The utility of sampling the factory fill is debatable but I could not wait to get a peak, I have a short commute and I was concerned about water and fuel in this direct injection motor.
The sample pull was a disaster I knocked over the first sample and had to catch the last drips from the pan and I only got half a bottle, I contacted blackstone and asked if they could get it done with that amount and they said to send it in.
I drained the oil filter and filtered that oil through paper and it contained a small ammount of very fine glitter barely visible in the sun estimated in the .001" range,
I am surprised to see aluminum as "normal", I will take this as a good sign here.
New rings, new valve train, I assume those are the primary sources of the elevated iron, one top of the heard is a brass / copper pipe that I assume carries oil one possible source of the elevated copper, could also be new sealants.
Thoughts?
The sample pull was a disaster I knocked over the first sample and had to catch the last drips from the pan and I only got half a bottle, I contacted blackstone and asked if they could get it done with that amount and they said to send it in.
I drained the oil filter and filtered that oil through paper and it contained a small ammount of very fine glitter barely visible in the sun estimated in the .001" range,
I am surprised to see aluminum as "normal", I will take this as a good sign here.
New rings, new valve train, I assume those are the primary sources of the elevated iron, one top of the heard is a brass / copper pipe that I assume carries oil one possible source of the elevated copper, could also be new sealants.
Thoughts?