# 2009 Chevrolet Traverse - black oil

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-traverse-black-oil/141852>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, traverse\
**Created:** [June 8, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-traverse-black-oil/141852 "2019-06-08T13:13:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Glen57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Glen57](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Glen57)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-traverse-black-oil/141852/1 "2019-06-08T13:13:59Z")

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What would cause the oil to get black earlier than normal?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-traverse-black-oil/141852/2 "2019-06-08T13:16:56Z")

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Glen what do you consider a normal time ? How often do you change oil ? The vehicle is 10 years old and you don’t say if you have been the only owner . You question can’t be answered without more info.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-chevrolet-traverse-black-oil/141852/3 "2019-06-08T13:25:25Z")

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> [@Glen57](#):
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> earlier than normal?

What do you call “earlier”?? 5 miles? 2000 miles? What?