Pennzoil Platinum darkens quickly

[zeng]

Originally Posted By: Run
You could call me old school as I always used color to determine when I would change my oil.


I'm old school too.
I use color (say,goldenish hue)and smell(normal,say) as basis to 'further' an oil's continuing serviceability, AND
I do not use color (say, shades of brown/gray) as basis to condemn a used oil.
Oil change is based on dipstick Blotter Spot Test result.

 

[4WD]

I rotate the same two oils and neither is really dark at 7k ... But PP looks thinner at drain time. Not enough to worry about ...

 

[Chris Meutsch]

It's your engine. I have been running PP for years in my Honda and it stays amber almost for 7500 miles before darkening.

 

[circuitsmith]

Lots of talk about color and what it does or doesn't mean, but there's also feel.
Take a bit from the dipstick and rub between the fingers.
It should feel slippery and not gritty.
My brother once had an old van and it slow cranked when hot.
Checked the battery: OK. Changed the starter, no change.
On a whim I pulled the dipstick, oil was very black, which by itself doesn't say a lot.
I rubbed some between fingers and it felt thin and about as slippery as plain water.
We changed the oil, don't know how many miles were on it; and that solved the problem.

 

[SOHCman]

Just the additives cleaning and suspending the particles like it should.

I constantly monitor the color, level, and smell (for fuel) as part of my normal maintenance and before any longer trips. regardless of type of oil I always seem to notice a progressive darkening and more rapid use of oil as the end of the OCI nears.

Just part of the game with a high mileage engine.

 

[stephenbrown22]

My opinion, fwiiw, is that color has no effect or affect on oil performance.

 

[Smokescreen]

Mine is golden for most of the OCI, only near the end does it get darker.