I know color is no judge of how well an oil is doing it's job, but I wonder:
Does GC maintain it's "green-ish" color once it's in service, or does it turn brown/black like everything else?
GC's green color.....
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GC has what can best be described as a greenish surface glow, almost like a movie version of radioactive toxic waste, but the dominant color really is amber. If you look into a clear glass filled with GC, you'll see what I mean.
In service, the green sheen ultimately fades. For about the first 3k miles, the yellow-green tinge is visible on a white paper towel used to wipe the dipstick. The oil in my sample bottle at the 5k mark still had a greenish tinge on the surface, but it in depth it was deep brown. Now, at 6k, it's dark enough that the tinge on the paper towel is gone. But you can still see a little of it around the inside of the oil filler neck.
GC, just like the rest of the green oils out there, will lose the greenish color shortly after being placed into service.
I had an oilpan full of GC in my old Altima, and even after something like 2000+ miles the oil was still a green tint on the dipstick.
quote:ps, that's beautiful. You've brought a tear to my eye....
Originally posted by pscholte: Green when new and brown when old In this the GC tale is told But however glorious the new sheen may be It's the wonderful UOAs that distinguish GC
quote:You're allowing the coveted elixer to drip on the floor
Originally posted by brian: When the oil drips on the floor it has a greenish tint too.-brian
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Shame on you. Your punishment will be to send 6 bottles of GC to one of the unlucky BITOG members who can't get their hands on GC.
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Originally posted by ToyotaNSaturn:quote:ps, that's beautiful. You've brought a tear to my eye....
Originally posted by pscholte: Green when new and brown when old In this the GC tale is told But however glorious the new sheen may be It's the wonderful UOAs that distinguish GC
quote:Great catch, medic...how on earth did I MISS that? The Elves' T-1 line is down so maybe this page will pass into the ether without them seeing it...yikes!
Originally posted by medic:quote:You're allowing the coveted elixer to drip on the floor
Originally posted by brian: When the oil drips on the floor it has a greenish tint too.
quote:You can always get your hands on GC if you want it bad enough. There is a web-site that will ship it free for a little over $7 U.S. a quart.
Originally posted by medic:quote:You're allowing the coveted elixer to drip on the floor
Originally posted by brian: When the oil drips on the floor it has a greenish tint too.
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$3.99 @ AZ here, so I stocked up.
I wasn't able to change my oil myself last time and the guys at the shop freaked over the green. I know the guy has been doing this for over 10 years and apparently hasn't seen the green before. After about 1K you really wouldn't notice on my dipstick. It looks like regular oil at that point.I just picked up 20 quarts of 0-30 GC for a buck a quart! My local AZ had them on the shelf with the price marked at a buck and I bought em out!!
quote:Kendall GT1 was green for years, back when it was a still quality oil.
Originally posted by haley10: I wasn't able to change my oil myself last time and the guys at the shop freaked over the green. I know the guy has been doing this for over 10 years and apparently hasn't seen the green before.
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