Dirty oil between 1,500k oil change?
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Dirty oil between 1,500k oil change?
My 99 z28 with 78k and good maintance records. I changed my oil and filter with castrol syntec 5w30 and 2 months and 1500 miles later my change oil light came on so I changed the oil. Sure enough the oil was very black. This can not be a good sign with such little time and milage between changes. Why is the oil so dirty? Does the engine need attention?
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Originally Posted by arrowhead87x
My 99 z28 with 78k and good maintance records. I changed my oil and filter with castrol syntec 5w30 and 2 months and 1500 miles later my change oil light came on so I changed the oil. Sure enough the oil was very black. This can not be a good sign with such little time and milage between changes. Why is the oil so dirty? Does the engine need attention?
Oil gets discolored, fast, I am not surprised it looked dirty at 1500 miles.
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How do I re set the oil light? I changed my oil but the light is still on. It should not be running rich, I just have the Slp air intake kit and an exhaust, not mods to the cats and stock manafolds.
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Originally Posted by arrowhead87x
How do I re set the oil light? I changed my oil but the light is still on.
Turn the key foward to "on" but do not start. Press the gas pedal down three times in a row quickly and you should see the light go off.
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strange, im about to change my oil (its been 3000 since the change), its just a tan brown. I did seafoam it a year ago, i think that was definately a step in the right direction, the motor seems to run alot stronger now than it did before.
but if its not black by 3000 miles on a 112k motor, i guess that means im in good shape?
but if its not black by 3000 miles on a 112k motor, i guess that means im in good shape?
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Originally Posted by lostsurferguy
Whats sea faom a engine degreaser or something that goes in the oil?