Hello all,
My previous "oil turns dark quickly" thread seems to have been remedied.
02' Ford Ranger 3.0L 77k(original) 4x2 Automatic.
I bought the truck with 66k miles on it, i changed the oil which was conventional Castrol 5w20 and a champ filter over to Castrol edge 5w30 and a fram ultra. In less than 1k miles, the oil was pitch dark from the first change I did so I waited until 3500ish miles and changed it out again to the same filter and oil. Same thing again in roughly the same mileage. So a month or so ago, I changed the oil to M1 5w30 regular synthetic with a M1-209A and we are at 779 miles on the OCI and the oil is just now starting to turn an ever so slight hue of brown.
I'm guessing the add pack in Castrol edge may have had something to do with it I'm not sure, but the M1 seems to be holding well. I'm not a fan of the luevers in the M1 filter though. I'm sure it is fine, but I'm not a leuver guy. I'm probably going back to the Fram ultra after this OCI or a Napa platinum/gold.
The picture below is of the M1 after 779 miles. It is overcast outside so I apologize for the quality, but the hash marks on the stick are very visible. The Castrol Edge was so dark at the same mileage that you couldn't even see through the little hole on the dip stick through the oil. I'm not bashing Castrol at all. It is a fine oil.
My previous "oil turns dark quickly" thread seems to have been remedied.
02' Ford Ranger 3.0L 77k(original) 4x2 Automatic.
I bought the truck with 66k miles on it, i changed the oil which was conventional Castrol 5w20 and a champ filter over to Castrol edge 5w30 and a fram ultra. In less than 1k miles, the oil was pitch dark from the first change I did so I waited until 3500ish miles and changed it out again to the same filter and oil. Same thing again in roughly the same mileage. So a month or so ago, I changed the oil to M1 5w30 regular synthetic with a M1-209A and we are at 779 miles on the OCI and the oil is just now starting to turn an ever so slight hue of brown.
I'm guessing the add pack in Castrol edge may have had something to do with it I'm not sure, but the M1 seems to be holding well. I'm not a fan of the luevers in the M1 filter though. I'm sure it is fine, but I'm not a leuver guy. I'm probably going back to the Fram ultra after this OCI or a Napa platinum/gold.
The picture below is of the M1 after 779 miles. It is overcast outside so I apologize for the quality, but the hash marks on the stick are very visible. The Castrol Edge was so dark at the same mileage that you couldn't even see through the little hole on the dip stick through the oil. I'm not bashing Castrol at all. It is a fine oil.
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