Would a fuel system treatment/additive skewer the results of a UOA?

[cammyfive79]

Got my first sample of used oil ready to send off to Oil Analyzers for a UOA. As this is the first time I've done this, I'm curious if the Redline SL-1 Fuel System Cleaner I used in the last tank of gas prior to the oil change would reflect or skew the results? Dumb question I'm sure.....

 

[Furious]

I would assume if you have a engine with fuel dilution issues it could possibly mess with results.

 

[cammyfive79]

I would assume if you have an engine with fuel dilution issues it could possibly mess with results.

That was my concern as well.

 

[ctechbob]

There was some discussion a long time ago with a few people who had used Techron before a change and their UOAs were coming back with increased lead levels. Don't think there was ever any conclusion as to why that was though.

 

[MSCH]

Got my first sample of used oil ready to send off to Oil Analyzers for a UOA. As this is the first time I've done this, I'm curious if the Redline SL-1 Fuel System Cleaner I used in the last tank of gas prior to the oil change would reflect or skew the results? Dumb question I'm sure.....

I would imagine not... generally these fuel system additives are so volatile and injected in such small amounts for such a short duration of time they go out the tailpipe or into the evaporative emissions system..

 

[Sandstorm]

If you have excessive fuel dilution, some of that additive will end up in your oil and introduce background noise in the uoa results for sure.