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Old 10-15-2022, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by roadmax
Results from Blackstone are in, all appears to be normal.
I am not sure if waiting 7700 miles for next oil change will be OK?
Usually I do change the oil every 3500-4000 miles.
On this recent oil change I noticed much less glitter so still not sure if I should go for rod bearing change or wait?



Sorry I don’t mean to bump up the thread, but how is the car holding up? I have a similar situation on mine. Sparkle in the oil but none in the filter. Blackstone came back clean. How many miles has it been since this happened? Cheers!
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That was approx. 25000 miles ago, continued with similar oil change intervals 3.5-4.5 K now sparkle is gone, I don't know how to explain this but some magic happen.
What oil type are you using?

Also about Blackstone oil sample I did follow the process of taking the oil sample around 1/2 way through the oil draining process.
Now I'm holding with any additional oil lab checks.
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Originally Posted by roadmax
That was approx. 25000 miles ago, continued with similar oil change intervals 3.5-4.5 K now sparkle is gone, I don't know how to explain this but some magic happen.
What oil type are you using?

Also about Blackstone oil sample I did follow the process of taking the oil sample around 1/2 way through the oil draining process.
Now I'm holding with any additional oil lab checks.
I am using Liqui moly 5w40 kit from FCP Euro. Coming up on another oil change so I will send them a sample per their instructions. Seeing a trend may help them decide if there is a problem. Based on the first result, nothing to be worried about. We will see…
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