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From: rosen@gypsy.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Brown Oil, what does this mean?
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Date: Wed, 15-May-85 16:06:00 EDT
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What color were you expecting?  I thought that slightly dirty oil is suppose
to be brown(ish).  If you are talking about *really* dark brown, try
changing the oil for starters.  When your oil turns a bright green color
(i.e. the color of antifreeze), then you got a problem (aka blown head
gasket).  If your oil consists of a whitish-brown foam, then you may also
have coolant leaking into the crankcase.  This could be a cracked block or a
blown head gasket.


Steve Rosen
rosen@gypsy