Post a photo of your oil on dipstick (with miles)

[TiGeo]

2013 Ford Focus. 128K miles. Oil has less than 50 miles on it. ST 5W20 and HPL EC 30. I can't figure out how to get it to focus on the dipstick correctly.

 

[Sonny88]

2004 Ford Taurus
CAM2 5W-20 GF-6A oil
Almost 7000 miles on oil.

Pic taken while oil warm, about a half hour after shutdown. Level doesn't seem to change cold to hot on this car, which is actually a bit strange.

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Added paper towel blot test

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cool, I used to have a 2005 Taurus, very comfortable car ! And I could lean in , change the oil filter- used a MITYVAC to change oil and trans fluid. Used Redline ATF- Transmission was still smooth when I sold it @120,00 miles

 

[Revving2Redline]

No. Totally different.

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bobistheoilguy.com

yep, PF screwed up the LM Ceratec test. It takes time for it to set in and bond to metal. If these tests aren't going to true and accurate then he should just stop. I would soon watch Piotr Tester on YouTube. His music is better.

 

[doublebase]

3,000 miles on Mobil1 5W30

125,000 miles on the car (2016 Toyota Avalon). Just bumped up to the 5W30 from 0W20. Have done a few 10,000 mile intervals using Mobil1 0W20 EP. Now using regular Mobil1.

 

[SavetheRimBrake]

Modified Honda 1.5t dipstick. Bottom of the oval is full

4,000 miles on the interval so far. What is dilution anyway?

Same OCI around 1,000 miles with F and L marks for reference

 

[walterjay]

2023 Hyundai Tucson 2.0 2,692 miles on the oil. QSUD 5-30

 

[walterjay]

2017 Hyundai SantaFe 2.4 2,790 miles on oil. 70,301 miles on engine. GDI dirty compared to the above Tucson with dual port injection.

 

[buster]

2,000 miles on M1 EP 5w30. Color is a bit lighter than same mileage prior run. I suspect it’s due to highway miles, 93 octane and possibly less fuel dilution from winter short trips. UOA in fall will confirm.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

Do you consider oil color as an indicator of degradation/oxidation?

2003 Jaguar S-Type 3.0 V6
Oil: Quantum full synthetic 5W-30
Miles on oil: 5,000
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2003 Pontiac Vibe GT (2ZZ-GE Yamaha engine)
Oil: Shell Rotella T6 5W-40 and PP 5W-30 (3:1 ratio)
Miles on oil: 300
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No, color is not a valid indicator. Aminic antioxidants change color quickly, but are still protecting the oil. A smart oil guy told me that, but I don’t know the specifics of function.

Maybe @MolaKule could enlighten us since this is his wheelhouse?

 

[Adambomb7777]

2015 Fiesta ST with turbo upgrade. 166k on car 2k on no VII HPL 5w30

 

[Slow Car Sport Mode]

2004 Ford Taurus Vulcan 3.0L V6
11,129 miles OCI

Thinking of doing a filter cut-open or a UOA (down the road on the UOA..)

 

[BAJA_05]

2004 Ford Taurus Vulcan 3.0L V6
11,129 miles OCI

Thinking of doing a filter cut-open or a UOA (down the road on the UOA..)

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My Vulcan is signature is about to roll 200,000 miles here in the next couple weeks. Running better then ever. Really likes the 5W30 over the 5W20 on the oil cap.

 

[AutoMechanic]

1989 Mazda B2200 110,733 miles. Just slightly over the full mark. I think the capacity is 4.3 quarts. I haven’t changed the oil since last June. Need to change it soon. Keep meaning to do it just don’t have the time. This is Castrol High Zinc 20W-50 oil in it. The lifter tick is non existent with the 50 oil over the 40.

 

[Slow Car Sport Mode]

Ford Taurus in the signature
CAM2 ILSAC GF-6A 5W-20
144,193 miles minus Zero Mile on oil.. 12,066 miles ? Who wants to see a UOA on this ~12k interval (which will probably be even higher than that at the end of the month?) https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/are-the-days-of-the-10k-oci-over-with.371700/

Car off about 20 minutes, I took these in between making my noodles.

 

[Nmr1981]

About 2800 miles on this Kirkland 0w20 on my 2021 Subaru Ascent. Fresh off of a 1200 mile round trip on I95. 38,755 miles on vehicle. My OCi is 5000. Napa gold 7055.

 

[BigShug681]

135000 miles on the crown vic and 8400 miles on oil now, changed the filter and topped off a 1/2 qt pic is from it sitting all night

 

[doublebase]

3,000 miles on Mobil1 5W30

125,000 miles on the car (2016 Toyota Avalon). Just bumped up to the 5W30 from 0W20. Have done a few 10,000 mile intervals using Mobil1 0W20 EP. Now using regular Mobil1.

Now at 4,000 miles (Mobil1 5W30)

 

[RugopsOP]

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2.0L Tiburon with 229,007miles. 1007mi into the oil change.

Mobil1 10w40. Car typically burns a quart every thousand miles. Although the first quart is usually consumed within 1200-1500 (then is topped off) then the subsequent top offs are burned off within 800-1,000 mi. So idk. I just go with a thousand to keep it simple.

^i went ahead and kept pushing the car til the 1250mi mark or so until I topped off a quart. Could've gone to 1400 before it hit the bottom line but I saw no reason to wait.

So I really don't want to jynx it. But the car now has 232,213mi.

Meaning it has 1,213mi since the last oil change. In which I did a treatment of BerrymanB12. And it appears the oil is still above halfway on the dipstick... last time the oil was getting too close to the "L" for comfort so I topped it off at 1250mi. Improvements? (still using Mobil1 10w40 HM)

 

[RugopsOP]

So I really don't want to jynx it. But the car now has 232,213mi.

Meaning it has 1,213mi since the last oil change. In which I did a treatment of BerrymanB12. And it appears the oil is still above halfway on the dipstick... last time the oil was getting too close to the "L" for comfort so I topped it off at 1250mi. Improvements? (still using Mobil1 10w40 HM)

So update to this.
Kept driving the car and the quart of oil lasted on the dipstick until 1900mi after fill-up. Still was a hair above the bottom dot. Considerable improvements noted.

 

[Slow Car Sport Mode]

The 04 Taurus.
Miles unknown on this oil.

Will have to get an honest 100% "normal" oil/filter change and then switch with a better filter to properly gauge results/get UOA down the road. https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/fram-fe3600-oil-filter-opened.372560/