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Yellow oil

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:10 pm
by David
I've kind of got used to what dirty oil looks like - black, maybe a dark brown if it's not too old, but today when I changed the oil on the Yaris and it was definitely yellow - not the golden yellow it went in, but more of an opaque yellow! :shock:

This was the first time i used Halfrauds fully synthetic 5-30 so my thought it may be something to do with the brand. But then it has also been the coldest weather I remember and wondered if it might be something to do with that?

Anyone else noticed yellow oil? :scratch

Re: Yellow oil

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 3:52 pm
by j2 lot
Have seen yellow snow but never yellow oil :?

Re: Yellow oil

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:54 pm
by Rich H
I use gallons of halfords fully synth and it always goes black as normal... Condensation causing water in the oil?

Re: Yellow oil

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:50 pm
by Shug
Aye, if it's milky, my first thought is water?

Re: Yellow oil

Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:58 pm
by dirkpitt
:withstupid..........if milky sounds like your getting water into the oil some where? :cry:

Re: Yellow oil

Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:37 am
by David
Thinking about it you’re probably right. The recent foggy weather and some very short runs probably caused condensate to emulsify in the oil. I'm guessing the fully synthetic oil keeps it in suspension better than the older mineral oils.