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Thumper87 04-24-2014 06:25 AM

Oil - Green Tint
 
When checking my oil yesterday I noticed it had a green tint. It doesn't have a gassey smell to it, that I noticed anyway. I am running Mobile 1 20w-50 vtwin. The oil is pretty new under 800 miles. I am thinking whatever oil was left in the sump had a green tint to it or when I was having some tuning issues (carb fart) fuel went back in through the intake and into the oil. I would think it would smell like gas if they was the gas. Any ideas?

Sportster Spence 04-24-2014 06:46 AM

Could be Duckhams 20/50 which is actually a really good oil, this has a distinctive green tinge to it.

cHarley 04-24-2014 07:41 AM


Originally Posted by Sportster Spence (Post 12633290)
Could be Duckhams 20/50 which is actually a really good oil, this has a distinctive green tinge to it.

Not very likely, wrong side of the pond. ;)


Maybe it's an anti-freeze leak......... :icon_lolsign:

timhollerbach 04-24-2014 09:12 AM


Originally Posted by cHarley (Post 12633434)
Not very likely, wrong side of the pond. ;)


Maybe it's an anti-freeze leak......... :icon_lolsign:

lol....antifreeze!

Could have had Brad Penn, it is green oil. I thought about running Brad Penn in mine, its good stuff....its made in Bradford Pennsylvania.....hence the name....=)

I don't know for sure, never heard of green tinted oil unless it is from a factory....

HotIceHD 04-24-2014 09:29 AM

The Motul I used to use on track bikes, was green.
Everything to make environmentalists happy :D


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