Originally Posted By: i_hate_autofraud
I use the WIX Part # 24077 test kit, usually $20 - $25 Cdn. If you call various parts stores you can find out
who charges more or less.
The bonus is that the report gives the TBN value without extra charge whereas other labs charge extra for that.
To ship, I pack the black shipping bottle in a padded envelope to avoid shipping problems, pilferage or the post
office trashing your sample. Costs another $10 Cdn.
In Canada there’s one lab in the west and one in the east (Ontario) that just changed address. The shipping labels
in the Kit you get may be old since the address just changed 2 weeks ago:
ALS Tribology
5036 South Service Road
Burlington, Ontario
Canada,
L7L 5Y7
I’ve been dialing up my use of FilterMags and extra magnets in the oil filter and each increase resulted
in a decrease in metals PPMs in the oil. The oil is visibly cleaner longer then ever before, so the "dirt" in
the oil is actually mostly metals and I only started at 15 PPMs Iron plus moderate levels of all other metals.
After 4 years of tests and increased magnet use, this to me means the "dirt" was always wear metals! At least in
a healthy late model GM!
I can see now that car manufactures, oil and filter makers never wanted the public to know and preferred to freak
them out over "dirt" instead instead of actual metals wear that they can't filter out or prevent!
Check out the PDF with pics that reached the same conclusion:
FILTERMAG vs HOMEBREW
https://app.box.com/s/uxvu8dmscf5wcgftutdm0ejqwgn86tw7
Thanks for the info, i am not familiar with that product, where do you get it.??
Filtermags look like a great idea.. but they will be fairly pricey once they get north of the border..
I am thinking i could McGiver something similar using Rare-earth mag from LeeValley
j.