Who to use for oil samples?

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  1. RunningAces

    RunningAces Road Train Member

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    I am going to start getting oil samples done at regular intervals and am looking for a good company to use. I am most interested in speed of results being available back to me and it being thorough enough to show if there is coolant or any other contamination in the oil to assist in pointing towards current or future problems.
     
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  3. JonJon78

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    Blackstone laboratories out of Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
     
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  4. Phantom Trucker

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    Polaris laboratories.
     
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  5. Banker

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    I use the OPS oil filtration system. When I buy the filters they come as a kit with a test bottle and UPS prepaid mailers. You can buy the test kit separately if you don’t want the purification system. My samples go to the Polaris lab in Indianapolis and the test results are usually emailed to me in a couple days. B595C09D-F031-49D1-9824-0274843FD4A9.png 849B1761-1404-4425-BDB8-F8EC8E2DCB1F.png FF6822F8-F8C7-4BE6-BBA7-8124B84588B8.png
     
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  6. Ridgeline

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    I use both, pretty much the same.
     
  7. RubyEagle

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    Blackstone is good but seems to take over a month to be sent the results.
     
  8. RunningAces

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    Do they just email you the results?
     
  9. JonJon78

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    Yes, a detailed report gets emailed.

    Been averaging about 2 weeks for me. I inquired earlier this year about the hold up and was informed that because of covid they are short staffed....
     
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