A VOA shows no contaminants unless the sample bottle has been contaminated.Not sure I'd this has been answered before. Why does a VOA of EC show and elevated amount of contaminants like Silicone, Aluminum etc..
What causes these elevated readings?
So daughter came home yesterday. I did her snows, had to get TPMS service kits done for leaking seals but that's another thread. Motor was nice and warm, sun was out, ground wet but leaf blower and cardboard took care of that. Oil change time before she goes back.Thanks for the filter post. Did/does the CRV burn oil? David advised me to keep a top-off mixture of oil/EC in mine throughout the OCI.
Based on these photos, I would love to hear someone's take on how well it appears the HPL EC broke up carbon over 3,000 miles.
What's the vintage on that oil? My 4yo M1 has a complex apricot and cherry aroma with a hint of almond.About to drain my oil tonight around 4830 miles. I just sniffed the dipstick and notice a sweet and somewhat fruity smell on the oil
How long has this sniffing thing been going on ?About to drain my oil tonight around 4830 miles. I just sniffed the dipstick and notice a sweet and somewhat fruity smell on the oil.View attachment 197774
And now smell has been added as new metric for oil performance.About to drain my oil tonight around 4830 miles. I just sniffed the dipstick and notice a sweet and somewhat fruity smell on the oil.View attachment 197774
What does it taste like?About to drain my oil tonight around 4830 miles. I just sniffed the dipstick and notice a sweet and somewhat fruity smell on the oil.View attachment 197774
https://www.advlubrication.com/collections/automotive-lubricants/products/engine-cleanerI looked through the HPL website and don't see any "engine cleaner" or EC30 products. The closest things I see are automotive lubricants: Euro passenger car oil, Passenger car / Premium passenger car / Premium plus passenger car engine oils.
What does it taste like?
I normally sniff motor oil for gasoline smell sometimes when checking the dipstick. Probably isn't normal for most people. I'm no druggie lol.How long has this sniffing thing been going on ?![]()
Just playing with you - have definitely smelled gasoline in oil …I normally sniff motor oil for gasoline smell sometimes when checking the dipstick. Probably isn't normal for most people. I'm no druggie lol.
Anyways I even sniff the new HPL motor oil I put in yesterday night and it has a faint sweet fruity smell as well.
26 months since I posted this after finding all this sludge in my engine. It honestly looks worse than I even remember it. However the engine is at 254k miles now (40k miles more than when I replaced the valve cover. It uses maybe half a qt in 5k miles and runs like new still. Unfortunately I wasn't able to try HPL because of the cost of shipping it to Canada.Maybe I should try some on my the truck:
The sludged up valve cover was replaced already (PCV plugged up) but there was sludge laying in the head too. I put cheap Castrol GTX and a cheap filter for maybe 25-40 hours of run time (like a week) then I plan on putting m1 0w40 back in with another cheap filter and back to a Fram ultra or Wix XP after another 50 hours in case the sludge I disturbed plugs it up.
Can you get BG products up there? BG Dynamic You could also try some of the other engine flush versions that you add right before an oil change like BG EPR, LiquiMoly, Amsoil and others.26 months since I posted this after finding all this sludge in my engine. It honestly looks worse than I even remember it. However the engine is at 254k miles now (40k miles more than when I replaced the valve cover. It uses maybe half a qt in 5k miles and runs like new still. Unfortunately I wasn't able to try HPL because of the cost of shipping it to Canada.
And now smell has been added as new metric for oil performance.
I can probably get them somewhere (though not over the counter at typical stores like Canadian Tire/Walmart) but I would want to wait until I get a chance to check the same drivers side head for current cleanliness. I could probably stick my borescope down down there there, or up the oil drain plug to get a look but I imagine it's cleaner than it was with the now functioning PCV (it was completely clogged in the old valve cover) and I'm doing 5k or less m1 0w40 oil changes.Can you get BG products up there? BG Dynamic You could also try some of the other engine flush versions that you add right before an oil change like BG EPR, LiquiMoly, Amsoil and others.
For me after using the HPL EC30 it will be my first recommendation for others as well as their oil.
The new Valvoline Restore and Protect might be available by you and might clean a bunch of that up better also.
Esters has a sweet smell, some stronger than others depending on the feedstock.