parabomber
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Just got my 2nd Blackstone back and got some unfortunate info:
"
Iron is noticeably higher than we found in the first sample. We weren't sure how many miles the
previous sample was run, so maybe a longer interval is behind the increase, but that doesn't entirely explain
iron -- it's high even when we factor in the 3,500-mile run. If the engine is run hard excess iron may prove to
be a normal find, but we could also be looking at excess wear at steel parts like cylinders, shafts, and valve
train parts. The other metals look fine, so steel wear is the only item on our watchlist at present. The thin
viscosity isn’t cautionary. Repeat 3,500 mi."
I have a borescope I can use tomorrow, and I utterly failed at opening the oil filter from the most recent change so waiting on a tool to come to finish that. Any suggestions on things to check on other than the usual?
It's a 2014 that I bought used with 8k on it; this is my 3rd oil change for it, the first one with a normal interval (I changed it once when I got it, and another time after that because I didn't like how the shifting felt).
"
Iron is noticeably higher than we found in the first sample. We weren't sure how many miles the
previous sample was run, so maybe a longer interval is behind the increase, but that doesn't entirely explain
iron -- it's high even when we factor in the 3,500-mile run. If the engine is run hard excess iron may prove to
be a normal find, but we could also be looking at excess wear at steel parts like cylinders, shafts, and valve
train parts. The other metals look fine, so steel wear is the only item on our watchlist at present. The thin
viscosity isn’t cautionary. Repeat 3,500 mi."
I have a borescope I can use tomorrow, and I utterly failed at opening the oil filter from the most recent change so waiting on a tool to come to finish that. Any suggestions on things to check on other than the usual?
It's a 2014 that I bought used with 8k on it; this is my 3rd oil change for it, the first one with a normal interval (I changed it once when I got it, and another time after that because I didn't like how the shifting felt).