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#176
I use to use 5w-40 non-synthetci oil and never had any start up issues. But now that I use Mobil 1 0w-40 synthetic oil in the winter my start ups take a lill longer. Hope that will go a way when it starts getting hot.
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I have been noticing the white froth at the top of the dipstick lately. I also noticed that even when it was warm yesterday (mid 70's) my oil temps were the same (even after doing some "testing") at cruising speeds. I wish summer would come.
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Interesting read.
http://www.avweb.com/news/profiles/182855-1.html
http://www.avweb.com/news/profiles/182855-1.html
Is there one brand or type of oil you like better than the others?
No, I think all of them are making good oils.
No, I think all of them are making good oils.
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the most impressive uoa i've found was for a gti i think, redline 10w40, 7.5k mile interval before change, and they said it could still go a bit more
and i've seen wally mart oil uoas at 3k, with black stone suggesting changing earlier or new oil
and i've seen wally mart oil uoas at 3k, with black stone suggesting changing earlier or new oil
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Here is an interesting quote from the article by Fenton:
Bearing wear will sometimes throw us. It's very, very slow. Sometimes when an engine is opened up the mechanic will say, 'We've got some badly worn bearings in here,' and yet the oil analysis didn't show a thing because it's so gradual that we never saw a break in the profile.
Bearing wear will sometimes throw us. It's very, very slow. Sometimes when an engine is opened up the mechanic will say, 'We've got some badly worn bearings in here,' and yet the oil analysis didn't show a thing because it's so gradual that we never saw a break in the profile.
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It will take a tremendous amount of data to prove meaningful correlations between viscosity & bearing wear via UOA. Case in point, if I'm not mistaken, one of the reports on this thread with the lowest Iron content is somebody running Castrol 5w20.
I still think UOAs are good idea, and I'll post my results here soon. But, an enterprising person could start a spreadsheet and collect the data as it is entered, and over time we could, perhaps, begin to see trends.
I still think UOAs are good idea, and I'll post my results here soon. But, an enterprising person could start a spreadsheet and collect the data as it is entered, and over time we could, perhaps, begin to see trends.
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I have no problem doing it. I am a data freak for work anyway, and this kind of stuff really interests me
(I'll deny it, but I heard someone in my head once tell me how to set up a really involved test to benchmark the effect of every type of oil, and a different voice told me that I need a million or so in funding to do it.)
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So is a starter set of data or a bunch of sheets hanging around out there that I can use? And do you only get them as paper or images, vs do you get them in digital form any way (other than digital picture). I can use software to get most of what I need without having to retype everything from sheets, but if each sheet is in a PDF or word document where it already recognizes the text and numbers, that would be best.
Let me know if you need me email address.
(I'll deny it, but I heard someone in my head once tell me how to set up a really involved test to benchmark the effect of every type of oil, and a different voice told me that I need a million or so in funding to do it.)
Edit:
So is a starter set of data or a bunch of sheets hanging around out there that I can use? And do you only get them as paper or images, vs do you get them in digital form any way (other than digital picture). I can use software to get most of what I need without having to retype everything from sheets, but if each sheet is in a PDF or word document where it already recognizes the text and numbers, that would be best.
Let me know if you need me email address.
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I have no problem doing it. I am a data freak for work anyway, and this kind of stuff really interests me
(I'll deny it, but I heard someone in my head once tell me how to set up a really involved test to benchmark the effect of every type of oil, and a different voice told me that I need a million or so in funding to do it.)
Edit:
So is a starter set of data or a bunch of sheets hanging around out there that I can use? And do you only get them as paper or images, vs do you get them in digital form any way (other than digital picture). I can use software to get most of what I need without having to retype everything from sheets, but if each sheet is in a PDF or word document where it already recognizes the text and numbers, that would be best.
Let me know if you need me email address.
(I'll deny it, but I heard someone in my head once tell me how to set up a really involved test to benchmark the effect of every type of oil, and a different voice told me that I need a million or so in funding to do it.)
Edit:
So is a starter set of data or a bunch of sheets hanging around out there that I can use? And do you only get them as paper or images, vs do you get them in digital form any way (other than digital picture). I can use software to get most of what I need without having to retype everything from sheets, but if each sheet is in a PDF or word document where it already recognizes the text and numbers, that would be best.
Let me know if you need me email address.
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Sounds good. I PMed you my email. I can use yours as a basis to start it up.
If anyone does send any that have personal info, I will strip it off and refer only by their 8club ID. I handle alot of cases on the side dealing with identity theft, so I am aware of any risk there, and won't store anything personal anywhere.
If anyone does send any that have personal info, I will strip it off and refer only by their 8club ID. I handle alot of cases on the side dealing with identity theft, so I am aware of any risk there, and won't store anything personal anywhere.
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Alright, I have the spreadsheet started, although while building it, I think I need to add more points than what are provided by the UOA sheets, so if you send a sheet to me, also send:
- Engine mileage at the change (chassis mileage if you are on your first engine, not chassis mileage if you are on your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 27th, or 19,567,012th.)
- Year of 8 (for series, flash, other changes)
- Transmission (AT / MT)
- Primary Climate (Warm Dry, Cold Dry, Warm Wet, Dry Wet)
- Primary Octane used
- Premix Type
- Premix Volume
- Oil burn rate (any rate calculation you want is fine, though please specify how you arrived at that rate, I will convert to quarts per 1,000miles)
...and if you know them: (each point for the oil being analyzed, not lifetime)
- Typical Cold Oil Pressure
- Typical Hot Oil Pressure
- Typical Hot Oil Temp
- Typical Hot Water Temp
I see these additional points as potentially affecting how much engine wear someone has. Disagree with me? Ok. Send the information anyway and we will let the data/trend prove me wrong. If there is something you think might play a part in the wear and UOA and you think I should add it, just let me know.
If you are wrong, then the data will say so, if you are right, then the data will say so.
What I don't want is for this to get a few years down the road and we are seeing a clear trend or confusing data, and someone says: "I bet <this> is the issue, can we track that?"
It's better to include the data than think it's not worth it.
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I'd add driving behavior, but that is so subjective and opinion / perspective based that it isn't 'data points' to track.
I also don't want to add mod lists or anything. If your mod should change something here, then it will show up here. Measure it, don't just tell me "I got the latest chrome plated schnozzlesquirter for my thingamabob, so I should be seeing my coolant retaining bolt drop several degrees below my headlight amoeba spawn count." I can't track that.
- Engine mileage at the change (chassis mileage if you are on your first engine, not chassis mileage if you are on your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 27th, or 19,567,012th.)
- Year of 8 (for series, flash, other changes)
- Transmission (AT / MT)
- Primary Climate (Warm Dry, Cold Dry, Warm Wet, Dry Wet)
- Primary Octane used
- Premix Type
- Premix Volume
- Oil burn rate (any rate calculation you want is fine, though please specify how you arrived at that rate, I will convert to quarts per 1,000miles)
...and if you know them: (each point for the oil being analyzed, not lifetime)
- Typical Cold Oil Pressure
- Typical Hot Oil Pressure
- Typical Hot Oil Temp
- Typical Hot Water Temp
I see these additional points as potentially affecting how much engine wear someone has. Disagree with me? Ok. Send the information anyway and we will let the data/trend prove me wrong. If there is something you think might play a part in the wear and UOA and you think I should add it, just let me know.
If you are wrong, then the data will say so, if you are right, then the data will say so.
What I don't want is for this to get a few years down the road and we are seeing a clear trend or confusing data, and someone says: "I bet <this> is the issue, can we track that?"
It's better to include the data than think it's not worth it.
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Added climate
I'd add driving behavior, but that is so subjective and opinion / perspective based that it isn't 'data points' to track.
I also don't want to add mod lists or anything. If your mod should change something here, then it will show up here. Measure it, don't just tell me "I got the latest chrome plated schnozzlesquirter for my thingamabob, so I should be seeing my coolant retaining bolt drop several degrees below my headlight amoeba spawn count." I can't track that.
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Wouldn't it be a lot easier to first see about getting Blackstone's data. Someone could perhaps volunteer to co-author a piece with them that would highlight their services and provide very useful information to the RX-8 community, or any other car community. Wonder if they've ever done or thought about this?
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Wouldn't it be a lot easier to first see about getting Blackstone's data. Someone could perhaps volunteer to co-author a piece with them that would highlight their services and provide very useful information to the RX-8 community, or any other car community. Wonder if they've ever done or thought about this?
What other UOA companies are out there that people use?
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Oil change interval is going to be WAY more important than what brand. It'll take a lot less data to prove that, so we should see that a lot earlier than comparing types.
Also, has Blackstone's results ever been in question? Just thinking it might be good to send a sample or two to a different lab and compare. All data is for nothing if the methods are not correct.
Also, has Blackstone's results ever been in question? Just thinking it might be good to send a sample or two to a different lab and compare. All data is for nothing if the methods are not correct.
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Yeah I actually read some things that did question some of the UOA's but I never found any data questioning black stones results. I would like to take sample and split it up between two companies and see what the results are. Anyone know of another company reasonably priced beside Blackstone?
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Yeah I actually read some things that did question some of the UOA's but I never found any data questioning black stones results. I would like to take sample and split it up between two companies and see what the results are. Anyone know of another company reasonably priced beside Blackstone?
Blackstone's reports are very well laid out and easy to read. Also the fact that they provide a paragraph of comments for the sample also is a great feature I've not seen anywhere else.
Change interval is something you can accomplish with a sample taken at 3,000 miles or so with a TBN to detect how much of the additive package is left.
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Indeed. And the third professional to say that oil is oil. And this is a guy who tests oils that people's lives depend on. Think anybody will listen?
And yet then they speak about the Mobil 1 problem they saw....
So, obviously, oil ain't oil.
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I spoke to a few people in the industry who deal with oil analysis for private sectory and the miltary. They suggested blackstone mainly for the cost vs. benefit.
Blackstone's reports are very well laid out and easy to read. Also the fact that they provide a paragraph of comments for the sample also is a great feature I've not seen anywhere else.
Change interval is something you can accomplish with a sample taken at 3,000 miles or so with a TBN to detect how much of the additive package is left.
Blackstone's reports are very well laid out and easy to read. Also the fact that they provide a paragraph of comments for the sample also is a great feature I've not seen anywhere else.
Change interval is something you can accomplish with a sample taken at 3,000 miles or so with a TBN to detect how much of the additive package is left.