Oil Sample help.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Highrisk21, Oct 14, 2016.

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  1. Oct 15, 2016 #11
    Highrisk21

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    Because I got a good deal on it and if it Does need an inframe I'm still ahead of the game.
     
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  3. Oct 15, 2016 #12
    dunchues

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    It does look a bit suspect but nothing obvious leaps out does it? Not much iron so not desperately worn, copper maybe leaching out the oil cooler? If it hasn't been run for a while some of the other compounds could be environmental ? I reckon you've had the best advice; run it through a couple of oil change cycles and keep checking what changes. For myself I wouldn't be surprised if a #### good thrashing on clean oil didn't clean it up a lot.
     
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  4. Oct 15, 2016 #13
    double yellow

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    Don't worry about 1 sample, looks like the previous owner ran that oil far too long.
     
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  5. Oct 15, 2016 #14
    Highrisk21

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    Yea the truck did sit for a few months but it was taken care of which made me believe him when he said he did rods and mains 100k ago. thanks for the info. I'll run it through another oil change and re test. It's barley burns oil and doesn't lose any coolant. The only thing that really makes me nervous is the bull gear!
     
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  7. Oct 15, 2016 #15
    Highrisk21

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    Thanks. I'll retest before next change or after the next oil change. I just worry about the bull gear. I hear that's a expensive job and should be apart of a inframe but on the other hand if it breaks it's even more.
     
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  8. Oct 15, 2016 #16
    blairandgretchen

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    Yeah - I'd resample to form some patterns.
    I got to freaking out about samples after I bought a 963,000 mile N14, after changing brand, -and oil, after 2-3 samples I had a trend.

    Rising copper and lead led to rods and mains at 1.1 million, and levels of both declined.

    Go another 5k and test again.
     
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