Hi everyone,
Have a '97 Camry I got from the original owner last year with 183,000 on the clock; he changed the oil religiously according to the owner's manual (at the dealership no less). Drove it for a year and had the oil checked. Car always ran great but did get a decent puff of blue smoke at cold startup. Gave it an Auto-RX treatment a while back, now it does not smoke at all at startup. Fine running little Camry.
Anyway, I had my baseline analysis done, here are the results:
Engine is currently running Valvoline MaxLife synthetic blend, 5w-30. That is what was in the crankcase when this test was done.
Overall I think the results look pretty good for an engine with 190k miles on it. Just trying to understand any nuances. Will be taking another sample at the next change (or I might skip one).
Thanks!
-kj-
Have a '97 Camry I got from the original owner last year with 183,000 on the clock; he changed the oil religiously according to the owner's manual (at the dealership no less). Drove it for a year and had the oil checked. Car always ran great but did get a decent puff of blue smoke at cold startup. Gave it an Auto-RX treatment a while back, now it does not smoke at all at startup. Fine running little Camry.
Anyway, I had my baseline analysis done, here are the results:
Engine is currently running Valvoline MaxLife synthetic blend, 5w-30. That is what was in the crankcase when this test was done.
Overall I think the results look pretty good for an engine with 190k miles on it. Just trying to understand any nuances. Will be taking another sample at the next change (or I might skip one).
Thanks!
-kj-