Synthetic Oil.turn black?
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Synthetic Oil.turn black?
IS synthetic oil supposed to turn black as time progresses. I recently checked the oil in my moms 330xi and it was pitch black. I called to schedual an oil change (was like 6000 miles before interval) and the guy said synthetic just turns black.
I recently switched to mobil 1 5w-30 in my G, and i just checked the oil. It still has the honey color, but looks a little darker. When I wipe off the dipstick the rag has some black residue on it. Was just wondering if synthetic turns blacker than regular oil. I have roughly 1000 miles on the synthetic oil in my G.
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I recently switched to mobil 1 5w-30 in my G, and i just checked the oil. It still has the honey color, but looks a little darker. When I wipe off the dipstick the rag has some black residue on it. Was just wondering if synthetic turns blacker than regular oil. I have roughly 1000 miles on the synthetic oil in my G.
Thanks
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Originally Posted by MikeStarrG35
IS synthetic oil supposed to turn black as time progresses. I recently checked the oil in my moms 330xi and it was pitch black. I called to schedual an oil change (was like 6000 miles before interval) and the guy said synthetic just turns black.
I recently switched to mobil 1 5w-30 in my G, and i just checked the oil. It still has the honey color, but looks a little darker. When I wipe off the dipstick the rag has some black residue on it. Was just wondering if synthetic turns blacker than regular oil. I have roughly 1000 miles on the synthetic oil in my G.
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I recently switched to mobil 1 5w-30 in my G, and i just checked the oil. It still has the honey color, but looks a little darker. When I wipe off the dipstick the rag has some black residue on it. Was just wondering if synthetic turns blacker than regular oil. I have roughly 1000 miles on the synthetic oil in my G.
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The oil should turn dark. That means that combustion byproducts and dirt that has made it past the air filter are being suspended in the oil which is a good thing. When then are not trapped by the oil, they can end up causing additional wear and form sludge in the engine. Note that this is not a property of synthetic oil, although superior additive packages in some synthetics allow them to keep more of the crud in suspension. Here is a pic of some black looking mobil 1 synth coming out of my G35. The blackstone analysis of that oil was fine.
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