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BENZ-LGB · #10 05-17-2001, 05:02 PM

Interesting post! I too learned, the hard way, that engine oil in a diesel engine turns black immediately. After I bought my "old" 1984 300SD I had all the fluids changed, including the oil. After I picked up the car from the mechanic, an old Hungarian refugee, I went to put fuel in the car. Out of habit, I checked the oil. When I saw it was jet-black I suspected that the old Hungarian had stiffed me. I went back to his shop, all full of piss and vinegar. While I vented, he just smiled and nodded his head. Then he took me to the service bay, showed me a diesel that he had just changed the oil. The oil on the dispstick was pure honey color. He told me to get in the car, drove around for a mile or so and then, upon returning to the service shop, showed me the oil in the dipstick. It was now ink black!

Boy what a lesson that was. To make an already long story short, that mechanic and I became best friends. I admire him for his honesty and he admires me for my passion!