Date:         Thu, 23 Jan 2014 09:20:03 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Anyone tried "LubriCheck" yet??
Comments: To: Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
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Interesting, I may just have to get one. Reading the FAQs it makes sense,
but I think it's main purpose would be to test the oil at every change and
if you get a bad reading then send a sample to Blackstone to find out what's
going on.  Blackstone charges $25 for an analysis and another $20 for a TBN
extended life test.

Extended oil changes on a Vanagon are controversial, but with modern
synthetics and this device it might make sense.  The key measurement is
acidity, which indicates additive breakdown, and this device supposedly
measures this.

Soon there will be a smartphone app no doubt.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Max Wellhouse
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 3:22 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Anyone tried "LubriCheck" yet??

Apparently there's a $43 oil analyzer out now that will test your oil and
then rate its usefulness within 1 minute.  With lab analysis running almost
that much for one sample, one wonders what the savings would be with this
tool not only in lab fees, but extended oil use between changes.

Info at  http://www.lubricheck.com/

DM&FS