toplad Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 So thought I would get an oil sample done to check for oil condition and metal particles etc. It cost under £40 with postage and you get the chance to have two samples done, so you can compare samples over time. You also get the chance to talk to the technician who undertook the test and ask a few questions with an interpretation on the results. I had a good chat with him about Porsche and BMW engines, he asked me why I had the sample done and mentioned he gets loads of Porsche and very rarely finds anything wrong or metals in the sample, he asked me," Have you been reading the forums" with a knowing tone. BMW owners are another paranoid lot and he gets lots of them too, very rare to find anything wrong with those too apparently. He said my sample reading were very low and I had nothing to worry about, adds a bit of perspective at least and nice to know for under forty quids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toplad Posted December 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cw1lWNC9tYEeiDJ5uNSiGijl0RM-Q50s/view?usp=sharing I wanted to show the pdf report, but a link is the best I can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 If you had bore scorring, would that show up in the results? Interesting that there is no figure for water content or fuel dilution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toplad Posted December 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Yes, there would be metal readings in the oil in a high PPM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 All good then. Having done this in the past, I've often wondered what I would do with the car if the results came back less then favourable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxob Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 How long had the oil been in the car and how many miles had it done? Was the sample taken when it was cold after a period of non use, warm after a spirited run or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Says 3k on the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toplad Posted December 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 3k since last service as seen in report. Car used daily and has 65k miles on the clock The sample is taken with warmed up oil with the correct procedure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_McUK Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 3 hours ago, PaulQ said: All good then. Having done this in the past, I've often wondered what I would do with the car if the results came back less then favourable. Flog it tout suite pronto! 😉😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxob Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Thanks. Missed the 3k miles in the report. How long has it been in the car? (Or have I missed that too?) Interesting to read the oil is still in good condition and suitable for further use. Did you take a sample from the engine or from the "dropped" oil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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