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Old 11-05-2019 | 11:45 PM
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Attached is my first UOA. I have read a few posts encouraging people to publish these. Comments are welcome and appreciated. If this should be shared elsewhere like a sticky, just let me know. New to me 996 c4 that seems to run well after doing all the necessary work the dealer didn’t disclose. It’s a 3.4 (at least I assume it is), not a 3.6 as mentioned. It does not seem to use any oil.
I swapped to Liquimoly with the accompanying change. I don’t have a dog in that fight though; my 200k b6 s4 avant gets Amazon’s finest synth and it’s just fine. I
also don’t care if your UOA provider is better. Enjoy!
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Old 11-06-2019 | 01:02 AM
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Glad to see no issues for you.
My first sample was sent out a month ago and is MIA. My mistake for not recording the tracking info...
Old 11-06-2019 | 08:53 AM
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Default Thanks for the review on my UOA

I appreciated their commentary and can only compare to their Universal Averages at this point. It’s a little peace of mind and I will probably do it again with the next change and then every other after that.

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Glad to see no issues for you.
My first sample was sent out a month ago and is MIA. My mistake for not recording the tracking info...
i was worried about it being lost in transit too. Will maybe save extra next time as a safety.
Old 11-06-2019 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Gingerman
Attached is my first UOA. I have read a few posts encouraging people to publish these. Comments are welcome and appreciated. If this should be shared elsewhere like a sticky, just let me know. New to me 996 c4 that seems to run well after doing all the necessary work the dealer didn’t disclose. It’s a 3.4 (at least I assume it is), not a 3.6 as mentioned. It does not seem to use any oil.
I swapped to Liquimoly with the accompanying change. I don’t have a dog in that fight though; my 200k b6 s4 avant gets Amazon’s finest synth and it’s just fine. I
also don’t care if your UOA provider is better. Enjoy!
Biggest thing is these are all about trends. One UOA really isn't helpful. Comparing it to their universal averages isn't either. Do one every oil change and thats when they become helpful. Pick a quality oil and service it regularly..

To Bill and OP. I have done several Blackstone UOA. My first was took 8 weeks before i got the results. The second one was within maybe 2 weeks.I have heard from several people that Blackstone is very inconsistent with the return time frame of the UOA.
Old 11-07-2019 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Mbren1979
Biggest thing is these are all about trends. One UOA really isn't helpful. Comparing it to their universal averages isn't either. Do one every oil change and thats when they become helpful. Pick a quality oil and service it regularly..

To Bill and OP. I have done several Blackstone UOA. My first was took 8 weeks before i got the results. The second one was within maybe 2 weeks.I have heard from several people that Blackstone is very inconsistent with the return time frame of the UOA.

The last one I did took ten days. Still seems a long time.
Old 11-07-2019 | 11:01 AM
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Gingerman...any ideas about the potassium?



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