[Vwdiesel] black engine oil

[Lee Hillsgrove]

>Being new to diesels... I am wondering if the engine oil is always so
black.
>  I change it and it's a nice clear light brown color but it seems to turn
>blacker fast.  Is this normal???



  Yes, normal. It's the soot that naturally escapes past the piston rings
into the crankcase that gives it the color. Good luck getting it off your
hands when you change your oil!


  Lee
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