[Spook50]

Well fortunately, my suspicions and worries about the head gasket were unnecessary. I got the analysis results emailed to me from Blackstone Labs yesterday and they show 0.0% antifreeze in the oil. What their tests DID show, however, was 15 PPM of copper versus the average of 2, and 9 PPM of lead versus the average of 1; indicating higher than normal bearing wear. According to them it's nothing worth losing sleep over at this point, but since the oil viscosity read lower than it should for 5K miles on it, that could be a contributing factor and switching to a 10W-40 would probably help slow down the bearing wear.

Overall aside from the bearing wear, everything on their tests came out great. I'll definitely be using these guys again as time goes on for both my 62 and my Duster.

[Spike Strip]

Use Rotella T 15w-40 ... Diesel rated so more of the anti-wear extreme pressure stuff in it.

Wally Mart carries it. Vatozone.

Good (kind of) to know at least it's not the HG leaking into the oil --

[Spook50]

Originally Posted by Spike Strip

Use Rotella T 15w-40 ... Diesel rated so more of the anti-wear extreme pressure stuff in it.

Wally Mart carries it. Vatozone.

Good (kind of) to know at least it's not the HG leaking into the oil --

Is that a synthetic?

[Spike Strip]

There is a full - syn version but it's 5W-40 ...

I like the dino better. and it's half the price.

[wengejor]

Good news on the results Spook.

[CruisinFJ60]

there is full synthetic 15w40 rotella available as well if im not mistaken.

I run rotella in my cruiser cause its what i run in my dodge diesel and my diesel 42 so its easy to have a bunch of the same thing around.
Stupid civic gets 5w30 full synthetic royal purple