2001 Saab 9-3, Elf NLX 5w40 7500km
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Looks very good, but it sheared quite a bit. Didn't impact wear though. I'd continue to use it.
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You may want to boogie on up to 8,500 km for the next sample and then have a good chuckle
about beating the pants off the oil man. .......... Go for it, Scott!
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You may want to boogie on up to 8,500 km for the next sample and then have a good chuckle
about beating the pants off the oil man. .......... Go for it, Scott!
Kilometers on engine 115,000
Kilometers on oil 7500
Make Up Oil 0
Napa 1515 filter (added 0.5 Liters to a total of 4.5L )OEM is 4 Liters
Elf NLX 5w40
Aluminum 2
Chromium 0
Iron 9
Copper 3
Lead 1
Tin 0
Moly 2
Nickel 0
Manganese 3
Silver 0
Ti 0
Potassium 1
Boron 2
Silicon 13
Sodium 5
Calcium 1601
Magnesium 736
Phosphorus 901
Zinc 1119
Barium 0
Sus Visc @ 210F 65.5 should be 55-62
cST Visc @ 100 C 11.75 should be 8.8-11.1
Flashpoint in F 400 should be >365
Fuel % Antifreeze 0.0
Water % 0.0 should be Insolubles % 0.2 should be TBN 6.5
SCOTT: You are working your oil use miles to higher levels and you can see, the engine hasn't even
noticed. You may want to boogie on up to 8,500 km for the next sample and then have a good chuckle
about beating the pants off the oil man. The only high reading is the silicon and it doesn't look much like a
problem since it isn't affecting wear. It is probably from a silicone compound of some sort and may even be
an anti-foam additive in the unused oil. That would make it a non-problem. The oil's TBN was 6.5, still
plenty high. Go for it, Scott!
Kilometers on oil 7500
Make Up Oil 0
Napa 1515 filter (added 0.5 Liters to a total of 4.5L )OEM is 4 Liters
Elf NLX 5w40
Aluminum 2
Chromium 0
Iron 9
Copper 3
Lead 1
Tin 0
Moly 2
Nickel 0
Manganese 3
Silver 0
Ti 0
Potassium 1
Boron 2
Silicon 13
Sodium 5
Calcium 1601
Magnesium 736
Phosphorus 901
Zinc 1119
Barium 0
Sus Visc @ 210F 65.5 should be 55-62
cST Visc @ 100 C 11.75 should be 8.8-11.1
Flashpoint in F 400 should be >365
Fuel % Antifreeze 0.0
Water % 0.0 should be Insolubles % 0.2 should be TBN 6.5
SCOTT: You are working your oil use miles to higher levels and you can see, the engine hasn't even
noticed. You may want to boogie on up to 8,500 km for the next sample and then have a good chuckle
about beating the pants off the oil man. The only high reading is the silicon and it doesn't look much like a
problem since it isn't affecting wear. It is probably from a silicone compound of some sort and may even be
an anti-foam additive in the unused oil. That would make it a non-problem. The oil's TBN was 6.5, still
plenty high. Go for it, Scott!
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Originally Posted By: buster
Looks very good, but it sheared quite a bit. Didn't impact wear though. I'd continue to use it.
Quote:
You may want to boogie on up to 8,500 km for the next sample and then have a good chuckle
about beating the pants off the oil man. .......... Go for it, Scott!
How can you tell it sheared ?
Looks very good, but it sheared quite a bit. Didn't impact wear though. I'd continue to use it.
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You may want to boogie on up to 8,500 km for the next sample and then have a good chuckle
about beating the pants off the oil man. .......... Go for it, Scott!
How can you tell it sheared ?
its a 5 w40. I am just new to reading these things, I guess the visc of 11.75 showed that it sheared ?
According to the Elf website. This oil started out at 14.5mm2/s viscosity at 100C.
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