Search results

Still fuel diluting like crazy and other than the aluminum spike and slight lead increase, I'd say this oil is doing its job.🤙 Weird thing is that this OCI we had more highway trips than normal and fuel dilution went up.🤷‍♂️ We did have a bad cold snap where temps were WAY below normal for a...

Well it took a month but I finally got the particle count results back for the K&P stainless mesh reusable oil filter. As expected, it didn't do as well as the Fram Ultra, but I expected worse actually. Same oil and OCI as last time when I ran the Fram Ultra, so about as apples to apples...

Here are copies of my emails with Blackstone for those that are interested. I'm not buying the fuel dilution issue response. They don't really address why they are so much lower than Horizon. Hi Steve, Thank you for the business over the years, and sorry about the delayed turnaround with...

Another stellar report using Mobil 1 ESP 0W-30. Also ran the K&P Stainless Mesh "35 micron absolute" reusable oil filter this OCI. Sent off the same sample to Blackstone and will have them do an analysis and particle count on this sample since Horizon won't do one on engine oil. Curious to see...

Well two weeks later than Horizon, I finally got my Blackstone results. No surprise, Blackstone said no fuel dilution and Horizon said 3.2%! 🤦‍♂️ Interestingly enough, Blackstone showed my viscosity quite a bit lower than Horizon. 🤷‍♂️ Looking at previous threads on here, it appears that...

Just got my latest analysis back on my Crosstrek. This is the first time running Mobil 1 ESP 0W-30. Previous reports were running Schaeffer 9000 0W-20, but it became hard for me to obtain. I've heard great things about the ESP on here but I'm not sure I like it. Subaru calls for 0W-20 SN or SP...

Overall, looks good other than fuel dilution increased, but viscosity was in spec so I'm not too concerned. More short trips on this oil for sure though. If you notice, I ran my K&P "35 micron absolute" reusable stainless mesh oil filter this time around. I requested a particle count but Horizon...

I'm wanting to add a particle count test to my Horizon labs UOA to see how well my K&P reusable oil filter did and I'm getting pushback from them and they are reluctant to do it. They said they typically don't do particle count tests on engine oils as the oil is typically too dark for the laser...

Well, I've been running a K&P reusable oil filter in my Harley for over 10 years and I love it. I've been slowly completing the conversion to K&P oil filters on all of my other vehicles. Car, diesel truck, Roadtrek camper van and my Formula boat, in addition to the Harley. Super high quality...

I did a search on here and I'm a little overwhelmed by all the info. My '22 Subaru Crosstrek calls for an SN or SN+ 0W-20 oil. I was planning on trying the Mobil One ESP 0W-30 just to see how it does on a UOA compared to the 0W-20 I've been using. The ESP appears to be a great oil from...

Despite Subaru's 6,000mi OCI recommendation, I will continue to do 3,000mi OCIs as long as fuel dilution continues. I'd hate to see the fuel dilution at 6,000mi if it is already flagged under 3,000mi. 😳 I just switched to Pennzoil Ultra Platinum 0W-20. It is easier for me to obtain than the...

I posted my UOA in the UOA section, but I wanted input on a disturbing trend I'm seeing in my oil with titanium levels increasing. I dumped the factory fill Idemitsu 0W-20 at 1000 miles and had the oil sampled. Zero ppm of titanium at that point. At that time I switched to Schaeffer 0W-20 oil...

I'm not worried about the silicone but the flagging of titanium seems a bit odd. Isn't that an oil additive? I think I'll stay with 3000mi OCIs vs the factory recommended 6000. I would hate to see the fuel dilution at 6000mi. Oil is cheap in the grand scheme of things. Once my case of Schaeffer...

Is there any harm in putting a gear oil designed for limited slip differentials in a non limited slip differential? My Subaru Crosstrek manual calls for a 75W-90 GL-5 oil to be used in the rear diff. It is not LSD. I was planning on using Redline 75W-90NS in the front diff/transmission. It is a...

Attached are the UOAs for my boat main engines. Engines are 1900hp per engine, MTU 12V4000. Port and starboard engine reports are attached. We sample and change the oil and five Wix 557012 spin on oil filters per engine every 1,000 hours. Delo 400 LE 15W-40 conventional oil. Everything is...

I've mentioned this in another post but just wanted to get some more feedback from others. I changed my oil early at the 1000 mi mark on my 2022 Crosstrek to flush out the west metals and because I'm OCD. While the hot oil was draining, I removed the gorilla tight Tokyo Roki oil that was...

We now have 1500 miles on our 2022 Subaru Crosstrek Premium 2.0 6MT. We love the car and plan on owning it a long time. I'm thinking about installing one of these units on it to do whatever I can to prolong the life of the engine. I changed the oil in the car after the break in period at 1000...

Yeah, yeah I know it is complete overkill but I'm OCD and I dumped the oil in my brand new 2022 Subaru Crosstrek at 924 miles. Pretty much the end of the 1000mi "break in" period, which was followed precisely. I've never owned a new Subaru, but I've owned other new vehicles and have never seen...