I just received my lab analysis on my oil from Blackstone Laboratories. Some really interesting stuff in relation to the oil and particle counts. The lab report is in the form of an attachment to an MSN email......how do I post it???

 

The easiest way would be to take a screenshot with the data visible on the screen, paste it into Paint, remove the uninteresting parts of the image, and save it as a JPEG file (if you use good quality settings for the JPEG conversion, it will be crystal clear.) Then link the JPEG into your message.

It sounds harder than it is.

 

Save the file to your desktop - what kind is it? An Excel or Word document? Whatever it is, upload it to your web hosting provider (if you don't have one you can e-mail it to me, I'll put it up on my site) then link to the file from your post as if it were an image.

 

Thanks for the response "T". My Servor is Not Responding.....when it does I'll forward to you and hopefully you can do what is needed.....

Utah

 

Here's the report:


and the add'l engine info that came with it...

Understanding the Blackstone Laboratories= Oil Report
For gasoline and diesel fuel engines


Averages: The universal averages column is the average of all the samples we have analyzed for the particular equipment make and model. The unit/location averages column is your average wear for that particular type of equipment. They are both running averages and change with the number of samples we analyze.

Elements: Elements are quantified in the oil at part per million levels (PPM). This list shows the most common sources of the elements in a gasoline or diesel engine oil.

Aluminum: Pistons, bearings, cases (heads & blocks).
Chromium: Rings, a trace element in steel.
Iron: Cylinders, rotating shafts, the valve train, and any steel part sharing the oil.
Copper: Brass or bronze parts, copper bushings, bearings, oil coolers, also an additive in some gasoline engine oils.
Lead: Bearings.
Tin: Bearings, bronze parts, piston coatings.
Molybdenum: Anti-wear additive, some types of rings.
Nickel: Trace element in steel.
Manganese: Trace element, additive in gasoline.
Silver: Trace element.
Titanium: Trace element.
Vanadium: Trace element.
Boron: Detergent/dispersant additive, anti-freeze inhibitors.
Silicon: Airborne dirt, sealers, gaskets, anti-freeze inhibitors.
Sodium: Anti-freeze inhibitors, additive in some gasoline engine oils.
Calcium: Detergent/dispersant additive.
Magnesium: Detergent/dispersant additive.
Phosphorus: Anti-wear additive.
Zinc: Anti-wear additive.
Barium: Detergent/dispersant additive.

Physical properties: Viscosity, flashpoint, % fuel and anti-freeze, % water and insolubles are all measured in gasoline and diesel engine oils. If fuel is present in an oil, the viscosity and flashpoint will often be lower than what was stated in the AValues Should Be@ line. Insolubles are solid material that is centrifuged out of the oil. They are typically free carbon from the oxidation of the oil itself, along with blow-by past the rings.


Hope this helps!

DJ

 

Thanks DROGERS that's better then I could do. The most notable is the Molybdenum in the OEM Honda break in oil. It is almost double the Parts Per Million of other oils tested. I expected the high silica count for reasons noted in the report. Thanks again! Remember to mention this site when you send your oil in for analysis to assure your club discount:

www.blackstone-labs.com

Utah