Which fresh oil is the clearest (whitest) of all?

[yeti]

nc -- i hear 'ya. i'm a hands on guy myself,and do almost all my own car/home maintenance.always did. it's just a buzz to read some posts of bitoger's,and how much they get into it. you'll like the many different threads here. again, welcome.

 

[ridgerunner]

Originally Posted By: NC_Oil_Obsessed
To your knowledge which motor oil is the whitest when fresh?

I know the color of oil, either when fresh or after use doesn't mean much. Just wondering which oil that you've used is the clearest when fresh.

I get a high off watching clearer oil turn dark with use. Which to me means its doing its job. The darker the oil when i remove it, the happier I am.

So far to my knowledge in order. Top being clearest

1. NAPA Full Synthetic - Clearest
2. Valvoline WB Conv. - Clear

3. Pennzoil YB - Amber
4. QS Full Synthetic - Dark Amber

I wish all oil came in transparent bottles like Quaker-state, making it easier for me. Would like your input. I am on a quest to find this out and soon will buy a quart each of all brands and all types within each brand.





I wish I had a can of Arco Graphite to show U. You could run that stuff for years in an engine and it wouldn't get any darker than it was brand new! Pitch black from day one. Easy to read on the dipstick though.

 

[Audi Junkie]

Umm, you guys know that base oils are mostly clear, and dye is added, right?

 

[bruiser1107]

IMO Royal Purple deffiantly has to be the clearest ive ever seen. Once the purple dye has burnt off, the oil on the dipstick is nearly crystal clear.

 

[mechtech2]

Motorcraft 5-20 was pretty clear.

Oil was dyed in the old days, for sure. I know a truck driver who sometimes drove tankers of creosote to oil refineries to be mixed in to give the oil color.

ATF was red, antifreeze was green, and oil was amber.
This is just how it was.

 

[fdcg27]

The lightest colored oils I have seen have been GTX and Valvo white bottle 5W-20s.
Yes, I have visited both the thin and the thick dark sides.
Oil is like beer.
Tasteless beers are usually very light in color.
Robust beers, which any real man would prefer, are as dark as cola, like Guiness Stout.
M1 15W-50 is pretty dark, as is any 15W-40, which is why any real man prefers them.
More robust, more to savor for the engine
Oils should therefore be selected for how dark they are when new.
I wonder whether we can expect a bock oil in the fall?

 

[SLCraig]

Valvoline conventional last time I used it.. quite clear lookin'.