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Slick Talk - Episode 39: Different Eyes, Same Prize
This episode is a collaboration between Joe Adams (senior analyst, podcast host) and Michael Thomas, a senior lubricant technical agent with Shell Lu…
5 years, 4 months ago
Slick Talk - Episode 38: Art of the Pre-Buy
Sampling before you buy any car, truck, aircraft, boat, really anything that needs oil to do its job. If you've been following us for a while, you pr…
5 years, 4 months ago
Slick Talk - Episode 37: Looks can be deceiving
In this episode, Blackstone Joe tackles a few different topics, with the main event being the color of used oil, and how the visual appearance can/ca…
5 years, 5 months ago
Slick Talk - Episode 36: What's in a name?
For this episode's main event, we're covering Unit IDs and not just what they're for, but what you should be thinking about when choosing the name fo…
5 years, 5 months ago
Slick Talk: Episode 35: No filter change needed?
For a lot of folks, changing the oil filter with every drain is standard practice. Some manufacturers, though will recommend changing the filter ever…
5 years, 6 months ago
Slick Talk - Episode 34: All About Additives
It started with a simple enough question: "What do you mean by saying most additives don't "show up?" The answer isn't so simple, though. To detail a…
5 years, 6 months ago
Slick Talk - Episode 33: Putting pen to paper
Paperwork is the enemy of many, but when it comes to the slip we put in every free test kit, that's not the enemy; it's your best friend.On the slip …
5 years, 7 months ago
Episode 32: Can You Analyze That?
A tale as old as time, or at least the times of oil analysis: Can you look at these results? Well, if they're from Blackstone Laboratories, the answe…
5 years, 7 months ago
Slick Talk - Episode 31: 6.0L/7.3L Special
Blackstone Joe talks diesels, coffee, and a fable from the rig. What more do you need to know?
5 years, 8 months ago
Slick Talk - Episode 30: Going the Distance - Q&A with the Analyst
Welcome to the first installment of "Going the Distance" - this will be a series of episodes where we delve into specific engine types and data that …
5 years, 8 months ago