Oil has brass flakes in it???
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05-28-2011, 04:39 PM
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Brass Flakes
OK, I strained 2 qts of the drain oil thru Coffee Filters to look for Flakes. Bottom line is that if were enough flakes to cover a pencil eraser I'd be surprised.
When I changed the oil shortly after I started riding the bike I put AMSOL in it (what I normally use in my bikes), my best guess is that the previous owner that put a Whopping 1030 miles on the bike in 2 yr had a sludge build-up in the engine, or oil tank and the oil flushed it out.
Bottom line here is that I'm going to send a sample of the drained oil (unstrained) for analyses before worrying further. Bottom line is that between tomorrow and Monday I plan to put another 800 to 1000 mi on it ( with a couple friends) then drain the oil again to check it.
Happy Riding!
When I changed the oil shortly after I started riding the bike I put AMSOL in it (what I normally use in my bikes), my best guess is that the previous owner that put a Whopping 1030 miles on the bike in 2 yr had a sludge build-up in the engine, or oil tank and the oil flushed it out.
Bottom line here is that I'm going to send a sample of the drained oil (unstrained) for analyses before worrying further. Bottom line is that between tomorrow and Monday I plan to put another 800 to 1000 mi on it ( with a couple friends) then drain the oil again to check it.
Happy Riding!
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06-17-2011, 05:19 PM
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Ok. I put another 900mi on the engine, ran it "Semi Hard" yesterday over some twisty hilly roads, then did some hard acceleration while passing in a rural area followed by some pretty spirited Xway riding last evening. Over all about 300mi yesterday.
Drained the oil today after a good run down the Xway to get everything warmed up, then drained the oil. I see about 1/5or less Flakes in the oil as before.
I'll drain again in 500 to 750mi and hope to see very little.
Input?
Drained the oil today after a good run down the Xway to get everything warmed up, then drained the oil. I see about 1/5or less Flakes in the oil as before.
I'll drain again in 500 to 750mi and hope to see very little.
Input?
#28
06-17-2011, 08:40 PM
Road Captain
Bingo!
http://www.blackstone-labs.com/motorcycle.php
Never had any question of what any of my car motors, transmissions, or differentials were doing after getting the test results back. Definitely worth the $40. Let's you know exactly how craptastic a lot of the lubricants people rave about actually are too.
Last edited by UFOtestpilot; 06-17-2011 at 08:43 PM. Reason: hyphen missing from link.
#29
06-17-2011, 10:13 PM
OK, I strained 2 qts of the drain oil thru Coffee Filters to look for Flakes. Bottom line is that if were enough flakes to cover a pencil eraser I'd be surprised.
When I changed the oil shortly after I started riding the bike I put AMSOL in it (what I normally use in my bikes), my best guess is that the previous owner that put a Whopping 1030 miles on the bike in 2 yr had a sludge build-up in the engine, or oil tank and the oil flushed it out.
Bottom line here is that I'm going to send a sample of the drained oil (unstrained) for analyses before worrying further. Bottom line is that between tomorrow and Monday I plan to put another 800 to 1000 mi on it ( with a couple friends) then drain the oil again to check it.
Happy Riding!
When I changed the oil shortly after I started riding the bike I put AMSOL in it (what I normally use in my bikes), my best guess is that the previous owner that put a Whopping 1030 miles on the bike in 2 yr had a sludge build-up in the engine, or oil tank and the oil flushed it out.
Bottom line here is that I'm going to send a sample of the drained oil (unstrained) for analyses before worrying further. Bottom line is that between tomorrow and Monday I plan to put another 800 to 1000 mi on it ( with a couple friends) then drain the oil again to check it.
Happy Riding!
bottom line is that the bottom line isnt on the bottom anymore
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