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01-01-2009, 06:44 PM
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Hello everyone and happy new year.
today I did the DIY headlight restoration, everything went fine.. as I was cleaning my headlights and part of my hood. I thought It was a good idea to check all the fluids, so I checked the oil, I had the oil changed about 3 weeks ago and probably I put about 600miles on it now, the question is, does bmw synthetic oil gets brown very quick or maybe its just the color of the oil, sorry for the question I had to ask this one.. here is a pic of the oil color
today I did the DIY headlight restoration, everything went fine.. as I was cleaning my headlights and part of my hood. I thought It was a good idea to check all the fluids, so I checked the oil, I had the oil changed about 3 weeks ago and probably I put about 600miles on it now, the question is, does bmw synthetic oil gets brown very quick or maybe its just the color of the oil, sorry for the question I had to ask this one.. here is a pic of the oil color
01-01-2009, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by solrac6262' post='757445' date='Jan 1 2009, 10:44 PM
Hello everyone and happy new year.
........does bmw synthetic oil gets brown very quick.......
........does bmw synthetic oil gets brown very quick.......
01-01-2009, 08:20 PM
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Just revel in the fact that you can check your own oil. Some of us don't even have a dipstick anymore! 
01-01-2009, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by CWS530' post='757517' date='Jan 2 2009, 12:20 AM
Just revel in the fact that you can check your own oil. Some of us don't even have a dipstick anymore!
01-06-2009, 12:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='757484' date='Jan 2 2009, 12:38 PM
Its fine. Change full synthetic after 7000 miles.
01-06-2009, 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted by solrac6262' post='757445' date='Jan 2 2009, 04:44 AM
Hello everyone and happy new year.
today I did the DIY headlight restoration, everything went fine.. as I was cleaning my headlights and part of my hood. I thought It was a good idea to check all the fluids, so I checked the oil, I had the oil changed about 3 weeks ago and probably I put about 600miles on it now, the question is, does bmw synthetic oil gets brown very quick or maybe its just the color of the oil, sorry for the question I had to ask this one.. here is a pic of the oil color
today I did the DIY headlight restoration, everything went fine.. as I was cleaning my headlights and part of my hood. I thought It was a good idea to check all the fluids, so I checked the oil, I had the oil changed about 3 weeks ago and probably I put about 600miles on it now, the question is, does bmw synthetic oil gets brown very quick or maybe its just the color of the oil, sorry for the question I had to ask this one.. here is a pic of the oil color
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