An advanced OLM...

[LouDawg]

...would constantly sample the engine oil and do its own UOA's on the fly in the engine using its own computer to determine oil life, condition, contaminants, cST, TBN, fuel%, coolant leaks, engine conditions, etc. Then it would all be displayed on your dash/monitor whenever you want the information. It would be like having Blackstone or Terry Dyson in your engine all the time.

Wouldn't that be sweet?

 

[Laminar Lou]

Sweet, but would probably cost more than the 20 or 30 UOAs you would traditionally pay for.

Great for us oil nerds (I would buy one), but could you imagine the average joe calling in their local dealership; "I've got to bring in my car, it shows iron on the computer and I have an aluminum engine. What gives!"

 

[Tornado Red]

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Great for us oil nerds (I would buy one), but could you imagine the average joe calling in their local dealership; "I've got to bring in my car, it shows iron on the computer and I have an aluminum engine. What gives!"

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The average joe won't be calling the dealership -- the dealership will call the owner, or the OLM will trigger an email or instant message to the owner.

 

[Pbert25]

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Great for us oil nerds (I would buy one), but could you imagine the average joe calling in their local dealership; "I've got to bring in my car, it shows iron on the computer and I have an aluminum engine. What gives!"

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The average joe won't be calling the dealership -- the dealership will call the owner, or the OLM will trigger an email or instant message to the owner.

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More like an advanced OnStar than anything else.

 

[Terry]

Great idea but technology is still not quite there. I have been approached by more than a few tech companies that are wanting to go to the NEXT level on this. When that happens I hope I am right in the thick of it!

You will still need to interpret the raw data so don't get to excited. I'm too big to fit in the ECU, at least for now..

 

[LouDawg]

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Great idea but technology is still not quite there. I have been approached by more than a few tech companies that are wanting to go to the NEXT level on this. When that happens I hope I am right in the thick of it!

You will still need to interpret the raw data so don't get to excited. I'm too big to fit in the ECU, at least for now..

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Yes Terry, but I hear they're doing wonderful things with cloning these days!

Seriously though, keep us posted on this if you hear anything...that'd be sweet. And of course, we'd want YOU in on the whole thing!