Drowning by itself can mean you are feeling overwhelmed by emotions and issues. Perhaps something that you repressed may be coming back to suffocate you.
Now you said "black oil", rather than any other type of refined oil so I shall take it to mean crude oil.
Oil, according to popular websites, can signify dreams of great riches, or perhaps a reminder to increase your social activity. Another definition could be you need to be more environmentally conscientious.
In summary, You are feeling overwhelmed by certain aspects of your life, which are inhibiting you from engaging in social activities, becoming more financially stable or are forcing you to be environmentally unfriendly.
To me this dream seems to mean you are being suppressed, sucked in or smothered by something. The black oil (and I assume it is a very "heavy" substance") could mean that what you are being smothered with is extremely hard to get out of.
I do realise this is a very vague answer, but it really depends on other details in the same dream. A single aspect of a dream doesn't give you its meaning. Its like if you read a single chapter of a book half way through, you'd get nearly nothing from it. I suggest you use this information to assist you in your interpretation, but by no means use this as a guide.
It is probably due for an oil change.
This dream could be a metaphor expressing your anxiety about contamination from pollution, toxic chemicals, food additives and/or other unknown "dirt." On a more symbolic level, the dream might refer to your needing to associate or do business with a person, group or company that feels "dirty" to you.
its burning oil :(
If its black smoke you are burning oil possibly due to oil getting in your exhaust by tilting the lawnmower on its side or your rings are allowing oil by.
thanks to the gulf oil spill, they are probably drowning in oil. they live near oceans....i think.sslskdfjlkslafls;fdkjlsfjlsafjds;lfjslfjdsdfjlsjf ljj
The real significance of this dream could depend on what sort of hot oil is being thrown. Massage oil could be playful, while cooking oil could be quite painful. There is also the association with vats of boiling oil being poured on attackers from castle ramparts. In a general sense, the hot oil might represent hurtful words being "thrown" at the dreamer.
"Black gold" is a colloquial term used to refer to oil, due to its high value and importance in the global economy. It is a valuable natural resource that is often associated with wealth and power.
That means that you need to change the oil filter. Or, it could mean that the combustion of the oil is out of tune, and you need to have a qualified oil burner technician look at it.
It is an oil painting on canvas.
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Baby oil is not an oil that can be used to whiten black underarms. There are oils you can use in a mixture, such as, olive oil, vitamin E oil, and coconut oil.
It means that you need a valve job. The black liquid is oil from your engine. Your engine is not making a tight enough seal for combustion therefore it sucks in oil and uses it in the combustion cycle. Be sure and check your oil level as im sure that your truck is burnin the hell out of some oil lol