chuck s
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If you or others are curious get the Blackstone Laboratories kit (it's free) and have your engine oil analyzed. Pull the warm sample mid drain or via the dipstick if not changing the oil. Including mailing the sample to Indiana and their testing the results only take a few days. Kit is free. You pay for the test. (There are sample reports on their web page.)
The report has the raw data as well as a narrative of any problems or potential problems. They test enough engines similar to yours (and mine) that it's easy to compare results. They also have an "extended" oil change recommendation which I use as my little 2-seater gets few mines a year and the test prevents me from dumping perfectly good oil every couple thousand miles. Good full synthetic doesn't go belly up after 12 months it's mileage or engine hours that count.
Read the sample reports on their website. The analysis will point out problems that a simple oil change can't fix no matter how frequently it's done.
-- Chuck
The report has the raw data as well as a narrative of any problems or potential problems. They test enough engines similar to yours (and mine) that it's easy to compare results. They also have an "extended" oil change recommendation which I use as my little 2-seater gets few mines a year and the test prevents me from dumping perfectly good oil every couple thousand miles. Good full synthetic doesn't go belly up after 12 months it's mileage or engine hours that count.
Read the sample reports on their website. The analysis will point out problems that a simple oil change can't fix no matter how frequently it's done.
-- Chuck