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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 03:40 AM
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Anyone who uses UOA's as a tool for diagnosing contamination problems needs to either send a clean sample in for a VOA along with your UOA sample, or afterwards to see if there actually is a problem.

Also, many oil companies use sodium in there additive package at fairly high levels. That's why I don't use these oils anymore. They're just to distracting if you do oil analysis.


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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 08:09 AM
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While the compression test is a good idea for future baseline and to get a good picture into health of your engine, like was mentioned those amounts are way too low to be a HG or issue with head itself.

So do the compression test, but don't think of it as part of diagnosing the elevated levels from the analysis.
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Old Feb 28, 2014 | 08:42 AM
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I am glad to hear that the low levels are too low to be a bad HG. I really did not want to have to tear my head off right now. way to much to do haha.

I did check the Intake manifold gasket and it is a black one, so most likely stock.

I Since I bought the compression / leak down tools, I will do them any just to get a good baseline of my engine.

I think I will just start with a coolant flush and re-fil and go from there.

Once again. Thanks to all the answers. Truly appreciated.
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