Should oil look black 2months after service?

[DarrellGB]

Checking the fuel levels and the oil is black were checking before it's always been more of a dark gold/brown. Wasn't expecting the oil to look this dark so soon after its service.

Is this normal in a diesel? Excuse me if I just sound like a complete numpty but this is the first diesel I've actually owned!!

Thanks in advance

[andy68]

from what i've seen quite normal

[Ant FR]

Diesel they go black from turn of the key.  Many a person has been back to complain about the oil not being changed only to be given a picture of their sump plug off and draining away.  i know thats what my mate does it his garage.

 

1.4 Tsi's are the same, 

[Huskoda]

Yep, it will be dirty within minutes on a diesel, nothing to worry about.

[meb90]

Nothing to worry about - my Octavia went from nice clean looking oil to very black in that time frame!

 

My petrol fiesta does the same too, so I don't think there is anything to worry about

[DarrellGB]

Once again Briskoda has the answer, thanks guys, learning lots as I go

[samj2013]

Useful to know - my recently bought octy has very black oil, despite being serviced only a few months and not many miles ago. Thought it might be due another change as my old Fabia MPI didn't turn the oil black at all, but I guess it'll be good for a while yet then.

[MickA]

I had a 2.5 TD BMW. The oil was black as coal (remember that) after the first run after an oil change, horrible stuff. Most will be the same whatever the derv engine.

Edited 6 November, 2014 by MickA

[Robjon]

Yep, it will be dirty within minutes on a diesel, nothing to worry about.

 

I checked the oil level on mine the day after it was serviced..

The oil looked dirty - but not quite as dirty as it looked before the service.

As above, nothing to worry about.

[nickguzzi]

Ditto.

And aren't we all glad we don't have dirty Diesels like they were in the old days.

[AndersNordh]

... and that is the reason why I don't like long service intervals around 30000 km's. I do an oil change half way as well ...

 

Drive safe!

Edited 6 November, 2014 by AndersNordh

[Aspman]

Yep, it will be dirty within minutes on a diesel, nothing to worry about.

 

That.

 

Durty manky diesel.

[mobilone]

Yep, it will be dirty within minutes on a diesel, nothing to worry about.

I believe that diesel lubricating oil has a detergent  in it

[BrownBarge]

The oil in my mums zafira diesel stays golden coloured for about a month before going black

[Phil-E]

I recently did an oil change.

 

Ran the engine for no more than 1 minute.

 

Checked the oil level and it was black. lol

 

Phil

[TeflonTom]

You can tell when engine oil is old becuase it smells different, as stated above, a simple turn of the key and the oil will be black.