the Engine oil from my F Type R AWD is very dark after a few kilometers. I drive a maximum of 3500km and the engine oil looks rather dark.
Is that actually normal with an F Type R AWD? Which of you does an oil change yourself and what color is your engine oil?
Thank you all
BR
Andi

 

Different oils are different 'colors' right out of the bottle. Some are clearer, some are darker from the get-go.

That said, most modern oil (in my experience) look dark very soon after running, as they hold contaminants in suspension.

You can't say if your oil is OK unless you have it analyzed. In the USA, Blackstone Labs is a popular choice.


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A more interesting question is "How do you inspect the oil color when there is no dipstick"??? Stick a finger down the FILL hole?

 

Yes very normal. Regardless of your oil change interval, you will ALWAYS have residual oils left over in the engine, pan, pump, etc. These can immediately make changed oil look dark and dull, however have no impact on the performance and protection of the oil. As mentioned above an oil analysis can tell you how much viscosity and lubrication is still available in the oil. In my own personal experience using Liqui Moly Top Tec 6600 series oil, after a 6k oil change, the results of the oil analysis came back so good, they recommended I could almost double the mileage on my next run as the oil looked so good. By looking at the oil visually, you would have never thought that.

 

And thats coming from someone who really puts their cat through the ringer

 

I am reminded of a prank some guys pulled on me, back in my early days of car tinkering. I had dumped the oil out of the 200SX and one of the guys asked me what colour it was, at which point I replied "black"

"Oh, that's really bad" came the reply

What followed was 24 hours of ****-taking at my expense, with all manner of engine ailments being described that would have caused the black oil. One of the guys then sent me a PM, as I was just about to get my car booked in to one of the specialists to have them look at it, and he didn't want me making an idiot of myself. Oil gets black, it's a natural process, it is SUPPOSED to do that. Black oil is nothing to worry about in and of itself, but if you are worried then do as a couple of others have already suggested and send the oil off for an analysis, to use as a 'guide' to let you know if something might need investigating.