12-29-2023, 12:51 PM | #1 |
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Break-in oil change: oil lab analysis
So, of course there’s nothing in the manual indicating that a break in oil change is necessary, but like most others, I saw it as cheap insurance. My goal was to do the first change at 1500 miles, the next at 5000, and then every 5000 after that. Also did the diff fluid at 1500 and plan to at 5000, but then not again until much later in the cars life, but all that is irrelevant to this post.
I ended up getting to change the engine oil at 1685 miles and sent it into Blackstone Labs for some analysis. Thought I’d share the report with you guys. I’ll follow up with another test around the 5000 mile mark and see how things have changed.
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12-29-2023, 02:12 PM | #2 |
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I would do a 3800 change just to see how it compares to the universal post Breakin average.
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01-22-2024, 04:06 PM | #3 |
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I have one to add. Oil was changed at 700miles with M1 ESPx3 0w40. This interval is over 11 months with 3364 miles. Total miles on vehcile is 4114:
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01-22-2024, 10:05 PM | #4 |
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Looks like the factory fill is really just m1 0w40 and doesn't have any extra moly or anything. Interesting. OP, how hard did you drive during that OCI?
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01-23-2024, 10:15 AM | #5 |
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Reading this thread has me asking myself how I managed to do a Blackstone analysis at my first oil change, but...somehow...forgot to keep a sample at the second one, for comparison.
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01-23-2024, 12:01 PM | #6 |
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Here's the data from my first three oil changes.
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01-24-2024, 10:52 AM | #7 | |
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I'll be doing another sample at 5000 miles (on the car...so around 3400 miles on the oil).
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01-30-2024, 10:38 AM | #8 | |
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don't put too much stock in Blackstone's implied Flashpoint, its not actually physically tested but derived from an equation they run based on mileage vs expected viscosity. in reality with any DI motor it'll have a higher degree of fuel in the oil than port injected, but its nothing to get concerned about if you stay well within recommended oil change intervals. don't put too much stock in analysis like these until you've got about 15-20k on the engine, at which point your wear metals will level out and act normal due to the engine being fully broken in. in my other car (4runner) it took nearly 40k to level out! keep on keepin on! |
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09-11-2024, 10:23 AM | #9 |
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Ran the oil about 6300 miles and just did the change last week and sent it in for analysis. Should get that back within a month or so.
I did do the differential oil again (first at 1695 miles, this at 8000 miles) and it looked like brand new oil. Still glad that I did it for peace of mind. I had all four wheels off of the ground for oil change and tire rotation, so it took an extra 10 minutes to change the diff fluid. I'll probably do it again sometime before the suggested 45k miles, but I'm not going to worry about it much moving forward.
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