Recent content by toyguy

Wow, some more really thoughtful replies since I last checked in. OVERKILL – your FWIW is worth a lot. As long as the increased wear metals don’t show too much wear. And as many of you have written here, 17 PPM is nuthin. I’ll sleep easy knowin that. Ben99GT – what you’ve written is quite...

Originally Posted By: FZ1 I think you are fine,man. Not that much iron,less if you reduced the oci to 5k. Just drive it 55-60. Is it an automatic? Nope. Manual (R151). And my highway cruising speed is between 65 & 70; or rather, 3200 to 3400 r's (again, on a 5500 r redline)

Buster wrote: "Redline excels in extreme high temperature situations." Engine temp or ambient temp? Also, can you put a number on "extreme high temp"? I'm a numbers guy by trade And come to think of it, I really don't know what my internal engine temps ever get to. I wonder if my 182F...

Saaber1 wrote: “17ppm in 6000 miles is not much and is far, far from alarming levels IMO.” Thx for the thoughtful and detailed reply. I tend to be a hand-wringer when it comes to this truck, so it’s nice to hear you affirm what Oilyriser wrote last year. I would like to have this engine last...

Pre-towing UOA would be the far right column. That's Valvoline @ 120K. Boat was bought at 122K. I run 5.29 gearing in the truck, and have since about 70K miles Tach redline is 5,500 rpm's and I never shift above 4,000 r's. This truck is somewhat babied.

OK – Here’s this year’s UOA on my baby, and since I find Blackstone’s report slightly troubling, here’s some additional info: · Truck has 130K on it, and have been using Redline since 120K · Prior oil type was Valvoline Full Syn 10W-30 · I had been using the Valvoline ever since purchasing...

Great reply. Thanks. I noted in one of my replies that Glennc wrote something similarly. This all I needed to see. The truck is my baby; I’ll stick w/ Redline. And thanks to everyone who has replied. This has been really interesting.

Sorry for the NOOB question. Figured it out, but not in time to beat the 15-min edit deadline...

OK, I give. What's BOGO? Hmmm, interesting thoughts on Redline. Glennc wrote that he wondered if my numbers would settle down next year after a second Redline UOA. And now I'm wondering if I switch back to Valvoline??? Truck will continually be used as a 3-season boat-tow for about 5K miles...

Wow. Some nice feedback here. Thanks. I changed oil myself because it had been one year. Truck is no longer a daily driver; only pulls a 1200# boat/gear towing package on summer/fall weekends. Am using syn because of cold start fear in Salt Lake City. Although truck doesn't get used in winter...

Hi. Thanks for taking the time to stop by to read my numbers. Here’s some additional info: · The 2007 oil type was Valvoline Full Syn 10W-30 · I had been using that ever since purchasing the truck used @ 28K miles. Do not know truck history. · Truck has been well-maintained · Oil Filter –...