No, my '13's dipstick (with ~27,000 miles) does not look anything like that. It is clean and shiny. The appearance you see is not terribly uncommon, though. There really isn't oil 'flow' on the upper areas of the dipstick, so the oil that's there can easily coke, sludge, varnish, oxidize, or otherwise stain the 'stick.
Higher temps, fuel(!), and contract-minimum spec oil will all contribute. What you see on the dipstick is also present in various areas throughout the engine.
This is one of a complex of reasons why I do not run minimum-spec fluids out to the max length of time/distance Honda calls for.
Higher temps, fuel(!), and contract-minimum spec oil will all contribute. What you see on the dipstick is also present in various areas throughout the engine.
This is one of a complex of reasons why I do not run minimum-spec fluids out to the max length of time/distance Honda calls for.
