If it was coming from the pistons the aluminum levels would be high as well and
hell if it was from the pistons that engine sure as hell isn't going to last
long.
High silicone levels are from a bad induction system or from vacuum leaks or
breathers leaking. I have been in the oil business for quite some time and have
done a lot of oil testing and if you keep seeing high levels of silicone before
long the iron, aluminum, copper, etc. will get higher and higher and before long
it takes a big s***.
Just my .02
Colin
|< R |> wrote:
> Date sent: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 22:48:02 -0800
> From: Mike Burgess <ax778@lafn.org>
> Organization: Los Angeles Free Net
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
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> Subject: Re: DML: K&N dissapointment
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>
> > Ah, but the crux of the problem is:
> > The junk that gets through, is a problem. It does not burn up,
> > it gets into the OIL, likely via washing down the cylinder walls,
> > and once in the oil, visits all the bearing surfaces. If it
> > "did nothing" then I'd have no extra silicon in the engine.
> > I didn't test the oil till after 10k miles, it's had 3 oil changes prior
> > to this one, and now I'll use a paper filter, and if the silicon level
> > drops, the K&N goes back.
> >
>
> Unless you drive in the desert or at the beach, the silicon is most
> likely coming from your pistons. They are an Al/Si alloy.
>
> |{eith R. Phelps
>
> Cat..... the other white meat.
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