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OK, so I bought this 02 F350 diesel and noticed the oil was very black. So I took it in to Ford for service including oil and trans fluid change. Oil is still black. Is that the way diesel motor oil looks? New oil in my 460 Ford is light brown and clear.
Gary
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Laughing Gas
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Thanks for the info. I can't believe they forgot to change it so I am going to pick up a qt. of their FoMoCo "diesel" motor oil tomorrow and look at the color.
Gary
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When you perform a normal oil change in a Powerstroke, you are only changing about 75-80% of the engine's oil capacity. The rest just mixes with the new oil and makes it look black. Don't worry, it's still new.
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Don't go by the color of the new oil. After a 100 miles it's black as coal again.It's hard drainig out 15 qts. There is still a lot of minor soot in the crankcase. It takes a little getting used to.
Speaking of soot you should of seen the look on my Subaru driving neighbor's
face when I rinsed out my exhaust tip yesterday. I could of sworn she was going to call Greenpeace and repot me to the EPA.
She just moved in, so she'll get used to it. Or the staight pipe comes back out and stays on throught the winter.
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I have ran the straight syn ( here we go ) amsoil, and I have never seen my oil black, i have to sometime's angle the dipstick to see the oil level on it. 102,000. miles and still going clean
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Originally Posted by just another truck
izzy, how often have you changed the oil, GE bought a used truck.
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About 10 miles from the dealership til I checked it. It's not opaque black, but nevertheless, a black tint, not brown or even close to clear like new motor oil.
It does smell the same as the new oil (I got an extra quart). What about synthetic. Is it better?
Gary
It does smell the same as the new oil (I got an extra quart). What about synthetic. Is it better?
Gary
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Originally Posted by GEugeneS
About 10 miles from the dealership til I checked it. It's not opaque black, but nevertheless, a black tint, not brown or even close to clear like new motor oil.
It does smell the same as the new oil (I got an extra quart). What about synthetic. Is it better?
Gary
It does smell the same as the new oil (I got an extra quart). What about synthetic. Is it better?
Gary
I think syn is better, but this is one of those subjects that is like asking if the Democrats or Republicans are right...
