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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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hey i have a 1991 Cherokee, and i do oil changes regularly, but the day after i do them the oil is black again, got any ideas, would a oil flush help, if so what could i do for it?
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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whats happening is the new oil is cleaning out the dirty oil changing more often will help the process speed it self up, there a seafoam treatment every body talks about maybe search it and make you own decision on the use of it
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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should i be worried about it breaking up the carbon " to much" and wreaking my oil pump tho. oh yea i have around 275 000k on it
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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and it burns oil to lol
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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Hummmm, I thought black oil went the way of the carburetor.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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this is where the decision part comes in
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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yea i dont get it, never seen a engine burn up the oil like this before, except the Cummings or Detroits i work on haha
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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have you had it since new,prob b4 u got it it was not change prop or cheap oil was used anr you seing the result
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:31 PM
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yea no i never had it from new, and judging by all the other things ive fixed on it its just another bad case of POS "previous owner stupidity" haha i would just like to get it running were its not smoking as much and not so many oil changes that's all
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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have you checked the tranny fluid? sometimes the drag caused by the tranny will cause the oil to burn very quickly.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:38 PM
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5 speed just changed it a month ago
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:53 PM
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Have you thought since it is burning excessive amounts of oil, that fuel and blowby gasses are getting into the oil, causing it to turn black quickly?
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by shaneo417
and it burns oil to lol

That's why. The rings are letting oil past and if oil can get passed the rings so can exhaust.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mentalbreakdown00
Have you thought since it is burning excessive amounts of oil, that fuel and blowby gasses are getting into the oil, causing it to turn black quickly?
a nother possibility does the oil smell like fuel?
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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i wouldn't say it smells like fuel, what would that mean, its not burning all the fuel? or could all of this be caused by dirty injectors and not enough fuel?
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