Oil Sample Results "break-in" Oil Change

[alaska511]

Well here are the results. This is typical of the engines I have bought new, or the ones we build here. Wear metals high, some silicon (dirt). This is why I change it at 500 miles or 50 hours. There is nothing wrong with the engine, this is normal. I simply don't want this stuff in my engine. Engines are not built in a "clean room". I will take another sample at 3000 miles.

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[MS3DALE]

Thanks for posting the results,Thats interesting to see.

I'm like you,I've always done the first oil change on my trucks around 1,000 miles.

[Bish]

Well here are the results. This is typical of the engines I have bought new, or the ones we build here. Wear metals high, some silicon (dirt). This is why I change it at 500 miles or 50 hours. There is nothing wrong with the engine, this is normal. I simply don't want this stuff in my engine. Engines are not built in a "clean room". I will take another sample at 3000 miles.

 

I had similar test results on my first change at 1500miles. Copper and silicates high. I believe the copper is from bearing wear-in and the silicates are leftovers fro the casting process. Changing the second time at 5K to see the test sample. Then I will decide when to actually change going forward.

[TexasAl]

Interesting, thanks for the results.

 

-al

[alaska511]

Well here are the results. This is typical of the engines I have bought new, or the ones we build here. Wear metals high, some silicon (dirt). This is why I change it at 500 miles or 50 hours. There is nothing wrong with the engine, this is normal. I simply don't want this stuff in my engine. Engines are not built in a "clean room". I will take another sample at 3000 miles.

 

I had similar test results on my first change at 1500miles. Copper and silicates high. I believe the copper is from bearing wear-in and the silicates are leftovers fro the casting process. Changing the second time at 5K to see the test sample. Then I will decide when to actually change going forward.

 

 

Yeah that is why I cringe when people talk about going 10K on the first one, if the copper/silicon particles are smaller that 30 micron some filters arent catching them...yet the same individual will give me a hard time for going over 3000 rpm during the break in period. No rants, no hard line, just don't like the idea of it in my engine. I like the oil samples to come back clean

[J-man67]

Good to see. I have about 600...chaning oil tomorrow afternoon!!!