Ok so I am still getting use to this synthetic oil. I have had one change since I have had my 2005 Cooper. Before the change I checked a level and the oil was clear looking, now I checked it recently and it looks like regular oil. I had the change done at Towne. Is this something I should be concerned about?
Mitch, my MINI was new in August of last year. I did my own oil change with OEM oil from Towne at ~6,000 miles. Through that whole time, and a couple thousand miles into the changed oil, it looked pretty clear. I'm now at ~11,000 miles and mine too looks more like conventional oil. I check it regularly and the oil level doesn't seem to fluctuate at all. The MINI seems to run great.
Ok well I won't be too concerned then. I was actually more surprised when I got my car and checked the oil as it is used and only had 5000 miles to go until the change. Maybe the gas I am using leaves more residue that gets into the oil or something like that. Maybe Mark will chime in once it is a week day.
