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Just thought I'd post a company I use on a regular basis. http://www.oillab.com/ They test any fluid on your car. I send my oil, Trans, and rear fluids to them all the time! An ounce of prevention... It's only $21.50 plus $5 S&H. Dirt cheap when it comes to knowing what's going on inside your engine.
When I first got my car I had this ever so slight knocking noise. The car was bone stock with 90K on it so a million things could be making this noise.. Idler, water pump, alt, Cam sensor, or even worse the bearings! So I call the oil lab and they sent me a kit (test tube and paper work) you don't pay till you send the kit back in. You mail them the test kit back with your sample and check or money order. They are real nice people to work with. Their web site sometimes craps out so I would use the 1-800 to order a kit.
Back to the car.. While the sample was out being tested. usually takes a week or so.. I'm taking the car to work one day and on 95 the engine lets loose. Rod knock city. I tow it to Jim Dunn and they start working on it. Meanwhile the results from the kit come back and sure enough.. It showed major bearing wear! They tell you what's in your oil and if the levles are safe. They also had a note on the bottom of my report.. "This engine will need a major over haul soon!" So if I would have checked in the first place it might have been a little cheaper then blowing the engine up! When I blew it up I did it right and needed a new block and all! It's a cheap cheap way to be sure! I test all my fluids on a regular basis! No more suprises for me!
Just wanted to let you guys know about them. Even with low mile cars, Turbo Buicks all had bad dry start problems. And over time.. this wears on the bearings. So if you want to be sure.. have your fluids tested on a regular basis and you'll be a happy turbo Buick owner!
When I first got my car I had this ever so slight knocking noise. The car was bone stock with 90K on it so a million things could be making this noise.. Idler, water pump, alt, Cam sensor, or even worse the bearings! So I call the oil lab and they sent me a kit (test tube and paper work) you don't pay till you send the kit back in. You mail them the test kit back with your sample and check or money order. They are real nice people to work with. Their web site sometimes craps out so I would use the 1-800 to order a kit.
Back to the car.. While the sample was out being tested. usually takes a week or so.. I'm taking the car to work one day and on 95 the engine lets loose. Rod knock city. I tow it to Jim Dunn and they start working on it. Meanwhile the results from the kit come back and sure enough.. It showed major bearing wear! They tell you what's in your oil and if the levles are safe. They also had a note on the bottom of my report.. "This engine will need a major over haul soon!" So if I would have checked in the first place it might have been a little cheaper then blowing the engine up! When I blew it up I did it right and needed a new block and all! It's a cheap cheap way to be sure! I test all my fluids on a regular basis! No more suprises for me!
Just wanted to let you guys know about them. Even with low mile cars, Turbo Buicks all had bad dry start problems. And over time.. this wears on the bearings. So if you want to be sure.. have your fluids tested on a regular basis and you'll be a happy turbo Buick owner!
