07 Chevy Duramax - Rotella T6 5W-40 - 11,916 miles

[LateArrivalforLSU]

 

[Volv04Life]

I almost thought you were dnewton3. Sigh... Good UOA though.

 

[Danno]

What's with the high copper reading from sample 6 ?

 

[LateArrivalforLSU]

Originally Posted By: Danno
What's with the high copper reading from sample 6 ?

No idea. Was four years ago, and was my lone sample to ever have a high Cu reading.

 

[dnewton3]

What's up, Shawn!?! Long time ...

Typically boring Dmax. Yawn ...
How much better can a UOA get?

Some GM vehicles, Dmax in particular, will occasionally see a Cu spike, often attributed to the oil cooler. As long as it settles back down, there is nothing horrid going on.

 

[LateArrivalforLSU]

What's going on there Dave?!

Yep, a typical ho-hum nothing wrong DMax UOA. I was really excited to see the results from this UOA since it's been such a long time that I've sampled.

By the way, what's the TBN of a virgin sample of Rotella T6? Was curious to gauge that against my current TBN numbers.

 

[dnewton3]

As I recall the TBN virgin is around 10? but that's based on a Blackstone test. OA may not use the same testing protocol, so a point or more difference isn't a big deal. Overall, plenty of life left in your lube!

Really stackin' up the miles, eh?

 

[LateArrivalforLSU]

Originally Posted By: dnewton3


Really stackin' up the miles, eh?

A little bit. Should be at 200K by next Spring.