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george · 02-12-2022, 04:30 PM

Question:
2017 ZL1, 929 total miles at this time.
First oil change in 2018 at 420 miles ,
2019 2nd at 620 miles Dealer used 0w/40 BUT Euro blend
2020 3rd at 795 miles Again 0w/40 EURO but this time I noticed the use of Euro spec 0W/40 and had them change to DEXOS 2 ESP 0w/40 at their cost
2021 929 miles 0w/40 DEXOS 2 ESP and engine oil analysis states:
We noticed some very fine metallic glitter/debris in the sample bottle this time, so that's something to pay attention to. The microscopic wear metals look good -- that's the scale on which our spectrometer reads metals, so visible metal usually goes undetected in testing. In any case, the visible metal may not necessarily signal an issue for your V-8, especially if it runs well. Maybe it's due to lingering products of break-in since the engine's still got very low miles on it. No immediate issues stand out in the current data or emerging trend. Just check back in ~100 miles.

What could the "metallic glitter/debris be? My oil looked like previous post by ZL1 affair on 8/4/20, any hunch? Could that be because of the euro blend use?

02-12-2022, 04:30 PM	#276
george ZL1 Driver Drives: Camaro ZL1 & BMW M3/E92 Join Date: May 2009 Location: PA Posts: 487	Question: 2017 ZL1, 929 total miles at this time. First oil change in 2018 at 420 miles , 2019 2nd at 620 miles Dealer used 0w/40 BUT Euro blend 2020 3rd at 795 miles Again 0w/40 EURO but this time I noticed the use of Euro spec 0W/40 and had them change to DEXOS 2 ESP 0w/40 at their cost 2021 929 miles 0w/40 DEXOS 2 ESP and engine oil analysis states: We noticed some very fine metallic glitter/debris in the sample bottle this time, so that's something to pay attention to. The microscopic wear metals look good -- that's the scale on which our spectrometer reads metals, so visible metal usually goes undetected in testing. In any case, the visible metal may not necessarily signal an issue for your V-8, especially if it runs well. Maybe it's due to lingering products of break-in since the engine's still got very low miles on it. No immediate issues stand out in the current data or emerging trend. Just check back in ~100 miles. What could the "metallic glitter/debris be? My oil looked like previous post by ZL1 affair on 8/4/20, any hunch? Could that be because of the euro blend use? Last edited by george; 02-12-2022 at 04:41 PM.