Here is an interesting analysis for you Honda fans out there. The car belongs to my neighbor, and I have maintained it from time to time. This is the highest mileage Honda that I've had experience with, so I was curious what the wear numbers would look like. Here goes:
Blackstone did the analysis. Oil was NAPA brand dino 5w30, with 1/2 qt of Havoline dino 5w30 added toward the end of the run. Filter was NAPA gold. Engine is the 2.3L VTEC 4 cylinder. Car was her father's for the first 150-160K, and it was all road miles put on pretty quickly. The car now has 233,544 miles on it.
Now / Universal Averages
Aluminum 2/3
Chromium 0/1
Iron 4/7
Copper 1/4
Lead 6/5
Tin 0/1
Moly 53/75
Nickel 0/0
Manganese 0/0
Silver 0/0
Titanium 0/0
Potassium 1/1
Boron 12/52
Silicon 7/10
Sodium 2/9
Calcium 1961/2157
Magnesium 11/143
Phosphours 627/741
Zinc 810/881
Barium 0/0
Sus Viscosity @210
Should be 56-62 Actual 58.4
Flashpoint
Should be >365 Actual 360
Fuel
Should be Antifreeze & water were zero
Insolubles
Should be
TBN was 4.3. Oil change interval was 3,831 miles. Blackstone notes that their Universal averages were w/ approx 4,800 miles on the oil.
I'll also note that she has been driving around with the check engine light on for awhile now. The two codes point to a shot catalytic converter & oxygen sensor, which I think shows up plainly in the report. This problem has finally been repaired, thanks to my harping on her.
Opinions and / or comments anyone? Think the engine has many miles ahead of it? Thanks, Steve
Blackstone did the analysis. Oil was NAPA brand dino 5w30, with 1/2 qt of Havoline dino 5w30 added toward the end of the run. Filter was NAPA gold. Engine is the 2.3L VTEC 4 cylinder. Car was her father's for the first 150-160K, and it was all road miles put on pretty quickly. The car now has 233,544 miles on it.
Now / Universal Averages
Aluminum 2/3
Chromium 0/1
Iron 4/7
Copper 1/4
Lead 6/5
Tin 0/1
Moly 53/75
Nickel 0/0
Manganese 0/0
Silver 0/0
Titanium 0/0
Potassium 1/1
Boron 12/52
Silicon 7/10
Sodium 2/9
Calcium 1961/2157
Magnesium 11/143
Phosphours 627/741
Zinc 810/881
Barium 0/0
Sus Viscosity @210
Should be 56-62 Actual 58.4
Flashpoint
Should be >365 Actual 360
Fuel
Should be Antifreeze & water were zero
Insolubles
Should be
TBN was 4.3. Oil change interval was 3,831 miles. Blackstone notes that their Universal averages were w/ approx 4,800 miles on the oil.
I'll also note that she has been driving around with the check engine light on for awhile now. The two codes point to a shot catalytic converter & oxygen sensor, which I think shows up plainly in the report. This problem has finally been repaired, thanks to my harping on her.
Opinions and / or comments anyone? Think the engine has many miles ahead of it? Thanks, Steve