½cwt Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 45 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: Between paying for a total engine rebuild at half the value of the car, and looking like a muppet to a few guys online, I'd very happily choose to play the music and light the lights. Hope it works that way for you. I second that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
832ark Posted April 8 Author Report Share Posted April 8 4 hours ago, Menoporsche said: Between paying for a total engine rebuild at half the value of the car, and looking like a muppet to a few guys online, I'd very happily choose to play the music and light the lights. Hope it works that way for you. Yep, I’ll take being an idiot all day long! 🤣 I just didn’t put two and two together. The label flakes behave exactly like the ones I was concerned about. OK, I did find one tiny bit of a different metal in there but that doesn’t really concern me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, 832ark said: Yep, I’ll take being an idiot all day long! 🤣 I just didn’t put two and two together. The label flakes behave exactly like the ones I was concerned about. OK, I did find one tiny bit of a different metal in there but that doesn’t really concern me. Sometimes being lucky is better than being good. Hope the test report is clear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
832ark Posted April 12 Author Report Share Posted April 12 Just received a very pleasant report from Millers. The news is good, nothing to be concerned about. So the verdict is that I’m an idiot 😁. I really do appreciate all of the advice/support. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
832ark Posted April 12 Author Report Share Posted April 12 (edited) Just in case anyone’s interested. Edited April 12 by 832ark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Result, go drive it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelmo Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 21 minutes ago, 832ark said: Just received a very pleasant report from Millers. The news is good, nothing to be concerned about. So the verdict is that I’m an idiot 😁. I really do appreciate all of the advice/support. Not an idiot all, just a self-confessed novice who did exactly the right thing - asked people who know more before blindly throwing money at it. Very sensible, good job... 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
832ark Posted April 12 Author Report Share Posted April 12 9 minutes ago, nelmo said: Not an idiot all, just a self-confessed novice who did exactly the right thing - asked people who know more before blindly throwing money at it. Very sensible, good job... 👍 Sadly, I’m not a novice - been working on cars for more than 25 years 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelmo Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Just now, 832ark said: Sadly, I’m not a novice - been working on cars for more than 25 years 😁 Ah right - I take it all back....idiot! Only kidding.... 😉 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
832ark Posted April 12 Author Report Share Posted April 12 1 minute ago, nelmo said: Ah right - I take it all back....idiot! Only kidding.... 😉 I couldn’t make sense of it having never seen anything similar come out of an engine before, hardly surprising given the source! 🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Nice feedback and well done. Text is not clear for me, what was the material in the bar graph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 (edited) 11 minutes ago, 832ark said: Sadly, I’m not a novice - been working on cars for more than 25 years 😁 And you asked BoXa ?!? 🤣 Seriously, glad it is an easily explainable anomaly. Edited April 12 by ½cwt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
832ark Posted April 12 Author Report Share Posted April 12 10 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: Nice feedback and well done. Text is not clear for me, what was the material in the bar graph? I can’t post any higher resolution, the forum won’t allow me to increase the file size. The spike is Boron, usually from the additive pack in the oil and not a concern. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 A great result. Interesting that they noted some fuel dilution in the sample, but that it was normal for performance engines. I changed my oil yesterday and was very careful to check the waste oil pan was sticker free and clean before dumping the oil into it, so at least I’ve learned something from your experience. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 5 hours ago, 832ark said: I can’t post any higher resolution, the forum won’t allow me to increase the file size. The spike is Boron, usually from the additive pack in the oil and not a concern. Use Flickr or Imgur and a host, then 'Copy image link' and paste in the forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 Out of curiosity what did the oil test cost? I won't call you an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
832ark Posted April 13 Author Report Share Posted April 13 7 hours ago, Ninesomething said: Out of curiosity what did the oil test cost? I won't call you an idiot. £40, will continue sending samples at each oil change I think, be interesting to keep an eye on the health. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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