Troubleshooting from the road - valve/rocker noise - before you lose an engine

[idiabuse]

What's the cost of an oil sample analysis? Is there an approved method of gathering a sample. Who should I contact for the service? I recently went through a similar fire drill and slapped a used cooler on to get home and then found metal flake in the oil. "Paranoia Strikes Deep" but if I can avoid or delay the inevitable it would be so nice. I just can't bear the thought of ventilating a good block.

I use
OILANALYZERS.COM
very happy with them
and they have multiple labs across the country.,
Javier

 

[snicklas]

Alot of members on here use Blackstone Labs based out of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. They have free sample collecting kits available from their website with the proper procedure of collection. I would read on their site for the tests available.....

 

[Brimmstone]

We use blackstone for our buses at work

 

[THECACKLER]

I ordered the sampling kit from Blackstone today.... Thanks...

 

[Agnem]

Glad you made it Jim! Good that you didn't have to resort to any serious wrench turning. That's one for the books. A lifter noise fixed by an oil change. I guess that gets moved to the top of the list the next time someone calls.