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Oil analysis kit
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turbo
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i have been using spectrum labs for a long time. call for some kits and see a nice report from them. http://www.spectrumlaboratoriesinc.com/default.aspx?pageid=1
OneCharlieKilo
Well Known Member
Blackstone Labs
I've used Blackstone Labs for a number of years and am happy with their service. You can order the kits (prepaid, or just order free kits and pay when you send in sample) off their web site:
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/
You can pull up your results report history on-line if desired and they'll email you the reports as well.
If you want to see example of what you get from Blackstone (I expect other labs do something similar), the report from my December 2010 oil change, including the previous results for trends, is posted on my RV web site at:
http://rv6aproject.ckhand.com/PhaseIIflying/OilAnalysis.htm
I've used Blackstone Labs for a number of years and am happy with their service. You can order the kits (prepaid, or just order free kits and pay when you send in sample) off their web site:
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/
You can pull up your results report history on-line if desired and they'll email you the reports as well.
If you want to see example of what you get from Blackstone (I expect other labs do something similar), the report from my December 2010 oil change, including the previous results for trends, is posted on my RV web site at:
http://rv6aproject.ckhand.com/PhaseIIflying/OilAnalysis.htm
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flyingriki
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Blackstone
Ditto OneCharlieKilo...! They email results and will even call you if something worries them. Great guys.
Ditto OneCharlieKilo...! They email results and will even call you if something worries them. Great guys.
Greg Arehart
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Probably the key is to use one lab rather than getting analyses from multiple labs (my two cents as a user of chemical labs on a regular basis, though not necessarily for oil). What you want to establish is a trend, and each lab will have some slightly different procedures, but typically they are internally consistent, which makes for better long-term comparisons of your data.
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Pop Alexandra
Active Member
You could try the lab analyzers from CI Analytics. Never let me down up to this point.
erich weaver
Well Known Member
Uhhh…the original post with the question is from 2011 guys
Dan 57
Well Known Member
Not sure you still qualify as a newbie Michael 
As for me (yes, the popcorn is ready) AOA does fine, and has done so for quite a few years and oil changes by now.
Quick processing, and all the most relevant values and graphs in the reports.
Blackstone would be my next choice, but their literacy essays are not really helpful, some of the analysis looses clarity in the amount of data, and they’re more expensive. Also their shipping containers are way bigger, thus only qualifying as parcel, against AOA‘s envelopes, certainly a factor when shipping from abroad.
As for me (yes, the popcorn is ready) AOA does fine, and has done so for quite a few years and oil changes by now.
Quick processing, and all the most relevant values and graphs in the reports.
Blackstone would be my next choice, but their literacy essays are not really helpful, some of the analysis looses clarity in the amount of data, and they’re more expensive. Also their shipping containers are way bigger, thus only qualifying as parcel, against AOA‘s envelopes, certainly a factor when shipping from abroad.
