Oil analysis

Go too eoilreports.com
make sure take sample when oil is hot

 

What kind of motor are you running? Maybe your local CAT/Cummins/Detroit outlet has a program. Altorfer CAT around IL has a deal where you mail in the sample, was $11 but thinking it has went up a couple bucks.

Have heard mixed things about Speedco results. Never used them & just what I have been told.

http://www.blackstone-labs.com/ <~ Heard good things about these guys.

 

why ? wont the sample be cold when it arrives to destination?

 

Speedco does all my oil analysis with no problems.

 

I would think that a cold sample would mean that the oil sat long enough for some possible contaminants (antifreeze, diesel, particulates) to separate or settle throwing out the accuracy of the sample.

 

Maybe the sample is heated and/or shook up when they test it? For years I have read comments from guys about mailing their samples off to Blackstone, catching boost leaks, trace coolant in the oil, and things they wouldn't without sampling - happily fixing the issue sooner rather than later after ill effects have gotten worse - saving them money. So I have to think the "cold oil sample" thing is a non-issue but I could be wrong.

 

If heat were a issue, the labs would put out a statement on the bottles. Heck, even one would be the stand out if it deemed necessary.

 

Oil does not have to be fresh from the engine hot to run analysis on it. The labs will agitate the bottle to mix things up and it is heated to 100 degrees celsius during the testing to confirm the viscosity. That is hotter than it came from your pan.

The on site sample machines work fine and are a quick check. I use on site testing frequently, and send in an occasional sample to a lab to double check things. One thing about an on site, you get the results right there, right now. With a lab it usually takes up to 5 days to find out something. If you have a major coolant leak, that 5 days may be enough running to really mess up things internally. Or any number of other problems that one could catch early by using on site. The labs are more thorough and trustworthy for the minor details and such. Virtually all the on site machines will give you a good ballpark analysis and catch the big stuff that is going on like bearings failing, etc.