So interesting and great detective work on this. I think you're exactly right in that those fires had something to do with it. My son is in Pennsylvania and the pictures he sent me were unbelievable. Here in California we have our share of fires and the smoke and it's contaminants are no joke. Excellent findings..
Great Work! I used those bars leaks tabs on my 2011 Chev aveo, for the same reason, the coolant is slowly disapearring - even after complete oil cooler, hose, thermostat, tank, cap, etc replacement. Waiting it out to analyze results. Too early to tell
Very interesting, I have noticed on my 88' GTA that my coolant level had drops at about the same rate as you describe and never knew why...the vented cap makes sense. I also looked for leaks and never saw any external signs or in the oil, I also added a few tabs of the recommended Bar's stop leak ginger tabs last year as well so I will try to monitor the level.
This oil analysis video was certainly educational. Thank you for bringing this topic. Regarding the relationship between pollutants and forest fires that you mention, how old is the air filter and what brand? Assuming it's old, I wonder if it were newer, could it minimize the amount of those contaminants? On the other hand, I'm happy for you that the car is running optimally. Keep up the good work 🤝
You're welcome. Good question. Actually the filters are 30 years old, yet low mileage. Based on the underhood tune-up label, the Chevy dealer replaced them about 3,000 miles before the car was parked. That would make it about 11,000 miles total on the filters. They are official AC parts and I have treated them carefully through the rebuild process to protect the clean side from contamination. Even though they are calendar aged, I don't expect them to be in bad shape. Perhaps they could be updated, I don't know the lifetime of the paper elements, but they look in good condition. One trivia point on air filters, though. We all think that we should keep filters clean to protect our engines, but I once had a good discussion with one of my GM air filter engineer colleagues. He told me that the best thing for your engine is to run a used filter. You certainly don't want a plugged one, but a slightly dirty one filters better because as a little dirt builds up, the pores in the paper are actually a little smaller.
@@bitsofwisdom460 did this engineer provide any data, I mean he came up to that conclusion based on what exactly? That is actually interesting, this might be a topic for a future video you know..... 🤔🤓
That is also part of the logic with K&N filters too IIRC, they perform better with some dirt/contaminants. I know they are not the same as paper but its similar logic.@@bitsofwisdom460
No, I don't have any data. In the business we had technical specialists whose experience was established from years working in a technical area. Many times their word and their technical guidance was accepted without explicit data because of that experience. If we making in a critical decision, I would certainly have them provide data to support the decision, but often general principles were discussed without exact data.
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This is the kind of content I want out of youtube! Thank you for sharing your learned experiences.
My pleasure!
So interesting and great detective work on this. I think you're exactly right in that those fires had something to do with it. My son is in Pennsylvania and the pictures he sent me were unbelievable. Here in California we have our share of fires and the smoke and it's contaminants are no joke. Excellent findings..
Thank you. I really think the fires had a major effect, but I won't get another check until next fall. Hopefully it cleans up.
Great Work! I used those bars leaks tabs on my 2011 Chev aveo, for the same reason, the coolant is slowly disapearring - even after complete oil cooler, hose, thermostat, tank, cap, etc replacement. Waiting it out to analyze results. Too early to tell
Very interesting, I have noticed on my 88' GTA that my coolant level had drops at about the same rate as you describe and never knew why...the vented cap makes sense. I also looked for leaks and never saw any external signs or in the oil, I also added a few tabs of the recommended Bar's stop leak ginger tabs last year as well so I will try to monitor the level.
I do have an older video from when I started digging into the coolant level dropping:
ruclips.net/video/_RCWwKcVm5A/видео.html
This oil analysis video was certainly educational. Thank you for bringing this topic. Regarding the relationship between pollutants and forest fires that you mention, how old is the air filter and what brand? Assuming it's old, I wonder if it were newer, could it minimize the amount of those contaminants? On the other hand, I'm happy for you that the car is running optimally. Keep up the good work 🤝
You're welcome. Good question. Actually the filters are 30 years old, yet low mileage. Based on the underhood tune-up label, the Chevy dealer replaced them about 3,000 miles before the car was parked. That would make it about 11,000 miles total on the filters. They are official AC parts and I have treated them carefully through the rebuild process to protect the clean side from contamination. Even though they are calendar aged, I don't expect them to be in bad shape. Perhaps they could be updated, I don't know the lifetime of the paper elements, but they look in good condition. One trivia point on air filters, though. We all think that we should keep filters clean to protect our engines, but I once had a good discussion with one of my GM air filter engineer colleagues. He told me that the best thing for your engine is to run a used filter. You certainly don't want a plugged one, but a slightly dirty one filters better because as a little dirt builds up, the pores in the paper are actually a little smaller.
@@bitsofwisdom460 did this engineer provide any data, I mean he came up to that conclusion based on what exactly? That is actually interesting, this might be a topic for a future video you know..... 🤔🤓
That is also part of the logic with K&N filters too IIRC, they perform better with some dirt/contaminants. I know they are not the same as paper but its similar logic.@@bitsofwisdom460
No, I don't have any data. In the business we had technical specialists whose experience was established from years working in a technical area. Many times their word and their technical guidance was accepted without explicit data because of that experience. If we making in a critical decision, I would certainly have them provide data to support the decision, but often general principles were discussed without exact data.
@@bitsofwisdom460 makes sense, thanks 👍🏼