Questions & Answers for: Toyota oil color

...color when i look in the engine room. for example, motor oil: light yellow - brown -black. transmission oil: ? 2. and when i see the bottom of the car, the engine covered with black oil. is it normal ...

oil in its color is clear yellow or clear red(or any color depending on the type/manufacturer) and after you have used it for a week or so you check the dipstick it turns black. Well the black part is

...would narrow things down. Is it leaving oil spots when parked? Blowing smoke? What color, if it is? Describe the oil on the dipstick? Check the coolant? How does it start? Run? That sort of thing. ...

in color and smells like burning oil then it is oil. If it is light white then it is just condensation and nothing to worry about. But if it is extremely white and smells very sweet then it is coolant

...leak for about a month now and everytime i check my oil level its fine so i think it might b transmission fluid but i dont know how to check Color, dark/oil, red/tranny. Also check trans fluid

...color is oil colored. It is a part synthetic oil I have been using. I hope this is not a head gasket. Any ideas? Mark. It sure sounds like a blown headgasket is leaking water into the oil. Maybe you ...

...OIL IN CRANK CASE LOOKS GOOD.ADD 50/50 WATER AND ANTIFREEZE. ANTIFREEZE WILL RAISE BOILING POINT TO KEEP COOLANT FROM EVAPORATING.SEE IF YOU LOSING WATER ITS BOILING AWAY LIKE WATER IN A TEA KETTLE. ...

...color and dip stick is over full. Can engine oil leak into the transmission. Sounds like you need to get your transmission serviced as the darkened color is a sign of deteroration. As for ...

...color smoke.keep up on oil changes and always add lucas oil usually 1 quart its alot thicker than conventional oil so it reduces engine wear and will handle any small leaks in the engine components ...

...radiator replace the radiator as the oil ( should be a pink color) is from a failed oil cooler in one of the radiator tanks that cools the oil from the transmission Blown head gasket or cracked ...