| Subject: | Re: Silicone in oil analysis |
| From: | John Lauterbach |
| Date: | Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:27:53 -0400 |
Unless the lab is using very sophisticated instrumentation, it cannot tell elemental silicon from silicon dioxide (sand, for example) or silicon from other sources such as decomposed silicone sealants. John On Thu, 2013-06-06 at 11:33 -0500, Dave Mcneely wrote: > Not silicone (a form of plastic), but silicon, an element found in sand and other minerals, thus the dirt that gets past an air filter. > > mcneely > > ---- Timmy Evens <monkey_lips@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > Quick question: why does poor air filtration result in higher levels of silicone in your oil? Where's this silicone coming from? > > > > Tim > > > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android > > -- > David McNeely -- John H. Lauterbach, Ph.D., DABT Sole Member & Principal, Chemistry & Toxicology Lauterbach & Associates, LLC (Georgia Office) 211 Old Club Court Macon, GA 31210-4708 Tel. 478-474-8818 Tel. 478-474-3027 Fax 478-474-0117 Cell 478-731-2966
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