02-05-2016, 02:09 AM | #1 |
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First oil analysis from my CPO 2015 LS.
Bought my 2015 Camaro LS in November with 17k miles, and over the course of 2 months, I put around 6,700 miles on it, and had to replace about 2 quarts of oil. I wasn't sure what the dealer was running, so I keyed in Valvoline to Blackstone., but I'm now running Amsoil Signature Series Full Synthetic 5w30 and a WIX filter.
Just thought I'd share my results so that anyone considering Blackstone could have a look at what they'll receive.
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02-05-2016, 09:32 AM | #2 |
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In 6700 miles you had to add 2 qts of oil. That would concern me. Is that why you are testing/analyzing the oil?
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My V6 oil would get dark alarmingly fast and noticed higher oil consumption compared with my V8. Ron
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02-05-2016, 12:05 PM | #4 |
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I just bought a new 2016 Equinox with the V6 so now I'm interested in all the info concerning the LFX. I plan on putting lots and lots of miles on it. Great info on this forum.
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02-05-2016, 12:09 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for both of your replies. GMTool, I'm actually into analysis because I like to monitor internal component wear as best as possible. Kinda like an early warning indicator for future problems, in my opinion. And yeah the 3.6 LFX kinda has a bit of an oil ingestion issue, nothing crazy though.
Oh, I forgot, and should have noted that I believe the car came from the dealer about a quart shy, so that was likely a fill miscalculation.
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02-07-2016, 06:41 AM | #6 |
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Ghosted, how long did it take to get your results back?
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02-07-2016, 07:46 AM | #7 |
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On average I have gotten my results in 5-7 days (have sent 8 samples between 2 vehicles over the past few years). Ryan
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02-07-2016, 10:23 AM | #8 |
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My sample was held up by USPS for a week, but after it finally hit delivered, it was probably 4-5 days or so.
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02-10-2016, 02:42 AM | #9 |
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How do you use the data?
Do you know the material make up of normal wear parts or use historical experience? My low mileage (21.5K) SS 2010 is also using a lot of oil. I just bought it and had to put in 2 quarts oil after 1000 miles (pretty hard driving) - but 2 quarts? Here are a couple of interesting threads:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...lley+cover+oil http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ghlight=excess
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