Is this oil really dirty or am I dreaming?...

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2010 1:55 am

dieselenthusiast wrote:

However, the “look” of oil doesn’t tell you the truth about the condition of the oil or the interval in which it should be changed.

Quite true!

it's one of those medleys involving each individual engines composition from air/fuel in to exhaust out, detergent levels, frequency of tuneups and a slush of other reasons

If it was a perfect system and oil never broke down over time, all we'd ever do was change the filter and add back half a quart.

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:39 am

If you are worried order a kit from blackstone labs and use that to send them some oil at your next oil change. I plan to do this the next time I change my oil... just to see whats going on in my engine and be assured things are ok. I would like to keep my CRD a long time so I plan to send in some oil atleast once a year to see what story it tells of my engine.

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:01 pm

Here's a picture of mine for ya Boiler.... Just did it today.... Synthetic... less than 5,000 miles
Quit freaking out! :wink:

surfRenegade · **Posted:** Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:59 pm

I changed oil for my brother in his Celica he bought off a friend. It was baked on the dip stick and came out in clumps. Thats when you need to be concerned :lol:

wecwbe · **Posted:** Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:32 am

surfRenegade wrote:

I changed oil for my brother in his Celica he bought off a friend. It was baked on the dip stick and came out in clumps. Thats when you need to be concerned :lol:

Wow... that sucks. I'm not sure what I would do if that happened! :shock:

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:20 am

03CDKJ wrote:

Here's a picture of mine for ya Boiler.... Just did it today.... Synthetic... less than 5,000 miles
Quit freaking out! :wink:

That is still not as Black as what mine would look like. The Crd engine some how makes the oil dark in a hurry. Yes I use synthetic cus that is the spec. its still good though, its more about using a good quality oil of the correct weight and changing it at the right time than the color of what comes out.

If it comes out smoothly and is not burnt no worries I'm sure.

jnaut · **Posted:** Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:41 pm

03CDKJ wrote:

Here's a picture of mine for ya Boiler.... Just did it today.... Synthetic... less than 5,000 miles
Quit freaking out! :wink:

Why does your oil look so white on that black cloth?

linewarbr · **Posted:** Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:56 pm

If you're worried about it, get a Used Oil Analysis. X2 on doing it with Blackstone, I've had them run samples for me on both engine oil and trans fluid. $30 for peace of mind is a small price.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Thu Apr 22, 2010 5:18 pm

mikey1273 wrote:

That is still not as Black as what mine would look like. The Crd engine some how makes the oil dark in a hurry.

Diesel fuel has soot and doesn't always burn as clean.

mikey1273 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:41 am

dieselenthusiast wrote:

mikey1273 wrote:

That is still not as Black as what mine would look like. The Crd engine some how makes the oil dark in a hurry.

Diesel fuel has soot and doesn't always burn as clean.

I know this but its almost instantly

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:23 pm

mikey1273 wrote:

dieselenthusiast wrote:

mikey1273 wrote:

That is still not as Black as what mine would look like. The Crd engine some how makes the oil dark in a hurry.

Diesel fuel has soot and doesn't always burn as clean.

I know this but its almost instantly

Yeah………….due to the residue, diesel engines are dirty engines; hence the instant dirty oil. A by-pass filter will help with that.

Is this oil really dirty or am I dreaming?...

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