Recent content by See6Z06

I guess i dont understand how spectrographic analysis wouldnt pick up any of the metal in the oil. I think that if there is enough metal for me to see it in the oil, it must leave enough trace amounts of it in the oil for spectrography to pick up. It's not like any of the metal in the oil was...

Can I ask ALS to do the analysis that you suggest on another sample i send them? Because outside of an oil analysis, i dont see how i can find out where the glitter came from without tearing the whole motor apart.

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Well, I am worried about it but i can't really troubleshoot the cause unless I know what metal it is, thus the oil analysis. The only other way to diagnose is to tear apart the whole engine, which isn't practical or necessary given the lack of any performance or oil pressure depreciation.

Hey everyone, I recently took an oil sample from my Corvette C6 Z06 after the car had been sitting cold for a couple of weeks. I sent this sample to ALS labs via NAPA and it came back with surprisingly low metal levels in the oil. I know the correct procedure for getting the most accurate oil...