I am getting elevated levels of aluminum and potassium in my last two oil samples. The truck is a 2004.5 Dodge 3500 with the 5.9L Cummins. I have a Frantz bypass filter, and use Fleetguard Stratapore filters. I also have an AFE intake system installed on this truck as well.
I took the last sample at halfway through the OCI and the aluminum and potassium appear to be accumulating at the same rate. I will know more when I do another analysis at the full OCI in a few weeks.
Could it be my head gasket leaking antifreeze? Both samples tested negative for glycol, and I haven’t noticed any antifreeze consumption.
Could it be a bad injector burning a pistion? My truck has been known to smoke quite a bit from time to time at startup.
What do you guys think?
I took the last sample at halfway through the OCI and the aluminum and potassium appear to be accumulating at the same rate. I will know more when I do another analysis at the full OCI in a few weeks.
Could it be my head gasket leaking antifreeze? Both samples tested negative for glycol, and I haven’t noticed any antifreeze consumption.
Could it be a bad injector burning a pistion? My truck has been known to smoke quite a bit from time to time at startup.
What do you guys think?