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Re: Black oil after 60 miles

To: "DE-BREBISSON,CYRILLE \(HP-Boise,ex1\)" <cyrille@hp.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Black oil after 60 miles
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 15:20:13 -0500
References: <79417AA297C63F4EA33B68AC105464A969BC2B@xboi22.boise.itc.hp.com>
Low compression and black oil sure sound like blowby to me.  

Geoff Branch 
'74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
'72 Innocenti 1300 Mini

----- Original Message ----- 
From "DE-BREBISSON,CYRILLE (HP-Boise,ex1)" <cyrille at hp.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 2:05 PM
Subject: Black oil after 60 miles


> Hello,
>  
> I have a question, I put nice clean oil in my engine, but after 60 miles or
> so, it turns black.
>  
> so, I have questions:
> - is it normal?
> - where can it come from?
>   - I know that I run a little bit rich, but it is the best running setup
> for my car
> - could it be because of blow by? my compression numbers are 100 100 95 90
> - should I worry?
> - should I change my oil 5 or 6 times every 100 miles or so to see if it
> clears up?
>  
> thanks, cyrille






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