Where to Send Oil for Analysis
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From: Tick-Tock Tech
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/index.html
They'll send you a free test kit -- which is just a plastic vial and mailer tube.
$20 for analysis.
They'll send you a free test kit -- which is just a plastic vial and mailer tube.
$20 for analysis.
Three Wheelin'
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From: Coppell, Texas, USA
oil analyzers inc at http://www.oaitesting.com/
or blackstone labs both have kits,, oai are prepaid stamped and addressed,,, they can be found at your local Amsoil dealer,,, I know,, there's that Amsoil name again,,,
or blackstone labs both have kits,, oai are prepaid stamped and addressed,,, they can be found at your local Amsoil dealer,,, I know,, there's that Amsoil name again,,,
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From: palatine, il
Juker: Go to ANY small/medium sized airport in your area and talk to an A&P (airframe and powerplant mechanic). He will give you contacts quickly.
P.S. Powder Coating color chart was mailed to you last Monday via USPO. You should have it soon.
P.S. Powder Coating color chart was mailed to you last Monday via USPO. You should have it soon.
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TRELOS
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From: S. WPB Fla.
Guys I just remembered something. I did save a sample of my oil to be sent out for analysis, BUT I just remembered that I added a can of Motor Flush prior to the oil change. So I don't know if the Motor Flush contaminated the oil, thus rendering it void to an analysis?
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From: palatine, il
Juker: When they analyze your oil, they ain't really analyzing your oil! Technically, except for dirt (which raises the oil viscosity) oil does not really wear out, unless you are crazy enough to keep it in for 50,000 miles or so.
The point of oil analysis is to search for METAL in the oil, and here is why:
The metalurgy of the block is different than the aluminum used for the pistions, which is different from the steel rings, and the steel bearings are different from the rings, wrist pins, etc.
By finding trace metals present in the oil (some of each different type is normal) they can tell what is wearing. This is done by using a MS (mass spectrometer), and the metal alloys found are usually presented to you in ppm (parts per million) and a graph that hopefully will have several small "bumps" (tiny peaks) that correspond to each metal alloy.
By keeping the history of the charts and graphs is a great way to monitor wear on your engine. It may be a bit "over the top" if you change oil regurally and do not jump on the car too much.
But the day you get the graph back, and a regularly small bump has now become a large, spiked peak is the day to call the tow truck to get the car to the dealer and get whatever needs to be fixed NOW.
A good analogy to this is disc brake rotors and pads. When you hear metal on metal, fix them NOW, not in a week.
Oil analysis was invented for the airline/general aviation segment of society for obvious reasons. A 200 cubic inch engine that developes 100 horsepower (but GOBS of TORQUE) airplane engine, rebuilt, not new, without an alternator, propellor or muffler system costs as much as an 03CLS6, brand new.
Remember, it is not the oil. It is the metals in the oil. We recycle oil at gas stations and such because the oil manufacturers can afford filtering technology that we cannot, and a certain percentage of used, but clean oil gets blended with virgin oil and sold as new. If you drive the car hard, or race, you should do this.
The point of oil analysis is to search for METAL in the oil, and here is why:
The metalurgy of the block is different than the aluminum used for the pistions, which is different from the steel rings, and the steel bearings are different from the rings, wrist pins, etc.
By finding trace metals present in the oil (some of each different type is normal) they can tell what is wearing. This is done by using a MS (mass spectrometer), and the metal alloys found are usually presented to you in ppm (parts per million) and a graph that hopefully will have several small "bumps" (tiny peaks) that correspond to each metal alloy.
By keeping the history of the charts and graphs is a great way to monitor wear on your engine. It may be a bit "over the top" if you change oil regurally and do not jump on the car too much.
But the day you get the graph back, and a regularly small bump has now become a large, spiked peak is the day to call the tow truck to get the car to the dealer and get whatever needs to be fixed NOW.
A good analogy to this is disc brake rotors and pads. When you hear metal on metal, fix them NOW, not in a week.
Oil analysis was invented for the airline/general aviation segment of society for obvious reasons. A 200 cubic inch engine that developes 100 horsepower (but GOBS of TORQUE) airplane engine, rebuilt, not new, without an alternator, propellor or muffler system costs as much as an 03CLS6, brand new.
Remember, it is not the oil. It is the metals in the oil. We recycle oil at gas stations and such because the oil manufacturers can afford filtering technology that we cannot, and a certain percentage of used, but clean oil gets blended with virgin oil and sold as new. If you drive the car hard, or race, you should do this.
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