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oil color question

Postby yanivgol on Sun Apr 19, 2009 6:55 pm

hi i just change my oil in my wife car (bmw 318i 1998 e36)
and its has very stranged color like gray is it normal????
i use the "liqui moly 10w-40 mos2 leichtlauf"

thanks !
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Re: oil color question

Postby steve75 on Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:11 pm

was it milky ,creamy like if so you may have water getting in to the oil .i would check it again to see if it is the same .all the best steve
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Re: oil color question

Postby steve75 on Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:05 pm

also your bottom end bearing may be going as this will turn the oil gray as well .
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