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Blue That conversion was not blackstones....I goofed it up

Moly - 273 TBN - 2.7 All other # are 0

Blackstone Labs ST Oil Filter(E-core) FP - 1oz/5 gallons LC - 6 oz @ initial fill, 1 oz @ 1500 miles Vehicle Usage - Daily: Wife drives 5 miles to work, 5 miles home and occasional trips to grocery store, etc. Other: One 1200 mile round trip for vacation in December AL 1 CR 0 FE 2 CU 27 PB 3 SN...

Brian I am not an oil expert, but in looking for a good oil for my suburban, I discovered that the specifications listed on the product data sheet for the Q 4x4/SUV made by Quaker State are as good or better than any other Semi Syn. Specifically the GM 4718 Corvette High Tem Spec. I havent...

Blackstone called and explained they had a calibration problem on their spectrometer that affected calcium only. They did not have the sample to re-run; however based upon a re run of amother sample they estimated the actual should be 46% of the original VOA. The revised VOA is: Al 1 Cr 0 Fe 1...

Blackstone Labs has identified they had a calibration problem with their spectrometer that affected calcium only. They re-ran my sample. The revised UOA is below: Aluminum 5 2 Chromium 1 1 Iron 7 14 Copper 0 0 Lead 0 0 Tin 0 0 Moly 384 46 Potassium 1 0 Boron 24 6 Silicon 12 15 Sodium 3 3...

That confirms it...I am nuts for being a BITOG fanatic...OK! So, since I now know that I am a kook, does anyone want to help me find the best oil for my 2004 Suburban that I want to last forever or at least until everything falls apart except the engine? I bet the Chevy 5.3L will be a desired...

Newguy The GTX is thicker and the SYNTEC is thinner than the Havoline @100C. The lead was lower and the iron higher with the SYNTEC vs the GTX. These numbers are so close I dont see any relevant correlation that supports thick/thin for this engine. In fact, I am struggling with the correct...

Were the driving conditions similar during these comparison UOAs?

Guys.....I am a relative newbie here. Was somewhat skeptical of the UOA and Dyson analysis services. However I can say that the UOA and Terry's services make up the best $40 I ever spent on an automobile. If you have never done the full analysis, try it once. You will be pleasantly amazed.

Thanks Jason. Hope to see a VOA on your Q 10W-40 as a verification.

Jason Is yours the Q? or the regular Quaker State? Very interested to see how your VOA comes out. I bought this oil because the VOA posting on here for the Quaker State 4x4/SUV 5W-30 looked AWESOME and I am now very disappointed that this is not the same stuff. I think the other VOA posting...

I was surprised this VOA doesn't look anything like the 5W-30 Quaker State 4x4/SUV. Loads of Calcium and thats about it. I have this is my suburban now and wonder if I should dump it ASAP. Al 1 Cr 0 Fe 1 Cu 1 Pb 0 Tin 0 Mo 74 Ni 0 Silver 0 Titanium 0 Potassium 1 Boron 6 Silcon 7 Sodium 1...

I re checked the Blackstone report. Calcium is listed as 3653. One funny thing though. I had a VOA of Q 4x4/SUV 10W-30 (to use in my Suburban) done the same time calcium is listed at 4187. I thought that was very high. Maybe Blackstone has something causing excessive calcium readings?

More details: Filter was MC Fl-820S. This UOA had much hotter temperatures and ran the AC combined with more short trips than the previuos UOA period.