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kmdigital said:I agree, it is a diesel thing. BUT, this is primarily because of the imprecise nature of the mechanical fuel pump and injectors used in tractors as opposed to the electronic injectors used in all current on road trucks. In general, the electronic injectors are so much better at precisely controlling the flow of fuel that I can put 10,000 miles on my PowerStroke diesel and the oil is still a long way from being black. In fact, it will only be a little darker than when it was put in. But my Kubota will be totally black within a few hours of changing the oil, as will any mechanical injector diesel that I have ever seen.
Interesting. I think for most it is a mental thing. You see oil a different color then what went in and assume it is bad. I understand this is definitely not the case.