Oil color is dark
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Oil color is dark
Hi,
My ride: 2011 g37s 6mt sedan
Question: I have a bit under 3K miles on the car. I checked the oil dipstick and noticed it was more than half empty and the color was a very dirty dark color. Should the oil be light colored when it's clean and dark brown colored when it is dirty and in need of an oil change? Thanks in advance to helpful responses.
My ride: 2011 g37s 6mt sedan
Question: I have a bit under 3K miles on the car. I checked the oil dipstick and noticed it was more than half empty and the color was a very dirty dark color. Should the oil be light colored when it's clean and dark brown colored when it is dirty and in need of an oil change? Thanks in advance to helpful responses.
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Hi,
My ride: 2011 g37s 6mt sedan
Question: I have a bit under 3K miles on the car. I checked the oil dipstick and noticed it was more than half empty and the color was a very dirty dark color. Should the oil be light colored when it's clean and dark brown colored when it is dirty and in need of an oil change? Thanks in advance to helpful responses.
My ride: 2011 g37s 6mt sedan
Question: I have a bit under 3K miles on the car. I checked the oil dipstick and noticed it was more than half empty and the color was a very dirty dark color. Should the oil be light colored when it's clean and dark brown colored when it is dirty and in need of an oil change? Thanks in advance to helpful responses.
oil color has no correlation with cleanliness. it turns black after a week or so.
dipstick only measures the top quart of your oil pan
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Like everyone said, the color isnt a huge indicator of much of anything. At 1200 miles the dipstick on my car came out perfectly clean, but I changed the oil shortly after and what was coming out of the pan sure was dirty ![Smilie](https://www.myg37.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
I would be more worried about why you were missing 1/2 quart of oil (the space between the 2 dots on the dipstick represent 1 full quart)
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I would be more worried about why you were missing 1/2 quart of oil (the space between the 2 dots on the dipstick represent 1 full quart)
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The oil consumption test (that applies to years other than 2011 I think) shows the acceptable consumption range based on miles on the engine. There is no oil consumption TSB for the 2011s (the OP has a 2011), so I dont know if it still applies or not.
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Engine oil color is a result of 2 things.
Thermal break down and/or suspended particles in the fluid.
Compare the consistency/viscosity of the fluid with new oil.
Also, when did you check the oil. Right after you drove or when the engine was cold.
if right after you drove, the oil will read much lower than on a cold engine.
Thermal break down and/or suspended particles in the fluid.
Compare the consistency/viscosity of the fluid with new oil.
Also, when did you check the oil. Right after you drove or when the engine was cold.
if right after you drove, the oil will read much lower than on a cold engine.
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