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Originally Posted by FricFrac Has anyone had results from any of the labs for oil that has sat in the vehicle for extended periods of time (eg low useage/mileage 370Zs)?

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Old 05-19-2012, 01:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Has anyone had results from any of the labs for oil that has sat in the vehicle for extended periods of time (eg low useage/mileage 370Zs)?
I sent Blackstone Labs the original ester oil with 1,173 miles on it (after 4+ months of driving) and the replacement ester oil that had 1,963 miles on it (after 7+ months of driving). The original Redline is still in it from March '11 with about 3,000 milies on it - I'll change that out on Memorial Day weekend and send the sample in for analysis. I'll post those results which should show all 3 sets of data side by side.
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I sent Blackstone Labs the original ester oil with 1,173 miles on it (after 4+ months of driving) and the replacement ester oil that had 1,963 miles on it (after 7+ months of driving). The original Redline is still in it from March '11 with about 3,000 milies on it - I'll change that out on Memorial Day weekend and send the sample in for analysis. I'll post those results which should show all 3 sets of data side by side.
That would be great to know since mines low mileage.
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That would be great to know since mines low mileage.
When I sent my initial oil change out for analysis (~1100 miles or so), and then compared it to my NEXT change (~4000 miles), Blackstone found a significant amount of the block casting materials were missing in the 2nd sample.

All this did was confirm to me that I dont want that junk swirling around my engine for the 4000 or so miles that Nissan recommends before you change the oil during break-in.
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