View Single Post
  #21  
Old 08-23-2006, 03:28 PM
JCL's Avatar
JCL JCL is offline
Premier Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 11,850
JCL will become famous soon enoughJCL will become famous soon enough
Quote:
Originally Posted by hopz
JCL and others are absolutely correct... black oil is not a problem. The service interval indicator is the single most important indicator of oil service life.

Happy Now? I know oil, and I know engines... when my oil gets dirty- I change it.
You do what you want.
Is that sarcasm? If not, you are twisting things around a little.

For my part, I was happy before, and I still am. That was why I used the word 'polite' in my response.

I think the proposition was that the oil being black is not an indicator of a coolant leak, which was the subject of the post after all. You were on a different track, based on a misreading of the earlier post. No harm. Carry on.
__________________
2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White

Retired:
2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey
2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver

2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey
2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue
Reply With Quote

Sponsored Links