11-18-2016, 06:26 AM
I've done oil analysis (through the local Cat dealer, as I'm in Canada so no Blackstone).
I've used it on bikes and cars, mostly to see how far I can draw out my synthetic oil. And it's always been helpful -- though mostly for monitoring TBN, Viscosity and Flashpoint.
You would find what you are looking for in the wear metals test, but that said, it's meant to find microscopic traces of wear metal. If you think you've actually done serious enough damage to your cases to give you oil contamination, I would think you could either confirm or deny this based on just cutting open your oil filter as it would probably be visible to the naked eye.
I know the BITOG guys love Blackstone, so if you do send away I wouldn't hesitate.
I've used it on bikes and cars, mostly to see how far I can draw out my synthetic oil. And it's always been helpful -- though mostly for monitoring TBN, Viscosity and Flashpoint.
You would find what you are looking for in the wear metals test, but that said, it's meant to find microscopic traces of wear metal. If you think you've actually done serious enough damage to your cases to give you oil contamination, I would think you could either confirm or deny this based on just cutting open your oil filter as it would probably be visible to the naked eye.
I know the BITOG guys love Blackstone, so if you do send away I wouldn't hesitate.