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greencrew, well said. I got a bypass because I wanted to use the best oil for my diesel truck (Delvac1) and was getting broke doing it. Every 5k miles I changed the oil. I was sampling it so I could see how well the oil was holding up. Every time it was like new, only dirty. My bypass allows me...

I have been informed that avlube now has the spectro AND particle count kit on their website for $35. The big selling point with avlube is the follow up service George offers for ANY questions you may have regarding an analysis. AND avlube is a BITOG supporting vendor! SPICER

avlube.com now has spectro AND particle count available on their website for $35 for both. George also will follow up with ANY questions you have regarding your analysis. Excellent analysis, excellent follow up service, excellent price, and avlube IS a BITOG supporting vendor. A win win win win...

Keep in mind...sample before bypass had only 5k miles, sample with bypass had almost 16k miles. wear meatals......before bypass/after bypass Iron..............9/15 Chromium..........0/0 Lead..............11/7 Copper............16/19 Tin...............2/2 Aluminum..........2/2...

Is this WITH bypass? Sounds REALLY high! I just got my particle count back. Chevy Duramax Diesel, 38,000 on truck, 16,000 on oil (Delvac 1), Oilguard bypass. ISO 15/14/11. 163 particles at >4 micron, 89 particles at >6 micron, 15 particles at >14 micron. This exceeds hydraulic specs. Your...

Good point, maybe you can get avlube on board as a sponsor. SPICER

Call them, and tell them SPICER sent you. They are aware that they need to update their website. Here are the numbers, got them today........ ISO before bypass, 5k miles on oil 16/15/12, or 335 particles at >4 microns, 182 particles at >6 microns, 31 particles at >14 microns. ISO after...

The particle count will tell you particles >5 microns and >15 microns. There are 2 numbers, such as 21/17. These numbers correspond to a particle count range. The numbers are meaningless without a baseline, such as a particle count for new oil, a typical particle count for a used oil, or a...

That is a good point, but apparently not. I have oil samples with and without bypass and the additive package did not decline with the bypass. A "ferrographic" oil analysis will tell you particle count and it will also tell you "what" those particles are. But at $100 it is pricey. SPICER

Had anyone done a particle count on virgin or used delvac1? I am doing a particle count on Delvac1 in a Duramax Diesel. First sample, 5k miles, full flow filter only. Second sample, 16k miles, with Oilguard bypass installed. I see Stinky Peterson DID do a particle count on this oil (virgin) but...

Has anyone done a particle count on a diesel oil? I did a search and found nothing. I sent in 2 samples for particle count. I will have the results in a week or so. I saved some oil from my last oil change before I installed an Oilguard bypass. The sample had 5k miles on it and the Duramax...

AndyH, There is one test and one test only that is internationally recognized as THE test for judging air filter performance. That test is the ISO 5011. This is the old SAE J726. The ISO is the International Standards Organization. The ISO 5011 is an unbiased, straight foreward, 100% repeatable...

I know the feeling. Last night I changed both oil filters. My numbers were good and I didn't really NEED to do it, but to be honest I was REALLY curious to see the condition of the Oilguard element. It looked so good I felt silly replacing it. I'll tell ya, that is one sweet bypass system! I...

I like the AVLube format and I think they do a good job testing, but 2 wacky results in a row makes me feel like I am wasting my $. I don't plan to test every 5k. I just want to establish a baseline for how long I can go with the bypass in place. Bill, you do have good numbers, so PUSH THAT OIL...

Could be both. It would be interesting to send identical samples to 3 labs and see what you get. It makes no sense that at 10k I have 1.1 soot and at 15k I have <0.1 soot, and also TBN to drop from 10.1, which is excellent, to 5.5. Especially after adding 3 quarts make-up oil. SPICER