[mleskovar]

Originally Posted by Nickies

Oil analysis are just a waste of money unless we are talking about a large corporate fleet of vehicles. Few people here drive their cars over 100k..

You're missing the purpose of the analysis. It's to tell you specifically how your motor is doing and how your oil is performing.

Originally Posted by Nickies

....And so what about the results? Would you invest to tear down your engine if you don't like what the report tells you?
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Yes. If it showed abnormally high wear of a metal associated with a specific component. It's called preventive maintenance.

[Sportstick]

Originally Posted by mleskovar

You're missing the purpose of the analysis. It's to tell you specifically how your motor is doing and how your oil is performing.








Yes. If it showed abnormally high wear of a metal associated with a specific component. It's called preventive maintenance.

I've been reading and learning from this thread. Thanks to all sides. But, the forum-writing award of the day goes to you for knowing and using "preventive" and not "preventative". This is "irregardless" of anyone else who "could care less"!

[Shovelman]

While analysis is generally a good thing I have to share a story. My house generator had only a few hours on it in 6 years (including the weekly health run). Sent a sample and the result came back 'good except for a tiny amount of glycol'. Fortunately I realized that the engine is air cooled. Could have been a huge wasted effort if liquid cooled.