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Got it, do you do oil analysis too? I doubt the OEM apps could track it, but I don't know anyone with those and who does oil samples.

*whistle* what a spreadsheet! The per 1k callout is nice, and I saw that in the how to decide what's normal thread that got shared by dnewton3. Are the reports easy enough to pull into excel? Are you typing those in manually with every report, or do you have way to easy import?

Well that's a pretty powerful example that UOA isn't a guarantee, just another data point. When in doubt, check the filter out hah! So do you have those spreadsheets separate from your regular maintenance log? Or are they combined so that you have all the data grouped for easy reference?

I see, got it covered from multiple angles. I'll need to check out the thread on your Toyota, 16 years with no oil consumption is a great run! Oil Analyzers is a new one to me. Do you trend their reports in the spreadsheet/logbook based on the data per interval? Or is it easy enough to just keep...

I appreciate this breakdown and I think this is the direction I would lean. A focus on long term trends vs. product comparison for an Amsoil vs. Royal Purple type debate. More of a "I want to know my vehicle" vs. let me try to optimize my diff oil selection haha (though that can be fun too)...

I've been doing the maintenance on my family's vehicles for years now. Oil analysis has been on my radar for a while and I can see why it could be useful for wear trends over time etc. From what I understand though, the reports are usually just pdfs? How are you handling the storage/management...