'05 Civic 30k mi amsoil MTF

[mitsuman47]

Probably run it out to 45k this time.

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OIL AMSOIL MTF

MILES IN USE 30,000

MILES ON UNIT 163,600

SAMPLE TAKEN 4/20/10



IRON 16

ALUMINUM 4

CHROMIUM 0

COPPER 7

LEAD 1

TIN 0

NICKEL 0

SILVER 0

MANGANESE 1

TITANIUM 0

MOLYBDENUM 0

BORON 2

POTASSIUM 0

SILICON 11

SODIUM 2

CALCIUM 80

MAGNESIUM 4076

PHOSPHORUS 1254

ZINC 911

BARIUM 0



WATER 0

Soot 0

Fuel 0

cSt @ 212ºF 7.7

TBN Not tested

TAN 2.15

 

[Jim_Beverlin]

Impressive report but I would be curious what the TBN is. I run Amsoil (0W30) about 21 - 23K in a Ford 4.0L SOHC V6 and the TBN is in the mid 2.0 range at that mileage. Get about the same results from 0W20 at 15K in a Chrysler 3.7L SOHC V6. Silicon reading is impressive so your air filtration is really doing the job.

 

[INDYMAC]

I think you are confusing this manual tranny report with an used engine oil report?

 

[Johnny]

Correct, no reason to run a TBN test with a gear oil or transmission fluid.

 

[Pablo]

LOW wear.

STOUT additive package for a low viscosity MTF.

It did shear with usage but does not appear to have any effect on wear metals.

 

[Mokanic]

Works great in my Honda.

 

[REDDOG]

Great looking report!

 

[mitsuman47]

Yeah, I'm really pleased. I just cant figure out why it sheared so much. Is that normal for a MTF (of any brand)?

If I had run it 120,000 miles like Honda says I can for normal service, and it kept shearing at this rate, it would have had a visc of 4 or 5!

 

[unDummy]

Shearing is normal.
With wear that low(driving style?), its easily a 50k fluid for you.

 

[Bror Jace]

Very low wear.

With it shearing as much as it did, you are in Royal Purple Syncromax territory.

I'm gonna run mine at least 40,000 miles ... about another year and a half to two years. Maybe I'll do a UOA on mine as well.

It'll be interesting to see how 10,000 miles in an S2000 compares with 40,000 miles in a Civic.

 

[Bror Jace]

Thinking about this s'more, it occurred to me that this stuff sheared down to the beginning viscosity of OEM Honda MTF (II). This makes Amsoil MTF the better all-around choice, I think .... especially if you want a long drain interval fluid.