Blackstone Oil Analysis worthwhile??
The "how many miles on your tow vehicle" thread prompted this. I'm in the same boat as the OP of that thread, I've got 215,000 miles on a 2002 1500HD with the 6.0l gasser. It's been a great truck, b...
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if you want to see what condition your engine is in, or how well your oil change interval is compared to mfg recomended or piece of mind IMHO it's worthwhile.
I've done it on several vehicles to see how the results compare to mfg recomended oil change interval (results have been mfg service is conservative on 5 different vehicles). And to get an initial baseline on some used vehicles. And to get a baseline on my new truck at 25K miles.
Personally I don't see it of value to ME for every oil change. Two in a row to compare results and get data, yes, but every oil change nope.
Once I had a baseline, I did another check at 100K miles and 150K miles for comparison.
BTW I've also done a blackstone analysis on transmision fluid for the same reasons.
I've done it on several vehicles to see how the results compare to mfg recomended oil change interval (results have been mfg service is conservative on 5 different vehicles). And to get an initial baseline on some used vehicles. And to get a baseline on my new truck at 25K miles.
Personally I don't see it of value to ME for every oil change. Two in a row to compare results and get data, yes, but every oil change nope.
Once I had a baseline, I did another check at 100K miles and 150K miles for comparison.
BTW I've also done a blackstone analysis on transmision fluid for the same reasons.
