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    High silicon (dust?) and iron in VW 2.0 TDI

    UOA done on my Volkswagen Amarok 2.0 TDI. This is the fourth yearly analysis - always done before service. Things were ok for the previous three. Now, however, things have gone horribly wrong in my opinion. Diagnosis from wearcheck: Cylinder/liner wear rates are high. Piston and ring wear...
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    Castrol Tection 15w40, 3800 miles, Land Rover TD5

    I am looking at buying this vehicle, and did an oil analysis on it. Herewith the results. The vehicle did have an injector leaking / cracked head problem before, but this has been corrected (new head, new injectors, seals etc.) and oil has been replaced 3800 miles ago. The only worrying bit is...
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    Caltex Delo 15w40, 5200 miles, Land Rover 4L V8

    Second analysis done on this engine... does not look good to me. Engine was overhauled at 199100km, oil changed at 200100. Mileage now 208400, engine in use 8300km (around 5200 miles). I have an engine monitoring system that tells me the engine has been running about 150 hours since the last...
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