blackstone oil report (first of many)
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blackstone oil report (first of many)
I bought this car pre owned and the first thing I wanted to do was get the break in oils out of the car (and get its first year's maintenance). Had no idea the oil had to be sucked out. I'm finding that to be awesome actually when I start doing the oil change myself.
Jaguar of Chantilly was happy to fill a ball jar for me to get it tested. Here is the results. I suspect they're going to differ from national averages a bit over time as they're kind of a specialty. Either way should be good to have a baseline to refer to in the future.
15-ftype-091515.pdf-t=1444574183804.pdf
Jaguar of Chantilly was happy to fill a ball jar for me to get it tested. Here is the results. I suspect they're going to differ from national averages a bit over time as they're kind of a specialty. Either way should be good to have a baseline to refer to in the future.
15-ftype-091515.pdf-t=1444574183804.pdf
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I pulled a sample at about 500 miles, and will pull another soon. I'm at almost 3000 miles now, and plan on changing the oil when I get there. This sample reads lower in some areas than my 500 mile sample. Are you sure that yours was still the original fill?
As for the suction part: I didn't realize that either until I removed the filler cap to draw out a sample, and the suction tube is right there. I'm used to drawing intermediate samples through the dipstick tube, but the lack of a dipstick had me worried; unnecessarily, it turns out.
As for the suction part: I didn't realize that either until I removed the filler cap to draw out a sample, and the suction tube is right there. I'm used to drawing intermediate samples through the dipstick tube, but the lack of a dipstick had me worried; unnecessarily, it turns out.
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Also, surprised to see the fuel dilution as low as it is. Normally on direct injection engines you typically see the cylinder walls get 'washed' a bit more from the fuel.
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Most 'engine builders' are 20 years out of date with modern engine technology.
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Truth. I understand doing an early oil change after break in for peace of mind, but there is absolutely no reason to change oil every 3000 miles. If you do that you're just wasting money.
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I also understand a first early oil change and did one as well. But after that, changing every 3K miles since the advent of synthetic oils many years ago is just plain silly. Might as well also change the air in your tires while your at it.
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My C30 specified 7500 mile intervals on conventional oil, with synthetic as optional. The following year synthetic became standard. The first 5 years of scheduled maintenance was included, and I wasn't sure if that was a cost-cutting measure or actually appropriate. Since that was the first car I didn't split the 7500 interval in half, I started the oil analysis to make sure things were OK.
I was pulling samples at 5000 and again at 7500 when I was getting it changed, and the analyses were all good. The 5K samples were also tested for TBN, as were some of the 7.5K samples. There was nothing to indicate that 10K miles wouldn't have been OK too, and this is a turbocharged car.
I was pulling samples at 5000 and again at 7500 when I was getting it changed, and the analyses were all good. The 5K samples were also tested for TBN, as were some of the 7.5K samples. There was nothing to indicate that 10K miles wouldn't have been OK too, and this is a turbocharged car.
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Sending out oil samples at anything less than short interval (say monthly) is meaningless. Analysis is only useful in seeing deviations from a trend. This might be cost effective for a large commercial fleet that push vehicles hard and look for every bit of savings possible but beyond getting a feel-good, pretty useless for the average car enthusiast.
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Yeah - I was a little miffed to hear Jaguar say 10,000 miles for first oil change. Any one who's got experience with building engines will tell you that its not recommended to go that long on the first oil change.
Also, surprised to see the fuel dilution as low as it is. Normally on direct injection engines you typically see the cylinder walls get 'washed' a bit more from the fuel.
Also, surprised to see the fuel dilution as low as it is. Normally on direct injection engines you typically see the cylinder walls get 'washed' a bit more from the fuel.
yeah, Sixteen Thousand...
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Sending out oil samples at anything less than short interval (say monthly) is meaningless. Analysis is only useful in seeing deviations from a trend. This might be cost effective for a large commercial fleet that push vehicles hard and look for every bit of savings possible but beyond getting a feel-good, pretty useless for the average car enthusiast.
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I don't mean to be brash - but I have to call you on "today's cars."
If every car had 550hp and was supercharged I could understand this. This statement does not take into consideration of varying degrees of abuse, heat, and climate.
I would say that I drive my f-type fairly hard when I can. I understand that the downside of it is more frequent oil changes (least what I've been told to up to now). What does this say about the people that track their cars? Does 7500 miles of racing environment change any of this?
Jaguar specific oil may compensate for this ... I honestly don't know.
If every car had 550hp and was supercharged I could understand this. This statement does not take into consideration of varying degrees of abuse, heat, and climate.
I would say that I drive my f-type fairly hard when I can. I understand that the downside of it is more frequent oil changes (least what I've been told to up to now). What does this say about the people that track their cars? Does 7500 miles of racing environment change any of this?
Jaguar specific oil may compensate for this ... I honestly don't know.
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I don't mean to be brash - but I have to call you on "today's cars."
If every car had 550hp and was supercharged I could understand this. This statement does not take into consideration of varying degrees of abuse, heat, and climate.
I would say that I drive my f-type fairly hard when I can. I understand that the downside of it is more frequent oil changes (least what I've been told to up to now). What does this say about the people that track their cars? Does 7500 miles of racing environment change any of this?
Jaguar specific oil may compensate for this ... I honestly don't know.
If every car had 550hp and was supercharged I could understand this. This statement does not take into consideration of varying degrees of abuse, heat, and climate.
I would say that I drive my f-type fairly hard when I can. I understand that the downside of it is more frequent oil changes (least what I've been told to up to now). What does this say about the people that track their cars? Does 7500 miles of racing environment change any of this?
Jaguar specific oil may compensate for this ... I honestly don't know.
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Wow...I wouldn't even know where to start with this comment. Maybe with: by all means throw some SA grade motor oil in that cat and see how long she purrs. The additive packages are as or more important than the oil itself and are not universally compatible with all engine designs.
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