Oil Poll ?
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RE: Oil Poll ?
ORIGINAL: SherpaDude
Great information guys ... I'll try to figure out how to create a poll sometime this week.
It's probably a bit too high-tech for our uses, but has anyone tried using the oil analysis services at Blackstone Labs? A friend recommended them to me:
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/
He tells me it helps him understand exactly how his engine is breaking in, and what kind of oil to use. An interesting read, if nothing else.
Great information guys ... I'll try to figure out how to create a poll sometime this week.
It's probably a bit too high-tech for our uses, but has anyone tried using the oil analysis services at Blackstone Labs? A friend recommended them to me:
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/
He tells me it helps him understand exactly how his engine is breaking in, and what kind of oil to use. An interesting read, if nothing else.
Here are the actually numbers they send you.
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RE: Oil Poll ?
ORIGINAL: LearjetMinako
Yes, I do. Had my Ford Ranger oil analysis done with them. Had a slight problem and I corrected it. I have a third sample to send in.
Here are the actually numbers they send you.
ORIGINAL: SherpaDude
Great information guys ... I'll try to figure out how to create a poll sometime this week.
It's probably a bit too high-tech for our uses, but has anyone tried using the oil analysis services at Blackstone Labs? A friend recommended them to me:
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/
He tells me it helps him understand exactly how his engine is breaking in, and what kind of oil to use. An interesting read, if nothing else.
Great information guys ... I'll try to figure out how to create a poll sometime this week.
It's probably a bit too high-tech for our uses, but has anyone tried using the oil analysis services at Blackstone Labs? A friend recommended them to me:
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/
He tells me it helps him understand exactly how his engine is breaking in, and what kind of oil to use. An interesting read, if nothing else.
Here are the actually numbers they send you.
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RE: Oil Poll ?
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Very interesting ... so, what do the numbers actually mean? How did they help you solve the problem with your Ford Ranger?
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For more details on what the numbers mean. Its best to look that up on BlackStone Labs website. As for my problem I had. If you take a look at the silicon levels, first sample was 90ppm, second sample dropped to 35ppm after correction. Silicon is mostly dirt that made its way into the engine. The cause was the K&N air filter I was using before. Swapped back in the Fram paper filter and the silicon levels dropped. The third sample I'm about to send in will prove the fix worked.
The universal numbers on the far right is what everyone else averages are. Some of your numbers should be within range of those numbers. And not all numbers are bad. Moly, Calcium, Mag, Phos, and Zinc are actually the oil additives. Alum, Chromium, Iron, Copper, Lead, and Tin are numbers connected to engine wear.
Very interesting ... so, what do the numbers actually mean? How did they help you solve the problem with your Ford Ranger?
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For more details on what the numbers mean. Its best to look that up on BlackStone Labs website. As for my problem I had. If you take a look at the silicon levels, first sample was 90ppm, second sample dropped to 35ppm after correction. Silicon is mostly dirt that made its way into the engine. The cause was the K&N air filter I was using before. Swapped back in the Fram paper filter and the silicon levels dropped. The third sample I'm about to send in will prove the fix worked.
The universal numbers on the far right is what everyone else averages are. Some of your numbers should be within range of those numbers. And not all numbers are bad. Moly, Calcium, Mag, Phos, and Zinc are actually the oil additives. Alum, Chromium, Iron, Copper, Lead, and Tin are numbers connected to engine wear.
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