Synthetic oil - Black - changed after 3700 miles????
 

back at the end of april 2007, i changed my oil in my 2000 ex coupe 5-speed with 79500 miles from conventional to synthetic oil.

2.5 months later now and 3700 miles later, after returning from a 2200 mile road trip, i decided to change it again and was shocked at how dark it was...... normally ny conventional oil changes did not produce oil of this color after 3000 miles.

i expected the synthetic to last up to 5k, but after seeing how dark it was, i felt i needed to change it....

any opinions?

RE: Synthetic oil - Black - changed after 3700 miles????
 

dark oil does not mean its bad. its normal for oil to turn a dark brown to almost black color. but i would make sure to buy a good brand filter, fram sucks, so do regualr honda civic eom filters. but hamp and the s2000 filter are the best. but regardless of the filter or oil used i would always recommend changing oil at least every 3000 even if its synthetic. a6 packof synthetic oil every 3k is still cheaper than putting a new motor it ever will be

RE: Synthetic oil - Black - changed after 3700 miles????
 

in the newer ones it should not be changed so soon , as i can get about 7000 miles out of an oil change. its a waste of money to change oil so much on modern cars. Honda does not recommend short oil changes anymore.

RE: Synthetic oil - Black - changed after 3700 miles????
 

next time you check the oil rub some between your fingers and make sure its not getting too thick or have any strange smells. i use synthetic and it gets pretty dark. i change every 6000.. recommend mobil 1 oil and filter. works great for me.

RE: Synthetic oil - Black - changed after 3700 miles????
 

well its only expensive if u pay somebody to change it. i change my oil my self since itnot tht hard tochange but anyways i too use synthetic oil and i change my oil every 3 weeks. why because my dad alwasy told me that on most hondas and toyota if u change the oil regularly the engine will last forever.
but i thik tht the filter has a lot to do with the oil being dirty really quick so i would recommend a diffeent filter my favorite is Mobile 1 but ths just my opinion,