Got my oil analysis back!!!

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 06/09/2017 at 18:00 • Filed to: None

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I couldn’t remember what oil was in it last and noted it on the slip, hence the 5w30/5w40 confusion

Good news: No coolant contamination! Bad news: higher than average signs of wear, possible poor bearing health :(

CaptDale - is secretly British > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/09/2017 at 18:17

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Well damn that could potentially suck.

Mondial goes to 11 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/09/2017 at 19:44

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Oil Use Interval: 3,000 Hours. Do you have a gauge like on aircraft? Maybe you should have more frequent service intervals.

Joking aside, :(

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/09/2017 at 19:47

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Will the engine die with it or die of it?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Mondial goes to 11 06/09/2017 at 20:20

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I noted miles, must be a type error on their part.

Nice name btw.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/09/2017 at 20:20

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I’m concerned about your oil being the wrong weight. Viscosity doesn’t just get up and change on its own. You’re not running diesel so it’s not crossing a barrier with lighter oil that way, and I doubt you dumped anything lighter than 5w30 in there so it almost certainly has to be heat.

I’m no mechanic but I know what I would do in this situation:

1) Watch my engine temp

2) Watch coolant level and color

3) Get another analysis at your next change and see what’s trending

I also really hope you’re using synthetic as it’s far less likely to break down due to heat which will help your engine out a ton if it’s a bearing.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/09/2017 at 20:22

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Engine doesn’t sound unhealthy, nor does it feel so. My next oil change will go to them for a follow up.

I mean it does have 253k miles on it, I wasn’t exactly expecting a clean bill of health.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 06/09/2017 at 20:26

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If you read the caption you’ll see that I was never exactly sure what weight was in the engine in the first place. It might not have thinned out due to degredation, but was just thin to begin with. They said their analysis pointed to it being 5w30 so that was probably what was in there.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/09/2017 at 20:28

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*cleans glasses*

Oh. Never mind. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/09/2017 at 20:28

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Oil Analysis = TMI

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief 06/09/2017 at 20:33

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Someone else did the last oil change and I forgot to ask what they put in.