🔴💊 Engine Oil Red Pill Thread: Only Post If You Have UOA - Official Honda Civic Type R K20C1 Engine Oil Analysis

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Couple questions. What metals and values are important to look at to determine whether the engine is wearing properly or if there is an issue?

I know both blackstone and @johnloov have said my oil sample looks good but there is a lot in that report so just looking to see what I should focus on and what isn’t that important.

Honestly I really wouldn't worry and stress about specific metals in your reports. Blackstone labs in general are not the most accurate and can have inconsistencies in terms of reporting and there are always going to be varation in your reports. If you dont believe me you can send them 2 samples of the same oil and the reports wont be identical. The benefit of blackstone is that they show you the averages from their database. There are other labs that have more accurate numbers and do real tests for fuel dilution.

Your engine is brand new and its pretty hard for you to see any red flags on your reports unless you are intentionally trying to break something. If your stuff is within the averages then you are fine. Unless you are tracking the car or if your engine is heavily modified I wouldn't worry to much.

The biggest thing I look for in these reports is the oil properties and whats going on with the oil in terms of shearing/thinning out and what are the additives because our engines are a GDI turbo so ideally you want an oil that has low SAPS (Sulphated Ash Phosphorous and Sulphur) to prevent carbon buildup. Im not concerned with the metal values of the engine until I start to get around 50k miles, and even then I won't really care because there's nothing I'd be able to do lol.

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