Date:         Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:27:53 -0400
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From:         John Lauterbach <john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: Silicone in oil analysis
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Unless the lab is using very sophisticated instrumentation, it cannot
tell elemental silicon from silicon dioxide (sand, for example) or
silicon from other sources such as decomposed silicone sealants.

John

On Thu, 2013-06-06 at 11:33 -0500, Dave Mcneely wrote:

> Not silicone (a form of plastic), but silicon, an element found in sand and other minerals, thus the dirt that gets past an air filter.
>
> mcneely
>
> ---- Timmy Evens <monkey_lips@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> > Quick question: why does poor air filtration result in higher levels of silicone in your oil? Where's this silicone coming from?
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android
>
> --
> David McNeely


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