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Totally black almost immediately. Diesel engines produce a lot of fine soot which the oil is formulated to pick up.

In a gasoline engine the oil will behave like you're expecting, gradually darkening as carbon builds up over many miles. Diesels are very different in this regard. The oil turns black very quickly. I think 100 miles is plenty for it to be very noticeably black.

Totally black almost immediately. Diesel engines produce a lot of fine soot which the oil is formulated to pick up.

Totally black almost immediately. Diesel engines produce a lot of fine soot which the oil is formulated to pick up.

In a gasoline engine the oil will behave like you're expecting, gradually darkening as carbon builds up over many miles. Diesels are very different in this regard. The oil turns black very quickly. I think 100 miles is plenty for it to be very noticeably black.

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Totally black almost immediately. Diesel engines produce a lot of fine soot which the oil is formulated to pick up.