Quick background of engine life or results mean nothing. Beginning of oil sample was at 125,000 miles. Engine had new rings at 94,000 and a head gasket replacement and minor other stuff before I ever owned it. Had paperwork to prove it when I bought it with great compression numbers. At 105,000 I started instead of using a FL1995 filter alone, using a Fleetguard stratapore LF-3974 filter which is slightly bigger and has way better filtration specs. It can be had for 25$ as well. https://puredieselpower.com/ford/94...-fleetguard-lf3974-stratapore-oil-filter.html
I also put a Baldwin bypass filter on from my turbo oil supply using a B-164 bypass filter with an additional .060 turbo restrictor and fed it right back into the oil filler cap with a threaded cap.
I did plenty of other engine stuff with timing and a banks power pack and electric fuel pump but nothing really relevant to my oil samples. I have had a coolant filter since I got the truck with about 102k on it [first real upgrade I did] but as your about to see there's no water in the coolant anyways..
Very happy. They even told me to try 7500 miles [I only pushed to 6500 before sending the sample in case it was trashed].
My only reservation is as I told them in the notes I know I added at least 3 quarts of oil during the 6500, but it may have been closer to 3 1/2. It likes to drink the synthetic rotella or any rotella.
I switched to regular Delo at the oil change I sent this at and it hasn't drank one drop. And my "wet but not dripping oil" under carriage has totally dried up. I might try synthetic Delo for 6500 and send them another sample. I think I'd be scared to leave regular Delo in for 6500. The only way this saves me money is if I'm not adding 3-4 quarts as I go, so clean or not [even though it's sole purpose wasn't saving money] I guess I need to try this with non-idi hungry rotella to validate it being cost effective.
I'm not trying to start the does using a bypass filter save money convo cause that can go 28 different ways. I just like only having to change the oil in this 2-3 times a year and know I have good clean oil. If that means paying 25$ for a LF-3974 and 13$ for a B164 Bypass filter instead of just 10$ for a FL1995 so be it. Heck, even if all I'm doing is breaking even with the 30$ more I'm spending to go an extra 3000 ish miles, if that gets me out of changing oil in my driveway in February when it's -4 Fahrenheit outside, I'll take it.
I also put a Baldwin bypass filter on from my turbo oil supply using a B-164 bypass filter with an additional .060 turbo restrictor and fed it right back into the oil filler cap with a threaded cap.
I did plenty of other engine stuff with timing and a banks power pack and electric fuel pump but nothing really relevant to my oil samples. I have had a coolant filter since I got the truck with about 102k on it [first real upgrade I did] but as your about to see there's no water in the coolant anyways..
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Very happy. They even told me to try 7500 miles [I only pushed to 6500 before sending the sample in case it was trashed].
My only reservation is as I told them in the notes I know I added at least 3 quarts of oil during the 6500, but it may have been closer to 3 1/2. It likes to drink the synthetic rotella or any rotella.
I switched to regular Delo at the oil change I sent this at and it hasn't drank one drop. And my "wet but not dripping oil" under carriage has totally dried up. I might try synthetic Delo for 6500 and send them another sample. I think I'd be scared to leave regular Delo in for 6500. The only way this saves me money is if I'm not adding 3-4 quarts as I go, so clean or not [even though it's sole purpose wasn't saving money] I guess I need to try this with non-idi hungry rotella to validate it being cost effective.
I'm not trying to start the does using a bypass filter save money convo cause that can go 28 different ways. I just like only having to change the oil in this 2-3 times a year and know I have good clean oil. If that means paying 25$ for a LF-3974 and 13$ for a B164 Bypass filter instead of just 10$ for a FL1995 so be it. Heck, even if all I'm doing is breaking even with the 30$ more I'm spending to go an extra 3000 ish miles, if that gets me out of changing oil in my driveway in February when it's -4 Fahrenheit outside, I'll take it.
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