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Originally Posted By: GMorg We routinely saw UOAs with essentially no wear. It was hard to beat no significant wear metals. Many of the big boys were changed to lower additives and Group III base stocks. When the dye was removed (GCgreen to GCgold), many of us were concerned that the formula may...

I think this UOA looks pretty good. Blackstone is not worried about the oil viscosity. To me the wear metals seem in line for a car that is driven hard. I would say stick with the oil you are using...if you do try a heavier oil in the future I would definitely stay with a 5W oil. Oils with...

Yes...thank you! I'm planning on doing that in the next couple weeks. Taking the car in for a rattle, loose door handle and the cam follower. Do you think the higher Iron could be from the cam follower?

When I purchased this car the oil was about as black as I've ever seen oil. I know that is not a good indication of a oil's protective ability, but it was ugly looking oil to me and I couldn't wait to get it changed. When I saw my first UOA come back and the iron was at 144 I was a bit...

I can't find anything on the contents of Lucas Fuel Treatment...but I did find this... "Lucas Fuel Treatment safely replaces the need for lead in older engines." This comment is listed on this page... http://lucasoil.hodgsoncorp.com/lucas_fuel_treatment.htm Since Lucas oil is claiming this...

Hey Guys...I'm the OP... I used #2 above...Lucas Fuel Treatment. Thanks...

Thank you everyone for your ideas and input. I will do another follow up UOA on my next OCI later this summer. I'm running AMSoil 0w30 Signature Series (arguably the best oil AMSoil produces and IMO one of the best oils on the market). I'm NOT going to add anything to the gas tank....ie...NO...

Originally Posted By: IanInCalgary I’ll leave others to discuss the analysis results. My comment is a recommendation to confirm which gear is best for your towing conditions when towing for more than a few miles. Hold a steady throttle and shift between gears. The gear that results in the...

Originally Posted By: Pablo Lucas Fuel Treatment has Sn and Pb as an additive? I did not know this. Did someone do an analysis? Have a link? Seems odd. No Sn/Pb in the bearings, but shows in a UOA - no fuel treatments in any of the other OCIs? Great question...this was the only OCI where I...

Awesome information guys. Thank you!!! Do you have any thoughts about the tin. The tin jumped along with the lead. Is there tin in the Lucas fuel treatment also?...or is the tin something I should be concerned about. Thanks again!!!

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL This engine has bimetal bearings. There is no lead or copper in them. They are an aluminum/silicon bimetal assembly. Did you use any fuel treatments by chance? I did use a fuel treatment...Lucas Fuel Treatment...about 4 tanks of gas before the oil change. Is...

Originally Posted By: Jim 5 Your silicon numbers are fairly large. Tin/chromium often indicates valve wear. Higher lead/iron could indicate silicon scuffing in the cylinder linings and abrasive wear at the bearings. In my mind, alot in this UOA points to a need to look at your air filter. I...

Hey Guys, My most recent oil change showed a higher amount of lead and tin vs my previous oil analysis. This OCI DID include some very tough towing...75 MPG into a 25 MPH wind for about 700 miles. The engine was working VERY hard during this tow. The truck was loaded down to near max payload...

Originally Posted By: steve20 IMO stick with Amsoil. I was looking at S5 and S6's over the weekend. How do you like the engine performance? ie would you buy another one? I see oil consumption is non-existent, which seems to be rare for this engine Love the engine! I'm pretty active on the...

Originally Posted By: BobFout Originally Posted By: redrocker55 Originally Posted By: dmk Those are low TBN's for an oil that "claims" to have long life approval--what a bunch of garbage. Go with the M1 that is proven to go longer as actually has real long life approvals with bench testing to...