Should Synthetic oil be cleaner than reg after oil change?
01-08-2006, 11:14 PM
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RE: Should Synthetic oil be cleaner than reg after oil change?
This past time was the first time I used synthetic (Valvoline SynPower) and I though it looked really dark compared to past changes...didn't really go over 3k either.
01-08-2006, 11:26 PM
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RE: Should Synthetic oil be cleaner than reg after oil change?
Most of the black color comes from carbon and not metal so there would be no real difference in oil color.http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/ this link has just about every answer to every question to do with oil.
01-09-2006, 03:29 AM
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RE: Should Synthetic oil be cleaner than reg after oil change?
prolly just that the synthetic oil is doing a better job at cleaning ur engine... sorry misread, unusually large amount of carbon might be a different story, maybe u have a bad ring?
01-09-2006, 01:10 PM
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RE: Should Synthetic oil be cleaner than reg after oil change?
the diffent color may be the diffent detergents and conditioners in the oil its not uncommon for that to happen when changing brands or types of oil. the color should return to normal after a oilchange or two.
