Other than Blackstone, are there better ones? Just looking for general oil condition so I can change my drain intervals to suit and keep an eye on things.
Blackstone is great but they compare to a "national average" and I prefer to compare to new oil in my diesel and my race engines. Both on Schaeffers Syn 5-50 and 15/40.
Oil testing
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Re: Oil testing
There's a relative newcomer SPEEDiagnostix ... owned-operated by the guy who sometimes seems to be everywhere (Lake Speed JUNIOR).
Have no personal experience ... dunno if better or worse. Perhaps you can be guinea pig?
https://www.speediagnostix.com/about-us
Also, CAT dealers have a fluids analysis program too ... no experience there either
https://www.cat.com/en_US/support/maint ... s-101.html
Have no personal experience ... dunno if better or worse. Perhaps you can be guinea pig?
https://www.speediagnostix.com/about-us
Also, CAT dealers have a fluids analysis program too ... no experience there either
https://www.cat.com/en_US/support/maint ... s-101.html
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Re: Oil testing
I called my local CAT dealer. They call it a SOS kit, $25, pick up and drop off local, 2-3 weeks and results are emailed back.
Re: Oil testing
make sure their fuel dilution test is real. some arent.
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Re: Oil testing
I've used CAT, but not for ~20 years.
More recently I've been using Detroit Diesel.
I switched only because I had a co-worker who was a Detroit Diesel subcontractor at our jobsite. He got me a nice discount. I bought a 12-pack of oil sample kits then, and one-at-a-time after those were gone.
More recently I've been using Detroit Diesel.
I switched only because I had a co-worker who was a Detroit Diesel subcontractor at our jobsite. He got me a nice discount. I bought a 12-pack of oil sample kits then, and one-at-a-time after those were gone.