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Originally Posted by Raybreiding
Just emptied mine after the Winter. Looks like coffee with cream. Last Fall the oil was dark at about 4000 miles of use.
Just did some research and found out that the coffee with cream color is not unusual after Winter accumulation. Also, color mat vary depending on the brand/type of catch can.
Relieved to found out this is normal and not a problem like a blown head gasket which I figured was not the problem since my coolant level was normal.
Told the color change was due, at least in part, by the can catching some condensation
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A proper system (very few on the market, and the Elite E2 and E2-X have no competitors that do a more effective job) catches far more than oil. In fact, oil is a very small percentage of what is caught. Without going into real deep analysis, here is the average makeup of what is trapped in the E2-X after a 2450 miles trip and drain when spun in a centrifuge and then analyzed. 70% of the contents are acidic water (water and sulfuric acid are both produced /released during the combustion process and need to be removed/evacuated from the crankcase before settling and contaminating the oil), 23% was unburnt fuel (raw fuel reduces viscosity and the oils ability to protect). and 7% was oil filled with abrasive particulate matter (carbon, soot, ash, etc.) so as very little true accurate information is available on any of this, oil is what most assume is being caught, so the decreased wear extends engine life. The removal of oil mist reduces detonation and allows less carbon build-up and for the engine to run more timing advance and make more power, etc.