Originally Posted by StevieC
Originally Posted by ChrisD46
*Thanks for the replies - no start up problems at all with the FRAM Ultra #9688 , so it's probably a "pick 'em" situation between the Fram Ultra , Fram PH , NAPA Pro Select (Korean made ) and the Hyundai/Kia OEM oil filter .
I would think the Fram's and Pro Select would be as burst proof as the OEM filters ? Next , I would like to run a 5K mile OCI but with suburban driving I do and an average of 25MPH (most trips are over 15 miles one way to work though ) - over the course of a severe service OCI my oil is pretty dark by 3K miles and smells of fuel dilution ... I should pull a sample for Blackstone to see at 3,750 miles for better knowledge .
Use another lab other than Blackstone if you want to know about fuel dilution. Their numbers aren't accurate, they are "interpreted". I have compared samples of theirs to 2 other labs on the same OCI. They were showing fuel in the oil the other 2 labs were not because they actually tested for it. I did this because I wanted to know the accuracy of the lab I was going to use on a continual basis.
Steve can you show us a comparative look at what those results were? Thanks
Originally Posted by ChrisD46
*Thanks for the replies - no start up problems at all with the FRAM Ultra #9688 , so it's probably a "pick 'em" situation between the Fram Ultra , Fram PH , NAPA Pro Select (Korean made ) and the Hyundai/Kia OEM oil filter .
I would think the Fram's and Pro Select would be as burst proof as the OEM filters ? Next , I would like to run a 5K mile OCI but with suburban driving I do and an average of 25MPH (most trips are over 15 miles one way to work though ) - over the course of a severe service OCI my oil is pretty dark by 3K miles and smells of fuel dilution ... I should pull a sample for Blackstone to see at 3,750 miles for better knowledge .
Use another lab other than Blackstone if you want to know about fuel dilution. Their numbers aren't accurate, they are "interpreted". I have compared samples of theirs to 2 other labs on the same OCI. They were showing fuel in the oil the other 2 labs were not because they actually tested for it. I did this because I wanted to know the accuracy of the lab I was going to use on a continual basis.
Steve can you show us a comparative look at what those results were? Thanks