What did you do to your FX / QX70 today?

blueduck1105 said:
Yea i can understand that but would rather leave it up then be rustling around putting it away and making him feel uneasy about what i was doing.

Not that I have dark tints but also rolled both front windows down to avoid any tint questions.

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These are both good ideas, and, when you show respect for his/her safety, you have a better chance of being rewarded for it.
 
got the blackstone oil report back. Said to stick with 3,800 miles. Copper was slightly high, but silicon and sodium was very high. TBN was 3.4 showing lot of active additive.

Anybody else have reports to compare?
 
Post up your results! By the way doesn't a high level of sodium indicate that there is a coolant contamination in the motor oil?
 
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[h=3]Physical Tests[/h]Some of the physical properties tested for and usually included in analysis of an oil sample are:
  • Antifreeze forms a gummy substance that may reduce oil flow. It leads to high oxidation, oil thickening, high acidity, and engine failure if not corrected.
  • Fuel dilution thins oil, lowers lubricating ability, and might drop oil pressure. This usually causes higher wear.
  • Oxidation measures gums, varnishes and oxidation products. High oxidation from oil used too hot or too long can leave sludge and varnish deposits and thicken the oil.
  • Total base number generally indicates the acid-neutralizing capacity still in the lubricant.
  • Total solids include ash, carbon, lead salts from gasoline engines, and oil oxidation.
  • Viscosity is a measure of an oil's resistance to flow. Oil may thin due to shear in multi-viscosity oils or by dilution with fuel. Oil may thicken from oxidation when run too long or too hot. Oil also may thicken from contamination by antifreeze, sugar and other materials
.[h=3]Metal Tests[/h]Some of the metals tested for and usually included in analysis of an oil sample and their potential sources are:
  • Aluminum (Al): Thrust washers, bearings and pistons are made of this metal. High readings can be from piston skirt scuffing, excessive ring groove wear, broken thrust washers, etc.
  • Boron, Magnesium, Calcium, Barium, Phosphorous, and Zinc: These metals are normally from the lubricating oil additive package. They involve detergents, dispersants, extreme-pressure additives, etc.
  • Chromium (CR): Normally associated with piston rings. High levels can be caused by dirt coming through the air intake or broken rings.
  • Copper (CU), Tin: These metals are normally from bearings or bushings and valve guides. Oil coolers also can contribute to copper readings along with some oil additives. In a new engine these results will normally be high during break-in, but will decline in a few hundred hours.
  • Iron (Fe): This can come from many places in the engine such as liners, camshafts, crankshaft, valve train, timing gears, etc.
  • Lead (Pb): Use of regular gasoline will cause very high test results. Also associated with bearing wear, but fuel source (leaded gasoline) and sampling contamination (use of galvanized containers for sampling) are critical in interpreting this metal.
  • Silicon (Si): High readings generally indicate dirt or fine sand contamination from a leaking air intake system. This would act as an abrasive, causing excessive wear. Silicon is also used as a anti-foam agent in some oils. more on silicon
  • Sodium (Na): High readings of this metal normally are associated with a coolant leak, but can be from an oil additive package.
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/whatisoilanalysis.htm
 
lol thanks for summing it up in english tchuck haha

So would a high level of coolant in motor oil mean that Jd's 50 has a problem? I don't think he uses any oil additives unless the Valvoline motor oil he's using has it in it.

By the way that fuel dilution thing in the motor oil is the number 1 reason I NEVER let the car idle too long. I use to do it before I found out it causes fuel to dilute into the motor oil. I read on bobistheoilguy.com that it also causes carbon buildup in the engine itself.
 
I never idle my car.....lets halt the discussion surrounding this....I'm posting a new thread and would like to discuss in there so we can discuss further.
 
Fire0nic3FX said:
lol thanks for summing it up in english tchuck haha

So would a high level of coolant in motor oil mean that Jd's 50 has a problem? ...
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I don't know much about the hows or whys of oil analysis results. I assume that in order to determine what is an "excessive" amount of sodium, one would first have to determine what is a "normal" range of sodium content for that motor, using that oil, at a similar mileage, for someone with similar driving habits...

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jdTrader said:
I never idle my car.....lets halt the discussion surrounding this....I'm posting a new thread and would like to discuss in there so we can discuss further.
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That's a good idea Jonas. It would be good just to have a thread devoted to lubrication of our engines and power trains.
 
Yeah I tried posting for the last 1/2 hour and have had issues...Hopefully someone can answer my random site question on what the issue is so i can get a post started.

I'm wondering if it has anything to do with my post of the 200+ images of the auto show that I'm having issues now posting just 3 images....maybe I'm flagged like a image spammer?
 
That is nothing compared to my recent experience on I-88 to Andy's. I was going 91 in 55mph zone. $300 ticket, 6mth Supervision, and live traffic school is what it gets me. The last time I got a speeding ticket was in 2007.


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FX45Chicago said:
That is nothing compared to my recent experience on I-88 to Andy's. I was going 91 in 55mph zone. $300 ticket, 6mth Supervision, and live traffic school is what it gets me. The last time I got a speeding ticket was in 2007.


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more details? radar, did you remove it, laser, etc? :)
 
jdTrader said:
more details? radar, did you remove it, laser, etc? :)
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Laser and no I didn't have a radar at the time. I can say that most motorist on I-88 do 75-80, which is well over the allowed limit. In my case I was trying to pass the one car that was actually going the correct speed limit. As I punched the gas to make the pass I hit 90 in secs which I was clocked. Remind you I was already doing 80 which was the flow of traffic.


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FX45Chicago said:
That is nothing compared to my recent experience on I-88 to Andy's. I was going 91 in 55mph zone. $300 ticket, 6mth Supervision, and live traffic school is what it gets me. The last time I got a speeding ticket was in 2007.


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That sucks. 88 does fly though I agree. One of the more consistently fast paced roads, least that I travel on in IL

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FX45Chicago said:
Damn, TransGo Lol


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TransGo Really? I think your foot got a lot of caffeine that morning :wink (2):. Wow, that was expensive one. Chris drives real careful to me now. I spotted him this past Sunday and I was thinking that can't be Chris.
 
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