Post a photo of your oil on dipstick (with miles)
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Somebody had to say it.^^^ Looks like it's a foot over-full.
Oh well we all are humanSomebody had to say it.
Cheers to that!
300 miles on the VRP 5W-30, 67,574 on the motor.
I was checking the emulsion on the oil cap after sitting all night so might as well check the oil at the same time.
I was checking the emulsion on the oil cap after sitting all night so might as well check the oil at the same time.
2011 Ford Focus SE 2.0 duratech.
4,100 miles into 5,000 run with 3.5 quart Mobil Delvac 1 ESP 5w40 and 1 quart HPL 5w20 “euro” NO VII. Looks like some cleaning or……
4,100 miles into 5,000 run with 3.5 quart Mobil Delvac 1 ESP 5w40 and 1 quart HPL 5w20 “euro” NO VII. Looks like some cleaning or……
New 2024 Lexus IS500 with 2060 miles now.
The oil is listed as 00279-1QT5W-01 - GTMO 5W30 CS SP WTY 10. (Toyota conventional)
Before my first oil change at 1330 miles the oil looked very clear and unchanged since new (32 miles) when I first checked. I did another 730 miles and checked my oil again. It seems to still be clear like water since I got it. Also the Lexus tech seems to have overfilled it by quite a bit as the red arrow shows.
Are there any synthetic oils which start off clear? Mobile 1, Supertech, Castrol and Valvoline all start off a bit yellowish.
The oil is listed as 00279-1QT5W-01 - GTMO 5W30 CS SP WTY 10. (Toyota conventional)
Before my first oil change at 1330 miles the oil looked very clear and unchanged since new (32 miles) when I first checked. I did another 730 miles and checked my oil again. It seems to still be clear like water since I got it. Also the Lexus tech seems to have overfilled it by quite a bit as the red arrow shows.
Are there any synthetic oils which start off clear? Mobile 1, Supertech, Castrol and Valvoline all start off a bit yellowish.
2008 Volvo XC90 3.2L | 6.5 qts. 5w-40 & 1.5 qts. 0w-40 Mobil Euro FS | 0 Miles (just changed oil) | 129,139 Miles Total
Manual calls for 7.70 quarts but with 8 quarts this is halfway below the upper top X on my level concrete garage left overnight. @himemsys I used car ramps to change the oil so maybe it got all the oil out? Do you use ramps to drain?
Manual calls for 7.70 quarts but with 8 quarts this is halfway below the upper top X on my level concrete garage left overnight. @himemsys I used car ramps to change the oil so maybe it got all the oil out? Do you use ramps to drain?
Yep! It's crazy how weird this engine drains oil. It seems about 5 qts come out right away, but I've learned that if I leave it draining and go do something else, over the course of about an hour, another 2 qts will drain out. And I always drain hot oil that just been driven ~20 miles.
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2022 Subaru Wrx
36k miles on clock
2.6k miles on oil
5qt oil inserted so slightly above the full line
What's interesting is when I used 0w20 PUP, I'd probably burn 0.5-0.75 qt over 3k miles.
Switched to 0w20 Valvoline EP and then VRP and that went down to about 0.25 qt per 3k miles.
Now that I've been on 5w30 VRP for 3 OCI, it seems to not burn any/negligible amount.
Thicker viscosity is probably why?
36k miles on clock
2.6k miles on oil
5qt oil inserted so slightly above the full line
What's interesting is when I used 0w20 PUP, I'd probably burn 0.5-0.75 qt over 3k miles.
Switched to 0w20 Valvoline EP and then VRP and that went down to about 0.25 qt per 3k miles.
Now that I've been on 5w30 VRP for 3 OCI, it seems to not burn any/negligible amount.
Thicker viscosity is probably why?
36,200 miles on car, ~3,900 on the oil since last change (5w30 M1EP UPF63R)
Note, this is full for the angle the car sits in my driveway. On level ground it's right on full, nothing added since it was changed.
Note, this is full for the angle the car sits in my driveway. On level ground it's right on full, nothing added since it was changed.
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Yes, in many cases engine oil is actually dyed to achieve the light golden hue that we're accustomed to, so that you can read the level on the stick.
Pretty sure it's the additives added into the oil that give it their color not a dye. Unless you're speaking about Royal Purple etc. that intentionally dye them unique colors but that isn't the majority.
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No, I mean that Pennzoil literally says the have to dye Platinum because it's otherwise too water clear.
Where did they say that? Link?
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It's been discussed on this very forum for years. Here, scroll down to post number 5. Molekule has addressed it on here before: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/oil-color-with-different-brands.304715/
100 miles on Mobil1 EP 5W-30 inside a Corolla with 160k miles.
Some FRESH oil.
Some FRESH oil.
2024 Kia Forte 1.6T. 2342 miles, PUP 5W-30
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