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I have reason to suspect that I was charged for an oil change that never happened. I have taken it to another garage to look at and they said that in a diesel engine, after only a few hours running, it is impossible to tell if the oil is old or new. Does this sound right or is the brotherhood just closing ranks?
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In a diesel engine the oil turns black really quick, it mainly gets it's coloration from the residue oil, left in the nooks and cranny's of the engine that won't drain out and the film left on the interior, So after a few miles of driving it mixes and turns black.i own a repair shop,and it shouldn't look black,,it should at least stay clean for a few hundred miles ,in the car,,there's a good chance they might not have changed it,,because most oils now days,will stay clean for a while anyway,i change my one,,and a lot of other peoples also,,and i have never seen it turn back to black that fast,,id ask them about it,,maybe they didn't change it,,who knows,,but id talk to them about it,,good luck hope this help,s
Diesel engine oil does turn black a lot sooner than gasoline engines. But it should not be all that dark in just a few hours running. They can analyze the oil and give you a very close time frame (in hours) since the oil was last changed.
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This can be true. If you have not changed the oil at every suggested time point, then yes. There is black sludge build up in the oil galleys, passages, and block which gives you that black burnt look. If the oil was changed at regular time points is still might have a hint of black too it, but you would be able to tell if it's newer. It would have a clearer color to it.When I get out of the shower, and I have fog on my mirror, how can I prevent the mirror not to fog?
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With a fairly clean engine [internally] the oil should stay clean looking for hundreds of miles.. as opposed to a grunged up engine [internally] the fresh oil would blacken fairly quickly...
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I had a garage change my oil one day.. and the engine began to tap right away.. I called the garage and they said they used NAPA brand motor oil to change the oil.
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Interesting enough I had the engine oil changed elsewhere with a different brand.. and the engine mysteriously stopped tapping.
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