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Really good … this gentleman makes sure he delivers a message most can understand and therefore put into practice."This video isn't about when you should change your engine oil"
That's literally the primary purpose of UOA's. Is the lubricant suitable for continued use? But he does go over oil life in the video, just an amusing statement.
Otherwise, a good video that goes over some of the basics.
Something important there, which myself and others have touched on, the "3rd party lab" was clearly Blackstone, which doesn't measure fuel via GC. Fuel is also the primary driver in viscosity loss. During sampling it's quite possible that he grabbed an "overly rich" sample at his 15 minute interval but the overall trend does appear to indicate that his Subie fuel dilutes a bit.
Lol, maybe he can reach out to Mobil about that.I wasn't aware of the site link to Mobil's oil analysis program, so this video has raised my awareness of that.
As for being pinned, if Engineering Explained wants to pay to sponsor BITOG, I agree, otherwise, I vote no.
Just a standard sample pump.Good video.
What is the tool he's using for withdrawing oil? I could use that.
"As for being pinned, if Engineering Explained wants to pay to sponsor BITOG, I agree, otherwise, I vote no."I wasn't aware of the site link to Mobil's oil analysis program, so this video has raised my awareness of that.
As for being pinned, if Engineering Explained wants to pay to sponsor BITOG, I agree, otherwise, I vote no.
Not really seeing how that correlates here? EE didn't post the video, a member did, and it has technical value, quite unlike your bumper stickers, so that analogy really falls flat."As for being pinned, if Engineering Explained wants to pay to sponsor BITOG, I agree, otherwise, I vote no."
I agree. This is akin to what I told the Toyota dealer when I bought my truck. I told them if they want to pay me to pimp their dealership, they can leave the license plate frame with their name on it, along with other stickers, dealer branding. etc. If they're not willing to pay me, I expect ALL of that stuff to be removed BEFORE I drive the vehicle off their lot and sign their documentation. They removed it all.
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Send it to another lab and the numbers will be different again. Given the purpose of UOA's, their accuracy on the elemental stuff shouldn't really be surprising.Interesting that Mobil 1's analysis found less Phosphorus and Zinc than Blackstone's analysis did. There's been some chatter in the VOA forum that Blackstone has unreliable or artifically low values. Mobil found 580/579 ppm for Ph/Zn while Blackstone found 660/731.
I’m confused. He’s got Mobil bottles in the thumbnail but looks like blackstone in the vid and everyone is posting its blackstone.Interesting that Mobil 1's analysis found less Phosphorus and Zinc than Blackstone's analysis did. There's been some chatter in the VOA forum that Blackstone has unreliable or artifically low values. Mobil found 580/579 ppm for Ph/Zn while Blackstone found 660/731.
I found this page:I’m confused. He’s got Mobil bottles in the thumbnail but looks like blackstone in the vid and everyone is posting its blackstone.
does Mobil do analysis for consumers?
My point is:Send it to another lab and the numbers will be different again. Given the purpose of UOA's, their accuracy on the elemental stuff shouldn't really be surprising.
Other than using them frequently and being a satisfied customer, I have no connection to them. I don't work for them, I don't know anyone personally who works for them, etc.Nobody is out to get Blackstone but on many occasions they have been shown to provide inaccurate results on their analysis. I’ve read your numerous other posts that people are “out to get them” but there is no conspiracy. Do you have a connection to them of some sort?
Likewise there is no real proof that the discrepant results are due to variations in the oil. On face value that would be the least likely answer, in order for that to be true in many cases the formulators and blenders would have to be violating their API licenses. Is that what you were suggesting?