Oil Analysis: High Lead
#4
Guest
Posts: n/a
how did you pull the sample? any chance of contamination?
how do you drive the car? do you redline much?
do you use any fuel/oil additives? some contain lead. and some fuel adds contain strong solvents that will chew up your bearings right quick.
have you ever done an engine flush?
your air filter is doing an awesome job, so no sandblasting problems.
blackstone didn't say it, but IMO your iron is slightly high as well. for 5k miles on a top tier oil like GC your Fe should be down in the single digits, unless you beat on the thing. the universal averages they publish for this motor are much worse than well cared for examples produce. I get the feeling they get a lot of samples from people who race their cars.
personally I'd dump in some cheap dino & do a short flush OCI to get out all the lead, then run 3k with whatever you choose & sample again. if you just change the oil & resample, the next sample will be contaminated with leftover lead and you will not get a true assessment of the situation (i.e. was it a one time thing? or is it a continuing problem?).
how do you drive the car? do you redline much?
do you use any fuel/oil additives? some contain lead. and some fuel adds contain strong solvents that will chew up your bearings right quick.
have you ever done an engine flush?
your air filter is doing an awesome job, so no sandblasting problems.
blackstone didn't say it, but IMO your iron is slightly high as well. for 5k miles on a top tier oil like GC your Fe should be down in the single digits, unless you beat on the thing. the universal averages they publish for this motor are much worse than well cared for examples produce. I get the feeling they get a lot of samples from people who race their cars.
personally I'd dump in some cheap dino & do a short flush OCI to get out all the lead, then run 3k with whatever you choose & sample again. if you just change the oil & resample, the next sample will be contaminated with leftover lead and you will not get a true assessment of the situation (i.e. was it a one time thing? or is it a continuing problem?).
#5
Originally Posted by sky jumper
how did you pull the sample? any chance of contamination?
how do you drive the car? do you redline much?
do you use any fuel/oil additives? some contain lead. and some fuel adds contain strong solvents that will chew up your bearings right quick.
have you ever done an engine flush?
your air filter is doing an awesome job, so no sandblasting problems.
blackstone didn't say it, but IMO your iron is slightly high as well. for 5k miles on a top tier oil like GC your Fe should be down in the single digits, unless you beat on the thing. the universal averages they publish for this motor are much worse than well cared for examples produce. I get the feeling they get a lot of samples from people who race their cars.
blackstone didn't say it, but IMO your iron is slightly high as well. for 5k miles on a top tier oil like GC your Fe should be down in the single digits, unless you beat on the thing. the universal averages they publish for this motor are much worse than well cared for examples produce. I get the feeling they get a lot of samples from people who race their cars.
personally I'd dump in some cheap dino & do a short flush OCI to get out all the lead, then run 3k with whatever you choose & sample again. if you just change the oil & resample, the next sample will be contaminated with leftover lead and you will not get a true assessment of the situation (i.e. was it a one time thing? or is it a continuing problem?).[/QUOTE]
#6
My 2 cents
IMO, Techron is the culprit. If you want a true wear lead reading in your oil, stop adding Techron to the gas tank in between OCIs. If you still feel the need of adding Techron, do it the tankfull before you change the oil (but after grabbing a sample).
#7
Guest
Posts: n/a
techron? I think he's using FP60, which is a very mild upper cylinder lube and is not the cause of the high lead.
2002 SE -- it sounds like you're taking great care of this car. I have no idea what this could be. blackstone might be right about the particle streak. definitely get more samples to see if it continues. a particle streak will gradually disappear over a couple OCIs.
you might post this on the bobistheoilguy UOA forum. I think you'll get mostly the same responses, but maybe someone there will see something I don't.
2002 SE -- it sounds like you're taking great care of this car. I have no idea what this could be. blackstone might be right about the particle streak. definitely get more samples to see if it continues. a particle streak will gradually disappear over a couple OCIs.
you might post this on the bobistheoilguy UOA forum. I think you'll get mostly the same responses, but maybe someone there will see something I don't.
#8
Originally Posted by CCS2k1Max
IMO, Techron is the culprit. If you want a true wear lead reading in your oil, stop adding Techron to the gas tank in between OCIs. If you still feel the need of adding Techron, do it the tankfull before you change the oil (but after grabbing a sample).
#9
Originally Posted by sky jumper
techron? I think he's using FP60, which is a very mild upper cylinder lube and is not the cause of the high lead.
2002 SE -- it sounds like you're taking great care of this car. I have no idea what this could be. blackstone might be right about the particle streak. definitely get more samples to see if it continues. a particle streak will gradually disappear over a couple OCIs.
you might post this on the bobistheoilguy UOA forum. I think you'll get mostly the same responses, but maybe someone there will see something I don't.
2002 SE -- it sounds like you're taking great care of this car. I have no idea what this could be. blackstone might be right about the particle streak. definitely get more samples to see if it continues. a particle streak will gradually disappear over a couple OCIs.
you might post this on the bobistheoilguy UOA forum. I think you'll get mostly the same responses, but maybe someone there will see something I don't.
#10
Originally Posted by 2002 Maxima SE
I didn't mention Techron in a single post.
#11
Originally Posted by CCS2k1Max
I thought you posted you'd used techron (or Chevron gas) in BITOG, but I now don't seen that. Did you use any adds with Techron?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
My Coffee
New Member Introductions
15
06-06-2017 02:01 PM
DC_Juggernaut
7th Generation Maxima (2009-2015)
4
09-28-2015 04:07 PM