I wipe my dipstick with white toilet tissue. That shows the colour of the oil pretty well.pegleg said:I changed the oil (Ecoboost 1.0) yesterday. The oil was very dirty despite 7,000 miles since I last changed it. Fair to say I do some short journeys which is contributing to dirty oil.Next time i'll change it at 5,000. Oil and filter only costs £33.
The colour of the dipstick makes it difficult to check the condition of oil.
pegleg said:Ford Motorcraft terms and conditions state that they will price match like for like jobsfrom a local garage within a five mile radius of the Ford dealership,providing they are members of the Motor Industry Code of practice. You need to produce a written quotation.
pegleg said:I changed the oil (Ecoboost 1.0) yesterday. The oil was very dirty despite 7,000 miles since I last changed it. Fair to say I do some short journeys which is contributing to dirty oil.Next time i'll change it at 5,000. Oil and filter only costs £33.
Thecolour of the dipstick makes it difficult to check the condition of oil.