CRD Oil Color

[richardkf]

I have an '05 Liberty with just 3700 miles on it. After reading a lot of posts on here and on L.O.S.T. about oil consumption when breaking in the diesel engine, I checked my oil. It is really dark black. Is that normal for the diesel or should I get it changed. It has an in-service date of sometime during the late Summer of '05 and I was planning on donig an oil change at 5,000 miles anyhow. Does everyone's oil look that dark and murky on their CRD too?

 

[cowcatcher]

Yup, that's the way it looks. I am on the factory 6K plan and mine used no oil until like somewhere between 4K and 5K then it was suddenly down a quart. Changed at 6K and hasn't done down a drop so far this time. Still very dark though.

 

[JeepJeepster]

Thats normal for diesels. I like to change my oil alittle early the first time, but its really up to you. I changed it at 1,500 on my gas engine then at 3k again. Ive changed it at 3k from there on out but Im going to get my oil analyzed next time and may go on up to 5k if it turns out good.

 

[redcrd]

its normal for it too look so black, it has soot mixed in with it

 

[gsbrockman]

Mine has been this black each and every time I've changed it :

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................and that's with 5700-----6000 mile drain intervals, no city driving.

Greg

 

[redcrd]

normal, ive drained mine after only 100 miles and same result