I went to hungry valley today and was hitting some puddles pretty fast.



My dip stick some how works its way out of the tube.




Anyways, I looked at my oil before i left... and it looked kinda chocolate shake-ish, but when i drove back to bako and checked it, it didn't look as bad as it did.



dunno if i should get rid of $90 worth of oil over it.

 

It could've been some condensation that after driving, evaporated....
But seeing discoloration in the oil is something I'd be taking seriously.

 

you'd be better off playing it safe rather than rebuilding the bottom end that much sooner

 

The real question is why are you throwing money down the pit that is the 3VZ-E?

 

well... the good thing is that you work at a lube shop... so you could just do it on one of your breaks... i hear KY works great for lubricating things...

 

thats an expensive milk shake.


ok first thing first.

Stop drivig it till you know weather or not their's water in your oil.

so yes drain it all out into a clean pan and look at it. if there's water you can try to let it sit and seperate.. not reccomended but possible i guess..

also, i would do a block check. it's a chemical check for co2 in your coolent system. usualy if you get water into your oil, means you may have some compression leaking into your coolant system.

you can get block check at napa, or most parts stores, cost between 20-50 bucks.

 

What kind of Amsoil are you using are you using that cost $90?!?! I just bought a 12-pack of 5w30 for that price!

 

the XL10x-30... it was $83 for 6 quarts and a filter.





I checked it again today, now it looks like it did before i left to go wheeling.


Weird... maybe i was trippin.

 

or the water seperated and sank to the bottom of the oil.

 

i was told that amsoil looks funky brown after its run for a while.. If you're really concerned about water do this.
* Drain a little bit of oil into a small container.
* Take a pice of newspaper and tear into a strip.
*Dip the newspaper strip into the oil
* Take a lighter and light the oiled up newspaper.
* If you hear or see any sizzling you've got water.
*If it burns clean you're in luck
Hope this helps.. Its a lot cheaper then chemical test strips.

 

WOW u got ripped. U must of paid full full price.
6QTS is only $33 and a filter about $13 plus about $12 for tax and shipping even $20 for a year preffered customer is only about $80. I can help you get signed up to get it way cheaper man. XL 10-30 is only $5.65 a qt

 

well, the good news is there is no water in it.