1999 Honda VTR1000F - Penrite HPR Gas 10

[suzukiguy1978]

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Vehicle: 1999 Honda VTR1000F Firestorm

Klms: 39884km



Oil: Penrite HPR Gas10

Grade: API CH-4 / SL

Viscosity: 10W - 50



Time on Oil: 12 months

Klms on Oil: 3332







METALS (OL1052) mg/L



IRON 10

CHROMIUM 0.0

LEAD 16

COPPER 26

TIN
NICKEL
ALUMINIUM 3

SILICON 10

SODIUM 5

POTASSIUM
BORON 100

CALCIUM 2630

ZINC 1106

PHOSPHORUS 944

MAGNESIUM 14

SILVER
MOLYBDENUM
SULPHUR 4298



FTIR SCAN EXT. (ASTM E2412)



WATER 0.095

TOTAL SOOT 0.4

OXIDATION 11.5

NITRATION 6.74

TBN 7.78

FUEL DILUTION 2.2

VISCOSITY @ 100 11.92







Comments:



* Copper/lead content is high and could indicate thrust washer/bearing wear.

* A normalisation factor of 3.001 has been applied to the wear metals during final analysis.

* Viscosity is low and not consistent with advised grade.

* Other results are satisfactory.

* Recommend new oil be sampled at half recommended intervals to assess and monitor condition.







Oil analysis performed by OILCHECK PTY LTD.

 

[scurvy]

Seems like a boatload of iron, lead & copper for just 3332 km on the oil.

Was this your first UOA? A trend would certainly be more useful than a one-shot.

 

[sunruh]

yeah what scurvy said!!!

do you run some type of leaded fuel in it?

how badly do you abuse the clutch?

steve

 

[suzukiguy1978]

Hi Guys,

Yeah, this is my first UOA, so haven't developed a trend as yet. I don't abuse the clutch at all. Actually, i've been fairly conservative with this bike. I rarely redline it and I haven't been to the racetrack at all (bad crash 18 months ago put a stop to racing), unlike all my other bikes, which copped a lot more race time and abuse.

I've now switched to Penrite HPR 5, so we'll see what the next UOA says.

 

[sunruh]

its just that the lead being more than ZERO is suspect and the copper of 26 is very high for so few kms. iron may or may not be ok but still seems high for that many kms.

however, this IS a '99 bike and as such is 14 years old. the iron could be rust as you are only averaging 2848kms per year on the bike. lower since this last sample was 3332kms on it.

the susvis is low because of 2.2% fuel. ug, that's kinda high for a inline 4.

 

[suzukiguy1978]

I don't know too much about this stuff. That's why I post my UOA's and get your opinions. What your saying does make sense though, the bike is 14 years old. Oh and the engine is a v-twin, not an inline 4.

 

[sunruh]

its a v-twin?

i had to google it earlier to see a pic and it didnt look like a vtwin.

looks a lot like my vfr800. but also looked like my old cbr600f2 also.

in the usa we dont get the same models as ya'll do.

in 2000 when i was in AUS and NZ i got to sit on a zook rg500gamma which is totally illegal here in the usa.

steve

 

[suzukiguy1978]

You guys in the USA know my bike as a "Superhawk".

 

[charmicarmicat]

Originally Posted By: suzukiguy1978
You guys in the USA know my bike as a "Superchicken".


FTFY