I wouldn't say it sucks, just overly complex for what it is. The tabs and labels and such are NOT self explanatory. But a couple times through, not so bad.
Oil Analyzers vs SPEEDiagnostics
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Yeah it depends how you weight usability. They should get a UI/UX intern.
Can't argue that!
Wife got a new dual bowl automated cat food dispenser. Simple right? No, crazy complex to program the silly thing. I told her to give them a suggestion. Get rid of the two buttons and the display, write a controlling app, make it BT and do it from the phone just like the lawn sprinkler controller. In the box a pain, but on the phone butt easy.
dnewton3
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Can't be any worse than WearCheck; navigating their website is no picnic by any means.
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How long does it take for OA to report? Sent a sample several weeks ago now.
It's usually been in about one week for me.
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Does the report automatically generate in the Horizon app?
I don’t use the app but it does come up on your account automatically. I’d call if it’s been this long.
What OAI has to do with Amsoil?
Why you're transferred to the Amsoil site when ordering sample kits?
Oil Analyzers is Amsoil, however, they use Polaris Labs as their oil sampling lab. Polaris is a large corporation with labs around the world. They are hired by Amsoil/Oil Analyzers to do the fluids testing for them. I have my own account with Polaris. They send my tests results directly to my e-mail.
Thanks a lot! That is new for me.
I just found the Polaris order kit page too.
Well, isn't it conflict of interests an oil company (in this case Amsoil) to do oil analysis and people send them hundreds of thousands of oil samples of competitor oil companies like Mobil 1, Valvoline etc.? I understand the oil testing is performed by Polaris Labs, but still Amsoil has the opportunity to look at the oil results for free and even to charge people for that through OAI.
Anybody can send an oil sample in to oil labs; they are all over. All oil companies either have their own labs or hire it out like Amsoil. If they want to, Amsoil or any other oil company that has the million-dollar equipment, can do an in-depth analysis of a competitor's oil that may tell them some trade secrets. It would probably cost them thousands of dollars, if they have the equipment and desire. You can't tell that much from a basic oil analysis. You can't tell their "chemistry" or blend secrets from a basic $30.00 engine oil analysis. I am no expert on this stuff though, however, Bitog does have some chemist here that can give you more legitimate answers than I can.
