The car is a 2002 Mercury Sable LS Premium with the 3.0 Liter 24V Duratec V6. Do not confuse that with the Vulcan engine of the same size available in this model.
Usage was 60/40 highway-city driving. Oil analysis by Schaeffer’s Manufacturing. The dealer I bought the Sable at, Park Mazda of Akron, claims they installed Kendall brand conventional 5W30 in the unit.
Wear metals and additives below are in PPM. Sulfur, Oxidation and Nitration are expressed as a percentage, where 100 % is the number you must stay below.
NR means "not reported".
Schaeffer’s indicated that I should change the oil due to the level of water in it, but I had already changed it.
This oil was sampled and changed so early so I would have evidence for my 3,000 mile used car warranty. I’ll be sampling and changing again this week, after a more sensible 4,000 mile OCI on Pennzoil 5W20.
Date 2/14/2005
Lab Schaeffer
Mi Unit 38646
Mi Oil 1946
Copper 3
Iron 15
Chromium 0
Aluminum 7
Lead 0
Moly 33
Phosphorous 924
Zinc 1017
Magnesium 10
Calcium 2317
Sodium NR
Potassium NR
Antifreeze % 0
Fuel Dilution N
% H20 0.2
Silicon 12
Viscosity CST 9.35
Viscosity SUS @ 210 F NR
ISO 30WT
Sulfur 5
Oxidation 0
Nitration 6
Insolubles NR
Usage was 60/40 highway-city driving. Oil analysis by Schaeffer’s Manufacturing. The dealer I bought the Sable at, Park Mazda of Akron, claims they installed Kendall brand conventional 5W30 in the unit.
Wear metals and additives below are in PPM. Sulfur, Oxidation and Nitration are expressed as a percentage, where 100 % is the number you must stay below.
NR means "not reported".
Schaeffer’s indicated that I should change the oil due to the level of water in it, but I had already changed it.
This oil was sampled and changed so early so I would have evidence for my 3,000 mile used car warranty. I’ll be sampling and changing again this week, after a more sensible 4,000 mile OCI on Pennzoil 5W20.
Date 2/14/2005
Lab Schaeffer
Mi Unit 38646
Mi Oil 1946
Copper 3
Iron 15
Chromium 0
Aluminum 7
Lead 0
Moly 33
Phosphorous 924
Zinc 1017
Magnesium 10
Calcium 2317
Sodium NR
Potassium NR
Antifreeze % 0
Fuel Dilution N
% H20 0.2
Silicon 12
Viscosity CST 9.35
Viscosity SUS @ 210 F NR
ISO 30WT
Sulfur 5
Oxidation 0
Nitration 6
Insolubles NR