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Old 05-24-2017, 04:48 PM
jmullally jmullally is offline
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Default Red oil tint, confused?

I have a 2007 2.3l with just over 44k miles. I put conventional valvoline 5w20 in myself about 1500 miles ago. I check my oil regularly and for the last 500 miles it has taken a reddish tint. The color is reddish when on the dipstick, but when i put some oil on my finger or a rag the more I spread it out the more brown it looks. I did not use any additives this oil change, but have recently changed the fuel filter, and have been using a k&n oil filter for the first time. Could these filters be causing this or what else could be causing it?
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Old 05-26-2017, 06:02 AM
tomw0 tomw0 is offline
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Default Re: Red oil tint, confused?

I don't think the filters can do anything to the oil. I suspect that you may be checking under fluorescent lights... of some kind. If there was any black-light effect it might show the oil as tinted.
When I check and look at the dipstick, oil looks clean, but when I drain into the pan, it begins to take on a golden brown color. If I waited long enough between changes, I likely could get the oil to a black color.
If you check the level outside in sunlight, what color do you see?
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Old 05-26-2017, 07:52 AM
jmullally jmullally is offline
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Default Re: Red oil tint, confused?

Thanks for the reply, it still seems to look reddish on the dipstick, but then when spread out thin on a white paper towel it looks the normal golden brown.
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