Blackstone Laboratories - Oil Analysis

[starchland]

http://www.blackstone-labs.com/index.html

anyone got one of these done?

[1990AccordEX]

I haven't done it but will like too.

Here something to expect

Acura-Legend.com
http://www.acura-legend.com/vbulleti...esults-132315/

[starchland]

bob is the oil guy also has a great archive of Oil analysis

[ikayto]

going to send it in when I do my oil change in a couple thousand miles.

[owequitit]

http://www.blackstone-labs.com/index.html

anyone got one of these done?

It is commonly used on airplanes to track engine health.

[NAiL05]

Diesels do it a lot also.

[whitejdmcb7]

thats very interesting though i had never seen that before im thinking i want to do that to see what they have to say about my motor it has 245xxx miles on it lol

[starchland]

It is commonly used on airplanes to track engine health.

what blackstone? Id imagine theyd have more specialized testing facilities.

[owequitit]

thats very interesting though i had never seen that before im thinking i want to do that to see what they have to say about my motor it has 245xxx miles on it lol

They can't just look at an oil sample and say that your engine is healthy or not.

What they do is build a history of your engine, and track the different elements in the oil.

For instance, let's say you have been doing this for year, and then all of a sudden you see a huge increase in zinc and lead content. That might indicate sudden bearing wear or failure.

It isn't as easy as testing the oil and saying "your engine is healthy" especially since every engine wears differently. With one test, the could see if there appears to be an abnormally high concentration of something, but without the history it is more of a conjecture.

[owequitit]

what blackstone? Id imagine theyd have more specialized testing facilities.

No, not really.

There are only like 3 labs in the nation that even do this testing, and airplane engine oil is subject to the same stuff as car engine oil. But since an overhaul is going to run you anywhere from abou $20K-100K for a piston engine, and 3-10x that much for a turbine, it is cost effective to keep track. Especially, since most people would like advanced warning about impending engine failures.