I had my oil changed on March 17th, had a track day on March 20th and I've driven maybe 700kms since. It's black already . I use Castrol GTX 5w-30; always have. I've noticed it before but never really paid any attention to it.

Car runs fine, no problems whatsoever.

Comparing it to my mom's CR-V which is clean as hell after like 2500kms of driving, if not more.

Is this normal? Should I be concerned? Any idea what would be causing this if it is a problem?

Any input would be appreciated.

WR.

 

what does your air filter look like? If its dirty then its the problem... but to be honest with you i dont think its uncommon for it to be black that quickly... as long as the oil isnt thin..

 

Bingo!! Haven't cleaned the J's filter in two years .

 

Just curious, what does the air filter have to do with the oil being black quickly or not?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SamC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just curious, what does the air filter have to do with the oil being black quickly or not?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Nothing. Theyre in a little world of their own

Its common for the oil to go black in a short space of time. If you were pumped around an engine at 70/80psi and at temps running close to 100degrees Celcius, you'd go black in a short space of time too

 

i heard if the oil gets dark fast. that means the piston ring's leaking
but.. i'm not too sure on that

 

on bobistheoilguy.com, synthetic oils going dark means that the oil is "working" or cleaning... not a bad thing.

 

Isn't it also good policy to change the oil after a track event anyways? Autocrossing is one thing, but lapping is another. The engine will be hotter for much longer.

I don't know much on this, but if I had to guess, I would think that is normal.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Takumi Fujiwara &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">on bobistheoilguy.com, synthetic oils going dark means that the oil is "working" or cleaning... not a bad thing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah I wouldn't worry too much as to what the oil looked like. If you're concerned, spend the $20-30 and have the oil analysez at Terry or Blackstone from BIOTG

 

yeah buddy, a track day with a 2 year old uncleaned airfilter will do it itself

 

Well, I guess the verdict is in; I'M A LAZY ****

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by white rocket &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well, I guess the verdict is in; I'M A LAZY **** </TD></TR></TABLE>

Quit taking all the credit, I'm a lazy **** too!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gmacarize &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what does your air filter look like? If its dirty then its the problem... but to be honest with you i dont think its uncommon for it to be black that quickly... as long as the oil isnt thin..</TD></TR></TABLE>

WTF? Ok there buddy.

 

Enlighten me Dave. What's your opinion here? Seems that the dirty air filter response is getting split reviews.

 

Its not getting split reviews, gmacarize mentioned it and you jumped to the conclusion that it was the reason for your oil turning black. gmacarize is talking through his ***.

 

I have decided to not worry about it at this time. I doesn't seem to be causing me any sort of grief so I'll leave it alone for now.

 

DUn worry about it too much...My oil turned dark after 7oo miles of driving. No track days.

But, you should ALWAYS change it after a track day...I do mine at the end of the day...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Circuit Star-29 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you should ALWAYS change it after a track day</TD></TR></TABLE>

Good to know. I will be getting on that, post haste

 

I haven't changed my oil for the past 7,000 miles and air filter since 20,000 miles. I think it'll be fine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by len &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I haven't changed my oil for the past 7,000 miles and air filter since 20,000 miles. I think it'll be fine. </TD></TR></TABLE>

that's right. drive it like a honda. =P anyway, as far as white rocket's comparison to the CRV, unless the CRV saw a track, i don't think it's a fair comparison.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mugenracer &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Nothing. Theyre in a little world of their own

Its common for the oil to go black in a short space of time. If you were pumped around an engine at 70/80psi and at temps running close to 100degrees Celcius, you'd go black </TD></TR></TABLE>

... and never go back

 

as already mentioned yes, the oil changing from the wonderful golden to darker and then black is quite normal.

If your so concerned about your oil then you should send a sample to blackstone labs for analysis:

http://www.blackstone-labs.com/