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Getting a report is one thing, but what of us that have no idea how to interpret it?
At least in my experience with aeroplanes, Blackstone does a very nice job in their comments interpreting the results.
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…….actually, truth be known, engine failure at 500 feet is worse…much fewer options.
Yeah, you can't pull over on the shoulder of the road...
 

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Can you tell us what brand and type of oil and filter you use
 

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Can you tell us what brand and type of oil and filter you use
This analysis was done on the factory fill. I refilled with Costco’s pure synthetic and a Purolator filter.
 

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I was in a “controlled crash” in a military helicopter.

De-acceleration Syndrome (aka impact) is not fun.

Love the aviators chiming in. I’m just a useless passenger but have more than 20 years in the Air Traffic Control maintenance arena.
 

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I sent a sample to Blackstone for analysis after my first 1,000 mile oil change. In short, everything looked good. I've attached my report as a reference.

I work at a natural gas transmission company, and we run oil analysis on ~350 reciprocating and turbine engines on a monthly basis. It's allowed us to address a lot of issues over the years, before they could result in catastrophic failure. I'm a big believer in doing it at least once a year on my cars. At $30/analysis, it's cheap insurance.

View attachment 201311
Good results for a new ecoboost. Zinc is predictably low. I'd be interested to see how many Broncos have the dual turbo failures like the F150's have.

Obviously those are a higher load situation, but i'd still be inclined to favor turbo lubrication benefits over engine lubrication (which is a much lower hanging fruit) by sticking with a higher zinc formula such as Kendall's GT-1 Comp.

https://www.kendallmotoroils.com/kendall-gt-1-competition-motor-oil

Thankfully, most of the F150's that require both turbos to be replaced happen just outside of warranty, so we won't have too much chatter on the subject on these forums for a few years.
 

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This analysis was done on the factory fill. I refilled with Costco’s pure synthetic and a Purolator filter.
Can tell me the part number for the Purolator filter... and did u use the boss?

Are you going to post your next oil change analysis at 5k
 

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Can tell me the part number for the Purolator filter... and did u use the boss?

Are you going to post your next oil change analysis at 5k
This is the one I used. I’ll probably try to keep oil change intervals below 4K miles, depending on use. Oil analysis at least once a year.

Ford Bronco Update: 2nd Blackstone Oil Analysis Results (2.7 Bronco) @ 4,000 miles (3000 on Oil) 014811F0-6F74-4FE8-80DA-B2DA35A1A16E
 

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Did you notice the high Molly? They put extra from the factory, (pretty typical) to help new engines.

This is one of my arguments as to why I'm against draining the factory oil too soon.

To compare, my Oil Analysis for a different car, well broke in and using Mobil 1 has a Moly of only 71.

I know this isn't comparing apples to apples because this is an entirely different engine, but I do 10k oil changes with mobile one and this was a 50k lab result...

Ford Bronco Update: 2nd Blackstone Oil Analysis Results (2.7 Bronco) @ 4,000 miles (3000 on Oil) Screenshot_20211106-070111_Drive
 

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Did you notice the high Molly? They put extra from the factory, (pretty typical) to help new engines.

This is one of my arguments as to why I'm against draining the factory oil too soon.

To compare, my Oil Analysis for a different car, well broke in and using Mobil 1 has a Moly of only 71.

I know this isn't comparing apples to apples because this is an entirely different engine, but I do 10k oil changes with mobile one and this was a 50k lab result...

Ford Bronco Update: 2nd Blackstone Oil Analysis Results (2.7 Bronco) @ 4,000 miles (3000 on Oil) Screenshot_20211106-070111_Drive
Yeah, mine had 151 at 2500 miles in a 2.3L. I am hoping someone waits the full 5k to get their first and sends in an analysis. We're guinea pigs.
 

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I do Blackstone analysis at each oil change in my Grumman Tiger. A single report doesn’t mean much but trends can reveal a great deal.
Engine failure at 8500ft often doesn’t end well. ;)
If it was a Cessna high wing that sucker would glide for miles lol
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