Oil Colour?

[citydaz]

Hi, I changed my oil this afternoon and was surprised by the colour of it.
It was more gray in colour rather than a dirty black.
Ive only had it in a year and done less than 500 miles.
Is this anything to worry about?

[rossclark]

Was your oil drain plug furry?

Any visible bits of alloy in it?

Might be worth having the side case off and looking at the chain adjustment.

[citydaz]

Cheers,
the drain plug wasnt furry and there were no visible bits of alloy in it.

[Donnie]

Ive only had it in a year and done less than 500 miles.

Id think this personally. However, for completeness, when you changed it last time what work had you also done? anything recent?

As said, I would err on the side of caution and check the old oil for bits, including running a magnet through the oil and see if there's much in the way of filings when you pull it out again, do not rely on the drain plug!

[Chadley]

Did it look like this?


That's about 800 miles on Putolene SAE90. I thought it looked a funny colour but that's how it always looks when used on mine.

[citydaz]

Yes a similar colour to that.
I have topped it up with new Rock oil.
I think I will leave it and see what happens
cheers