The oil gets dark for a reason. Part of oil's job, besides lubrication and moving heat away from the bearing surfaces, is to hold/suspend fine particles that the filter can't trap and to keep the broken down oil (sludge) suspended until the oil is...
Hey Sam this is Valentino A.K.A. saturnd00d. I'm not sure if you remember but you and Jay did an ecotec head for me. I'm up in Southern Ontario, Canada. What's going on man? How's life?