J8dailo

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my went black after 300 miles...the dealership told me they use a dark oil..and its normal..

iEvoIX

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5 yrs later I hope I'm not too late. Noticed the dark oil (mobil1 synthetic) after 900 miles of usage. Kinda worried it could be the filter cause the oil was pretty light b4 it went in. Hmm.

willitas34

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Send it to BlackStone Labs and get the oil analyzed, this way, you will know for sure

andrewzaragoza

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just use mobil1 ep since its just like $2 more for a 5 gal jug. also get the best filter you could. change it regularly and you should be fine. but if you want to be sure then do what ^ said.

turbotalawd

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Nice thread. My oil still isnt black even after 3k miles. Those guys must of had some dirty engines.

crazy_ugly_coyo

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Everyone here seems to neglect the fact that the Evo has an oil cooler. It does not get drained when the oil gets changed, so as soon as you start your car up all that dirty oil mixes into your fresh oil tinting it darker. Its not a big deal, bust just know thats why your oil gets so dirt so quickly.

pb91

after 500 miles its perfectly normal for it to be dark.

m34g63

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ALWAYS use the oem filter. and the magnetic drain plug is one of the best inventions ever.. use it people!!

EVO8emUp

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Mine gets dark about half way between oil changes (1,500mi). Last year I sent my spent oil to Blackstone Labs to have it analyzed, they even send you the bottle and everything to put it in.
They send you back the documented results with all the elements found (in PPM) and a statement regarding the quality of the oil such as if the oil was overrun, moisture present and they give you recommendations such as change intervals. Even though my oil looked dirty, it was actually in really good condition.
Castrol Full Synthetic 10-40 w/ factory filter.

nightwalker

Your air filter can affect your oil cleanliness. I change my K&N filter to the Perrin and noticed my oil stays cleaner.

Also, if you vent your PCV and breather, the oil gets contaminated sooner.

PhantomBlackEVOX

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any turbo'd car will make the engine oil black after 500 miles..if its not black thats when you need to worry