully Synthetic. It was done at MSM - Autoteam, Cochin. They recommend fully synthetic and told me that Oil should be replaced in 1 year ( or 20,000 kms ) whichever comes early. Loved the performance. Engine idle sound is much more smoother. And at higher rpms, the car feels much more smoother than before. I've been running on fully synthetic for around 2k kms now. The performance is consistent till now. Happy with this upgrade. Thanks, GTO and other members for the advice. ![]() |
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| ![]() IMO synthetic oil increases the life of an engine, not sure if there is a improvement in performance (that can be noticed by a layman) - Mineral oil is best during the break-in period as it allows the new engine to "settle" which may not be possible with synthetic oil because of superior fluid properties. Also as far as the change interval is concerned, it's a always a topic of debate - i guess the best judgement can be made if the engine oil is analyzed monthly for it's quality - again that would vary with each car, conditions that car is used in (i.e. extreme conditions smaller interval) and the driver IMHO... |
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Do not worry about shelf life. If it is a sealed can and stored properly, it will be good enough for at least 3 - 4 years. | |
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Overall the car felt much smoother. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Krish oil sitting in a sealed can is as different from oil sitting in the engine block as chalk from cheese. Though sitting too long in the can is also not very desirable but 2009 is still OK. The atmosphere in the can is inert whereas in the engine you have the oil exposed to repeat cycles of heating & cooling, grime, burrs, being pushed around, filtered, circulated all around and what not, you get the picture. So it is advisable to change it once a year give or take a few months if possible. Having said that if it is not done it is still not the end of the world. Quote:
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