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Title: Blackstone Labs Oil Report
Post by: bornfrustrated on July 23, 2020, 11:22:34 AM

Hey all,

I recently sent in a sample of oil to Blackstone Labs just to get an idea for how the oil is doing over time. It was nice to see averages were close to what would be seen with lower mileage use. Not sure if anyone would be interested in this, but it's nice to see some measurable idea of "health" for the bike.

Title: Re: Blackstone Labs Oil Report
Post by: milq on July 24, 2020, 02:53:05 AM

Good stuff!

Blackstone are solid people, I sent them unlabeled samples of 2 oils (straight out of their bottles) and they identified brands and even individual batch numbers for each oil. As well as telling me that both oils were suitable for piston aviation engines and overkill for anything on wheels.

Title: Re: Blackstone Labs Oil Report
Post by: The Mighty Gryphon on July 24, 2020, 08:45:02 AM

Good stuff!  I've been meaning to send them samples from my bikes, have to do it this fall for sure when I do my annual maintenance.

Title: Re: Blackstone Labs Oil Report
Post by: kris on July 31, 2020, 07:44:03 AM

Holy smokescreen, Batman! You run 20w50 in your bike?

Title: Re: Blackstone Labs Oil Report
Post by: Laitch on July 31, 2020, 07:54:21 AM

Trying to convert this into an oil thread, kris? Really? Where's your humanity in the middle of a contagion surge?  :laughing4-giggles:

Title: Re: Blackstone Labs Oil Report
Post by: kris on July 31, 2020, 09:20:40 AM

Ooopsie! Brickers and their first world problems.... 177381. I'll try to behave.

Title: Re: Blackstone Labs Oil Report
Post by: stokester on July 31, 2020, 11:58:10 AM

Great info, thanks for sharing.  I use Mobile 1 15W50 with Bosch oil filters and change oil at about 5K miles.  This may be overkill and I may send off a sample to gauge the quality of oil after that amount of use.

Do you use an OEM paper air filter?
I ask because my friend runs a beef farm and has a number of farm machines and Duramax pickups that he sends oil samples to Blackstone to gauge wear on these engines and proper maintenance intervals.  One of his employees put a K&N air filter on a pickup and he found the level of contaminants in the oil rose significantly resulting in him going back to the pleated paper.

Title: Re: Blackstone Labs Oil Report
Post by: bornfrustrated on August 02, 2020, 03:34:48 PM

I use the Bosch oil filters. I'm not sure what the insides are made of though... I'm a purolator guy though.

Title: Re: Blackstone Labs Oil Report
Post by: stokester on August 02, 2020, 05:41:26 PM

Quote from: bornfrustrated on August 02, 2020, 03:34:48 PM

I use the Bosch oil filters. I'm not sure what the insides are made of though... I'm a purolator guy though.

Sorry for any confusion, I meant air filter.