Stu Bailey
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Hey ya'll, so I received my engine oil analysis results today. I went with the kit from NAPA, bought it in store and then sampled the oil and mailed it to the Georgia lab. Overall it took about 2 weeks which was good in my book. I had about 700-1,000 miles on the oil at time of sampling. I run Renewable Lubricants BioSynthetic 15-40 in the truck.
I wanted to post this on here so those who may be wondering what all an oil analysis entails can see what the feedback looks like. Also, I wanted to throw it out there and see what any of you smart individuals might have to say about the results. This was my first analysis, but what I got from the report was that everything checked out beside the fact that there may be more coolant in the oil than satisfactory? Diagnosis read this:
Engine wear levels appear satisfactory for first sample.
Sodium level (possible coolant chemical) elevated.
Other contaminant levels acceptable. Viscosity within
specified operating range. Action: Advise monitor
coolant top-up rate as a precaution. As oil and filter(s)
already changed, resample at a reduced service
interval to further monitor.
If there is more coolant than there should be, any thoughts on how to nip this situation in the butt? Could it be a leaky oil cooler? I figured I would change the oil again at 3,000 miles and then send another sample to see how it has changed, but after that I may need to perform some maintenance to prevent any damage from having too much coolant in the crankcase. Either way, I'm fairly new to the whole thing here so any advice/banter would help me out. I'm headed down to Virginia for a week on a well earned vacation and I don't plan on doing much but drinking some Buds, cranking an old backhoe to life, and looking at ways to spend the money my grandchildren just spotted me in the form of STIMULATION.
Cheers folks!
I wanted to post this on here so those who may be wondering what all an oil analysis entails can see what the feedback looks like. Also, I wanted to throw it out there and see what any of you smart individuals might have to say about the results. This was my first analysis, but what I got from the report was that everything checked out beside the fact that there may be more coolant in the oil than satisfactory? Diagnosis read this:
Engine wear levels appear satisfactory for first sample.
Sodium level (possible coolant chemical) elevated.
Other contaminant levels acceptable. Viscosity within
specified operating range. Action: Advise monitor
coolant top-up rate as a precaution. As oil and filter(s)
already changed, resample at a reduced service
interval to further monitor.
If there is more coolant than there should be, any thoughts on how to nip this situation in the butt? Could it be a leaky oil cooler? I figured I would change the oil again at 3,000 miles and then send another sample to see how it has changed, but after that I may need to perform some maintenance to prevent any damage from having too much coolant in the crankcase. Either way, I'm fairly new to the whole thing here so any advice/banter would help me out. I'm headed down to Virginia for a week on a well earned vacation and I don't plan on doing much but drinking some Buds, cranking an old backhoe to life, and looking at ways to spend the money my grandchildren just spotted me in the form of STIMULATION.
Cheers folks!
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