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Post by Sandbur on Aug 21, 2018 19:08:34 GMT -6
I was going to say Prius, but am going for a 3800 engine in maybe a Buick.
We got two of’em.
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Post by Foggy on Aug 21, 2018 19:20:52 GMT -6
In the early 70's I sold oil analysis services for an independent testing lab. This was pretty cutting edge technology bar then......Our company and Caterpillar were the few in this biz at the time. We had a atomic absorption spectrophometer....and would check for wear metals, ethylene glycol, silicon (dirt), and other stuff. I find it hard to believe that some of your wear metals are as low as those shown by your sample. I used to read and interpret the test results.....and almost all engines would show some copper, iron, lead, chromium, and such at levels higher than those you show. When parts would be going bad....they would be severely elevated so you knew where to look. I think this service is especially good for construction equipment and aircraft....but I've never wasted my money on cars......and you really need a trend of 3 or more tests to determine what is going on with many engines.....unless its a catastrophic failure, or antifreeze leak or bad air filter.....IMO. Of course....like so many other things.....I am pretty out of date.  . Nevermind. . I was impressed by the lack of wear metals too. I've also ran better synthetics or sythetic blends in it, and still change around 3000. A lot of the new shit is requiring full syn and going out to 6,000+ miles, but my vehicle doesn't get miles fast enough so I change it before it's due mile-wise. I was a tad surprised by the sodium level in the oil, and we didn't have a standard for sodium. After a little googling, I came up with a good article talking about sourcing for sodium, and it's a purely external factor, so I've got to figure out how that's getting in there. I made an appt to get the O2 sensors done on Monday. I raked the dude over the coals about making sure we put good parts in it. I was told by an objective guy that Bosch was a good brand, and that happens to be what they put in. I mentioned those sensors burn out it seems within six months of being put in. He thought there may be an issue upstream causing that. So we may work our way backwards and find an electrical problem causing them to go out. This last oil change, I switched to my own company's synthetic blend oil. I know it's a better quality product, because we can't even make it for what the whore house jobbers sell their "house brands" to the independents. The key is in the additive package. API doesn't rate additives, they just stamp products that meet the minimum. ------------ ^^^^ I was not so much "impressed" with the lack of fundamental wear metals.....as I was unimpressed with the lack of some of them.....especially in a 200,000 mile car. I've never seen that low (or non-exisitant) levels of wear from the normal surfaces. I think your test is suspect. |
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Post by sd51555 on Aug 21, 2018 19:51:50 GMT -6
I was impressed by the lack of wear metals too. I've also ran better synthetics or sythetic blends in it, and still change around 3000. A lot of the new shit is requiring full syn and going out to 6,000+ miles, but my vehicle doesn't get miles fast enough so I change it before it's due mile-wise. I was a tad surprised by the sodium level in the oil, and we didn't have a standard for sodium. After a little googling, I came up with a good article talking about sourcing for sodium, and it's a purely external factor, so I've got to figure out how that's getting in there. I made an appt to get the O2 sensors done on Monday. I raked the dude over the coals about making sure we put good parts in it. I was told by an objective guy that Bosch was a good brand, and that happens to be what they put in. I mentioned those sensors burn out it seems within six months of being put in. He thought there may be an issue upstream causing that. So we may work our way backwards and find an electrical problem causing them to go out. This last oil change, I switched to my own company's synthetic blend oil. I know it's a better quality product, because we can't even make it for what the whore house jobbers sell their "house brands" to the independents. The key is in the additive package. API doesn't rate additives, they just stamp products that meet the minimum. ------------ ^^^^ I was not so much "impressed" with the lack of fundamental wear metals.....as I was unimpressed with the lack of some of them.....especially in a 200,000 mile car. I've never seen that low (or non-exisitant) levels of wear from the normal surfaces. I think your test is suspect.  |
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Post by Foggy on Aug 21, 2018 19:55:07 GMT -6
^. A liar? NOOOO. Misguided? Misinformed? Gullible? Prius Owner? ........maybe. But not a liar! Bite your tongue.  . |
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Aug 21, 2018 20:55:52 GMT -6
Honda Prelude.....
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Post by biglakebass on Aug 21, 2018 21:02:07 GMT -6
malibu
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Post by sd51555 on Aug 21, 2018 21:13:42 GMT -6
Nobody has even gotten close.
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Post by Sandbur on Aug 22, 2018 6:31:15 GMT -6
Nobody has even gotten close. Three wheeled bicycle with a cat cage on the back? |
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Post by Foggy on Aug 22, 2018 6:39:58 GMT -6
Buick LeSabre
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Post by batman on Aug 22, 2018 6:58:28 GMT -6
Citation X19
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Aug 22, 2018 7:01:01 GMT -6
Delorean!
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Post by wiscwhip on Aug 22, 2018 7:20:15 GMT -6
Chevrolet Chevette, Ford Escort, or Dodge Omni? Take your pick.
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Post by badbrad on Aug 22, 2018 7:24:18 GMT -6
Chevrolet Chevette, Ford Escort, or Dodge Omni? Take your pick.
Escort. Runs like shit the day you get it. Runs like shit the day you sell it. But keeps on running.
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Post by sd51555 on Aug 22, 2018 7:43:32 GMT -6
Chevrolet Chevette, Ford Escort, or Dodge Omni? Take your pick.
Escort. Runs like shit the day you get it. Runs like shit the day you sell it. But keeps on running.
Funny, but no. When do we close the rolls and do the big reveal? |
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Post by kabic on Aug 22, 2018 9:38:55 GMT -6
I know you have a truck, but if we are truly talking a car...2 doors = something foreign...Nissan or Honda
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. Nevermind. 
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