Recent content by cdlamb

Will my bottle of Crown Royal expire & break down eventually too? Never heard of isopropyl breaking down into acetone and water.

No freezing problems, and I am in Saskatchewan, Canada. We get some pretty cold winter weather. The well is about 4 feet away from the house foundation. My biggest concern was with my discharge pipe that was buried underground. I dug the trench 40 feet with the use of a garden hoe and...

My house was built in 1965. I purchased it about 20 years ago in December. When spring came and the long weekend in May my basement had ground water seeping in, so I installed a sump pit and seemed to be controlling seepage. The next long weekend in June the other corner of the basement only...

it was many years back I was looking at and comparing brands. I contacted Baldwin and was sent an efficiency rating of their filters. At the time they seemed like they were pretty good quality I think production has since been moved to China and not sure what the quality has done since. My...

Are these oils the same. Noticed they recently dropped the GTX from the newer bottles I last purchased. I might send a new 'Virgin' oil sample in with my next analysis to see if they have altered the additive package.

They are better quality filters than they used to be. I own a 1985 Ford E350 motorhome. It doesn't get many miles on it anymore, but I changed the transmission oil and filter in it a few years back, & it was pretty coarse screen material from what I remember. My 2018 F150 10R80 has a much...

The previous case I purchased was sold labeled Magnatec GTX. Just today I went in for another 3 Jugs & notice that they dropped the GTX from the label. Still in the same familiar green bottle as before that I never noticed that GTX was missing. Seems like all the specs on the back are the...

I am still using Baldwin. Not sure if quality has remained good. Heard they changed ownership or were relocated out of country some time back.

Unit time hrs only increased 4200. Yeah somethings not adding up.

Self repair or a mechanics shop?

I like the company that I have been using. Not sure if AGAT labs is in the USA. What I like is they compare your oil to a virgin oil sample that you provide, not using industry averages. They don't charge extra for an analysis of the virgin oil when sending it with a used oil sample. Then...

Did you need to replace the lifters the with this failure? Did you replace the cam while you were doing it, or was there any damage to the cam? My son had to replace the lifters. They said the cam was good. I sent a sample after they completed work & the Chromium levels were high. I was...

I provided them with a sample of the unused oil a few years back. They don't charge extra for the virgin oil sample. I use them because they have a lab that is local to me. I am able to drop oil samples off after hours, & they ship them out to the lab that does Engine Oil Analysis. They do...

Recently sent another oil analysis Castrol Magnatec GTX which is still available in Canada, and maybe not in USA. Overall I think it looks good. 3.1% fuel dilution, & some changes to viscosity, probably due to longer idle times in winter. I think this is the 13th sample of engine oil analysis...

Good to know. I was wondering if an oil analysis would pick up on any problems before a Turbo or timing chain was causing driveability issues. I have been checking my oil at regular intervals. Looks like I have nothing to be worried about if it performs as well as your engine.