Checked my Oil again at:


Oil seemed a bit darker than expected


I hope its just the break in period is tough on first oil car has. Ill pick up Filter and chage it out this week.

Any opinions about the condition of the oil?

 

wix filter #51394 / napa filter #1394 (same filter)

and mobil 1 synthetic

 

Well I can say mine is definitely not that dark when I change it at 4,000 miles. One change was w/ whatever oil the dealer used, and the other two were Mobil 1. I have 17,xxx miles.

I use Toyota filters.

 

You should expect dark oil when new - break-in is the time when the most wear occurs, all things being normal.
I am much more aggressive during break-in oil changes, but as you will find if you read the Oil Stickies above, there's a lot of opinions on this topic.
FWIW, I changed mine yesterday @ 1000 miles, and will switch to full-synth at 2000.
I use Mobil1 and the Toyota filters at that point.

Scott

 

Oil is suppose to get dark...that means it is working by keeping "dirt" in suspension and not forming into a sludge at the bottom of your pan.

Are you changing every 3months/3000 miles? 90% of drivers operate under "severe service" and should not be going to 5K miles before changing oil.

FYI - I changed mine for the first time @ 1023 miles and it was not that dark.