So, I sent my oil to Blackstone Labs for testing about a week ago, and today they emailed me the report. I'm stoked with the results:

ZACH: Everything looks good in the first sample from your PSD. All wear read below universal
averages and in the proper balance. That's a good sign that normally wearing parts are at work inside
your 7.3L and that no obvious mechanical problems are developing. Universal averages are based on
an oil run of ~5,200 miles. You were just shy of that mark and you can see that your engine wears
better than most. The oil was in good shape physically, containing no moisture, fuel, or coolant. The
air and oil filters are working well too. Nice engine!

 

congrats!

 

Don't know what that is...but...if it's legit...cool...! Is it just a diesel thing or do they do gassers too? (I don't know who to send what too...BUT..??)

Oh Bother...Congrats again

 

It's from Blackstone Labs. Go there, mention The Diesel Garage, and your tests are $20 each. The collection kits are free. And yes, they do gassers, along with transmission, diff, transfer case, etc.

 

They test the oil? How does that work? Before or after an oil change?

 

They test your used oil. They send EXCELLENT directions with the testing kit, but you take the sample as your oil drains out, somewhere around the middle of the pour, NOT from the drain pan.

 

Congrats bro.

how many miles on your rig?

 

110,400ish. If you'd like a copy of the report, shoot me an email and I'll send one to you.

 

I ought to send in a sample from my uncle's V-10. He hasn't changed his oil 5 times in 150,000 miles!

 

just had a blackstone oil analysis done on my wife's 02 neon- has had once a year oil changes with amsoil 0w30 since first one in 02-6 total pretty much same reports- they said oil wasi n phenominal shape on last 25k mile oil sample sent in- no wear signs found in oil-they said keep doing what i'd been doing-uses 1 qt about every 9500-10k miles-phil

 

forgot to mention- engine has 98k miles on it-phil

 

You know that this is just something that engines do to make you feel good right before they decide to go boom


I have had my oil samples checked three times now too, they are getting better each time with break-in

 

Right before a bearing slips out of it's race, locking the rod to the crank, snapping the piston, and sending it through the side of the block.



Cool deal, I may have to do that sometime. Actually may have them do my tranny. See if I got all the 2qts of TypeF I had to put in it 3 weeks after I got it, while on a trip and that was all the late night, roadside, middle of now where, Iowa gas station had...... I hope it's flushed out. It's been 50K miles, changed it 3 times since then, if it's not gone, then damage is already done I guess.

 

you think they'd do a test on my 2006 Cub Cadet Z-Turn's oil

 

Yes. They will test any type of oil (motor, transmission, diff, etc). And Matt, check yo mail.