Green Oil

Hi. I did an oil change on my new to me 1979 KZ1000 LTD that had been sitting for 10 years. The engine oil appears green.

At first I thought it was the light but on cloudy day still appears green. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Duckhams engine oil used to be green.

www.penngrade.com/penngrade-1/

That is good to know. I was getting worried that gas was getting into engine. I know gas is flowing like a river out of #2 carb out of hose, so just was hoping gas was not going into engine. Although I would think it would be a blueish or grey color.

I think Castrol had a green color to it as well..

Antifreeze in the oil????

Come on, you had to know someone was going to ask!

A shop slmjim used to work in back in the day had a floor in a storage area that was painted sort of a dark maroon.

Royal Purple motor oil was sold there. As the name implies, it was dark purple (may still be). This was before synthetics came into common usage.

If a drop or two of Royal Purple got onto the maroon floor, it was almost impossible to see unless light reflected off it just right. We used to joke that it was "purple tiny fluid". We'd tell people "It's this purple fluid that's real tiny. You can't hardly see it."
It was fun to see their eyes glaze over as they tried to process that.

Apologies for the hijack.


Good Ridin'
slmjim & Z1BEBE

Mellvis wrote: Antifreeze in the oil????

Come on, you had to know someone was going to ask!

Yes, that is it!!! From my liquid cooled conversion lol The previous owner had the bike in for extensive service a couple times a year and I can imagine that he went with a green oil cause it was cool or something or was told it was better. I guess I got worried about gas in the engine with the oil so good to know it probably is green colored oil.

It's a Kawasaki. Of course it has green oil !

martin_csr wrote: It's a Kawasaki. Of course it has green oil !

Best answer lol