I just did my second fill of Pennzoil Platinum (the new gtl stuff). For the first fill, I had a Wix filter on it. It took around 1500km before I could easily start to see the oil level on the stick (e.e., it was so clear I could not see it). On this new fill, where I used a Motomaster MPH4967 (similar to an OCD?) I drove maybe twenty miles, and when I checked the oil this morning, it was already pretty dark -- like maybe 3/4 as dark as it looked on the old fill before I changed it.
Now I am not one who has to see super clean oil - it seems to me that when oil is doing its job, it gets dark. But I am a little concerned at the stark difference between the oil colour of Wix vs Motomaster (assuming this is the difference).
What say you all? Should I ditch the Motomaster? It's a cheap filter; I think it was less than $5 bucks, which up here in Canada is definitely on the low side of things.
Now I am not one who has to see super clean oil - it seems to me that when oil is doing its job, it gets dark. But I am a little concerned at the stark difference between the oil colour of Wix vs Motomaster (assuming this is the difference).
What say you all? Should I ditch the Motomaster? It's a cheap filter; I think it was less than $5 bucks, which up here in Canada is definitely on the low side of things.
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