BRZ Battery died, when I tried starting it it made a terrible noise.

[N1rve]

The color of oil is irrelevant. You can't determine the life of the oil by looking at the color. If it's black, that means it's working.

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by ecko04

What's the point you're attempting to make?

One is a used oil and the other isn't. Furthermore, they're both different brands of oil.

Oil color has nothing to do with amount of wear. Used oil will not be the same color as when it was poured.

Originally Posted by wparsons

The point that someone was making was that oil at 100 miles will look very similar to oil at 1000+ miles, and neither will look like it did when it was poured in.

Oil with ANY use will be darker than virgin oil, that's why colour isn't a good indication of how much life is left.

The point I was trying to make, is what is stated below:

Originally Posted by N1rve

The color of oil is irrelevant. You can't determine the life of the oil by looking at the color. If it's black, that means it's working.

-alex

[ecko04]

Originally Posted by mav1178

The point I was trying to make, is what is stated below:







-alex

Basically the point I made an earlier post...gotcha

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by ecko04

Basically the point I made an earlier post...gotcha

Never hurts to have visuals to back up what you are stating... and I was trying to back up what you were stating.

FWIW: my ENEOS after 7500 miles looks just like the 1600-mile factory fill oil.

Same shade of black.

-alex

[ecko04]

Originally Posted by mav1178

Never hurts to have visuals to back up what you are stating... and I was trying to back up what you were stating.

FWIW: my ENEOS after 7500 miles looks just like the 1600-mile factory fill oil.

Same shade of black.

-alex

I don't think I've ran my ENEOS to 7500. I still change mine at 3000.

[Poodles]

Originally Posted by ecko04

I don't think I've ran my ENEOS to 7500. I still change mine at 3000.

3000 miles is far too short for an oil change on any modern oil. Yes, changing your oil too often can actually cause more damage.


Anyway, curious to see more about the OP's car cause it sounds crazy...

[Malt]

Originally Posted by Poodles

3000 miles is far too short for an oil change on any modern oil. Yes, changing your oil too often can actually cause more damage.


Anyway, curious to see more about the OP's car cause it sounds crazy...

With the exception of break in oil, the only thing that gets damaged when changing your oil to often is your bank account.

[Poodles]

Originally Posted by Malt

With the exception of break in oil, the only thing that gets damaged when changing your oil to often is your bank account.

Incorrect, as the additive package takes time to actually function. It's in one of the SAE papers that I regrettably can't link as you have to pay for it (which is stupid)


They even repeated the test because they thought it couldn't possibly be true, but it actually caused more wear to change too often. 3000 miles probably isn't too short, but you're throwing money away if you're changing your oil that often these days.

[ecko04]

Originally Posted by Poodles

3000 miles is far too short for an oil change on any modern oil. Yes, changing your oil too often can actually cause more damage.


Anyway, curious to see more about the OP's car cause it sounds crazy...

Everyone has their opinion. My UOAs say I can run longer, I don't want to so I won't.

[cmspooner]

Well it looks like I'm under warranty. It turns out that the bearing I found is from the roller/lifter. The mechanic said that he plans on getting some pictures of the broken parts.

[xwd]

Did you ever have any warranty service before?

[cmspooner]

Nothing on the engine. I got my rear lamps done and the driver window seal was malformed.

[cmspooner]

Well I apparently put the number 4 piston through the side of the block. They say they engine was over-reved (which it wasn't); but they are covering it...so I'm not arguing.

[gramicci101]

You'd have to over-rev the shit out of it to do that, and I don't think the starter is that powerful. I'm glad they're replacing it under warranty though.