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1. [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:53:33 -0400
Hey Guys, Anyone else using Blackstone labs or other services for oil & fluid analysis? I sent off samples of oil and ATF from my mom's 2003 BMW 530. She's been going by the dashboard "service soon"
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00237.html (7,127 bytes)

2. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:15:58 -0700
I've used Blackstone for 12 reports over 120,000 miles in the TDI. Blackstone is very well respected in the TDI world. VW specs out 10,000 miles oil changes for my TDI. Synthetic oils required. I was
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00238.html (9,158 bytes)

3. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:29:29 -0700
...just 'synthetic' doesn't cover it with newer diesels, there's a very limited selection of oils you can use without the potential of a void warranty for potentially buggering the emission controls
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00239.html (7,824 bytes)

4. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:50:25 -0500
I've heard of this before and I always wondered what the purpose was. Any engine will wear, and there will be trace metals in the oil. If your analysis says that there are trace metals in the oil but
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00240.html (9,801 bytes)

5. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:10:46 -0700
True. Every manufacturer sets out oil specifications for their engines. Some oils will state on the bottle, "meets Ford spec 1234, Chevy spec 556", etc. In my 2001 TDI, I use Shell Rotella-T 5W-40 wh
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00241.html (8,464 bytes)

6. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:32:37 -0700
Perhaps the wear occurred in the prior oil change cycle and thus didn't get picked up in that UOA? On my TDI, I had a lifter fail and snap the timing belt last fall and had to recondition the head. O
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00242.html (10,319 bytes)

7. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: Todd Walke <racertod@racertodd.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:08:34 -0700
As I said in my last post, a UOA is a tool to help evaluate oil performance. You can't tell much of anything about oil visually so you need a tool to interpret the invisible. You can't see or feel sp
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00243.html (10,426 bytes)

8. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:20:49 -0400
Good point, hadn't thought about it quite like that. Changing very frequently is safe; but expensive and environmentally unfriendly. Guess the idea is to see how long you can stretch it out, and if t
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00244.html (8,825 bytes)

9. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:24:58 -0500
It's 2011. There are better ways to chose your oil change interval than "I thought". Used oil analysis can tell you an awful lot about the actual state of the oil. It's a waste of money and natural r
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00246.html (8,685 bytes)

10. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:11:28 -0500
You've got it all wrong, I don't do 3k miles anymore. Now I do 4k miles. Actually my understanding is that oil has gotten worse recently, something about removing the additives that protect against f
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00247.html (8,660 bytes)

11. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 02:42:46 +0000 (UTC)
re: " Actually my understanding is that oil has gotten worse recently, something about removing the additives that protect against friction." That would be ZDDP. All but removed from the latest oil f
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00248.html (9,175 bytes)

12. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:47:29 -0500
No. Not at all. Certain sorts of additives that ancient engines, designed based depend on have been reduced. It's a non issue for modern engines, which are largely designed around modern lubricants.
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00249.html (10,244 bytes)

13. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:46:58 -0700
That depends on the engine. Since about API SJ (ten years ago) oils have been losing their zinc-based extreme-pressure additives. This is a response to how US automakers want to handle EPA catalyst-
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00250.html (10,350 bytes)

14. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:53:50 -0700
No, any 'flat-tappet' - that is, mechanical or hydraulic lash adjustment but non-roller lifter sliding on cam lobe - engine is at risk from reduced ZDDP levels. As are some OHC motors, typically tho
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00251.html (8,480 bytes)

15. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: "David C." <cavanadd@frontier.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:24:24 -0700
OK, I have a 1986 BMW R80RT (motorcycle) with pushrods and solid lifters. Any recommendations for oil for a vintage engine (I have been using GTX 20W50). Aero oils? __________________________________
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00257.html (8,406 bytes)

16. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:46:46 -0700
This topic has been beat to death on other lists (the Healey list for one). The consensus is Valvoline VR-1 racing still has adequate ZDDP. Besides that, there are some specialty brands that still ha
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00269.html (10,015 bytes)

17. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:49:00 -0700
Thanks for setting that straight. Bob -- ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net ** _______________________________________________ Shop-talk@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.team.net/donat
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00270.html (10,379 bytes)

18. Re: [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:20:43 -0400
Castrol made a 20W-50 "for use in classic cars" with ZDDP, but they have discontinued it. Now they have a 5W-50 that they recommend instead. Here's the statement from their FAQ: What is happening to
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00271.html (8,993 bytes)

19. [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: wmc_st at xxiii.com (Wayne)
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:53:33 -0400
Hey Guys, Anyone else using Blackstone labs or other services for oil & fluid analysis? I sent off samples of oil and ATF from my mom's 2003 BMW 530. She's been going by the dashboard "service soon"
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00534.html (8,794 bytes)

20. [Shop-talk] Oil analysis - Blackstone (score: 1)
Author: racertod at racertodd.com (Todd Walke)
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:15:58 -0700
I've used Blackstone for 12 reports over 120,000 miles in the TDI. Blackstone is very well respected in the TDI world. VW specs out 10,000 miles oil changes for my TDI. Synthetic oils required. I was
/html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00535.html (10,964 bytes)

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