I have never done oil analysis before.
I received 6 free oil analysis kits with my recent oil purchase from my distributor.
How should does one get started doing this? I have over a dozen pieces of diesel equipment ranging from pickups, to tractors, to crawlers, backhoes, UTVs, skid steers, semis, etc. Normally I change oil every 150 hrs.
I likely won't do the analysis on the things that don't hold much oil but I think it might help me save money on the things that hold 5 gallons or more of oil.
Do I do a baseline test right after a change, or should I just send some in next time I hit 150 hrs? I assume the test will tell me if the oil needed changing or if I could have run it longer?
I received 6 free oil analysis kits with my recent oil purchase from my distributor.
How should does one get started doing this? I have over a dozen pieces of diesel equipment ranging from pickups, to tractors, to crawlers, backhoes, UTVs, skid steers, semis, etc. Normally I change oil every 150 hrs.
I likely won't do the analysis on the things that don't hold much oil but I think it might help me save money on the things that hold 5 gallons or more of oil.
Do I do a baseline test right after a change, or should I just send some in next time I hit 150 hrs? I assume the test will tell me if the oil needed changing or if I could have run it longer?