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      08-06-2018, 07:46 PM   #956
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Originally Posted by dparm View Post
Aluminum up slightly, iron about the same, copper unchanged, lead down slightly = not too bad overall. Consistency is what we want, like Blackstone said. Viscosity still in grade, flashpoint okay, and no contaminants.

The TBN and TAN are equal which isn't really ideal, but I agree you should try a slightly longer interval and see if that causes TAN > TBN. Do you do a lot of short trips? What's your driving style?

I would consider this a good report and the start of a reassuring trend. The next report should be very telling.
Not that many short trips, minimum 10-15 mins when I drive. I sometimes go to store to store after that, does that matter? Most of my driving is on the weekend, I would take it to above 6-7k RPM occasionally like on freeway merges. I do autocross events as well, maybe once a month to two months in this car. I do plan to do the RB's at the next change, or should I try pushing it a little longer?
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