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Originally Posted by Rusty
Most oils will go black after about a couple hundres miles. It's the additives in them that do it.
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Originally Posted by MacCool
Oil goes black from soot...normal byproduct of combustion. Modern oils have better detergents than a decade ago. The black oil is the detergent doing its job. Black oil does not necessarily mean that the oil needs to be changed.
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Thanks for enlightening me on how quickly the oil changes color
but it was not just the oil itself, it was the combo of cheap filter and no gasket that pinched my nerve.
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Originally Posted by Tadpole
This is why I bought mine brand new. Nothing but synthetic every 4k miles and all service done at the dealership.
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I agree brand new is the way to go, especially if you want to make sure she has not been with anybody else LoL. I am also not a big fan of the new body style of the 370 Nismo, front end seems like a bit overkill IMHO. Maybe I have to see it in person to really make that judgement.