Black Stone Oil Analysis after 25k+ supercharged miles

Hey guys,
So one of the most important things I have been told with a s/c M3 is to make sure oil changes are done often. An easy and inexpensive way to be able to see how things are running is to get an oil sample analysis done. This was my first oil test but I plan on getting it done a few times a year if I hold onto the car.

Timeline of my car...

10/2010 2k miles: AA Gen 1 Level 2 installed

09/2012 13k miles: Bought the car (3rd owner)

02/2013 22k miles: AA Gen 2 Level 3 installed

I have always had oil changes done every 5-6k miles. The report says 5k miles for this particular sample, but this was a quick estimate at the time it we being sent out. 5,500 miles is more accurate. After looking through my paperwork my last oil change prior to this was when my upgrade went on at 22,300 miles. This oil sample and oil change was done on 04/26 with 27,800 miles. I now have 29,300 miles on the car 2 weeks later. It gets driven a lot as you can see.

Anyway, here's a copy of the report. For those comparing it with others, 5500 is a more accurate figure as mentioned above.

Thanks to AutoCouture in Fair Lawn, NJ for taking care of the oil change and sample test. Excellent service as usual...we all know that by now

Looks good Nik! No need to back off the throttle

FYI from doing a little research from other reports, Blackstone mentions that copper and lead show bearing wear which was one of the key things I was looking for. It seems like more 08s (even NA) have higher levels. Some more reports and information here: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=310230

I am most likely keeping the car until about September unless I have an impulse buy so I have a couple more oil changes left. Will probably get at least one more test just out of curiosity. I am very happy with the results. I know there is a test for engine health which I forgot the name of but I may look into that if it is quick and inexpensive.

Nice

That's great. Looks better than some NA reports I've seen.

Thanks Mike. My car for whatever reason seem to guzzle oil but I've heard some M3s are just like this. We decided to get this test done to rule out a lot of the major stuff. I guess my car is just more thirsty than others! I do drive 3000 miles a month with 2700 of those on the highway at 80+. Maybe this has something to do with it? Oh well, not a big deal to top off and glad to see the report came out great!

NikB316 wrote

Thanks Mike. My car for whatever reason seem to guzzle oil but I've heard some M3s are just like this. We decided to get this test done to rule out a lot of the major stuff. I guess my car is just more thirsty than others! I do drive 3000 miles a month with 2700 of those on the highway at 80+. Maybe this has something to do with it? Oh well, not a big deal to top off and glad to see the report came out great!

My 135 takes about 1 qrt ever 2-3 k miles.

Do you compare your average to the universal averages or?

duk wrote

Do you compare your average to the universal averages or?

Yes, for the first time anyway. Then I start to compare it to my other readings (to see if they are increasing, which would obviously not be a good thing)