Originally Posted by imabenz
It was light colored and just a little darker than new.
In fact, it looked so good that I was wondering why I was changing it (I still would have changed it anyway for the reasons mentioned in my previous post). It was far from black.
I have yet to dispose of the oil, perhaps I should filter it through some panty hose and use it in my wife's car (an old painter's trick my father showed me - not on oil - He always filtered wood stain through panty hose).
I do recall seeing what appeared to be a couple tiny metallic items stuck to the filter. I still have the filter so I will take a closer look. It may have just been fleece fuzzy's or part of the mesh fleece covering on the filter itself . Either way it wasn't anything that concerned me due to the small size and small quantity. But now that the filter has sat for a couple weeks, I take a another look.
Thanks for the quick answer.
The reason I'm asking is that I suspect the dealer I bought my '05 Roadster from misrepresented themselves in telling me they had changed the oil before delivery to me. The vehicle was filthy, the engine compartment was worse, and it took 2 hours to get the red clay out of the carpet.
My oil, on the dipstick, is dark enough that I suspect it is the factory original. These are the same bunch of yahoos that kept the car for two days, drove it up and down the interstate trying to duplicate my reported "it pulls to right at slow speeds!"
It was returned dirty, and with a 3" long scratch in the drivers front rim.
I guess I'll wait 'til my K&N's arrive, change the oil myself, and never darken their door again.