2004 F250 6.0 PSD, Esso XD-3 0w30, 8000km, fuel increasing

[Quick_lude]

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	        Esso XD-3 	Mobil Delvac   Castrol RX	Esso XD-3 	Esso XD-3 	Esso XD-3 
	          0w40		15w40		15w40		0w30		0w30		0w30
KM's on engine	14000km		22000km		28400km		37100km		47000km		55000
Time on Fluid	8000km		8000km		6400km		8700km		9900km		8000
Time on Filter	8000km		8000km		6400km		8700km		9900km		8000
Fluid Maint	Changed		Changed		Changed		Changed		Changed		Changed
Filter Maint	Changed		Changed		Changed		Changed		Changed		Changed
Iron (Fe)	45		39		50		33		27		24
Lead (Pb)	1.2		0.7		0.3		0.8		1.1		0.5
Silicon (Si)	64		31		20		16		14		11
Copper (Cu)	10		6		3.6		2.9		8.1		4.8
Chromium (Cr)	1.1		1.2		2		1.3		1.2		0.7
Nickel (Ni)	0		0		0		0		0		0
Titanium (Ti)	0		0		0.2		0.1		0.1		0
Silver (Ag)	0.4		0.4		0.4		0.3		0.4		0
Aluminum (Al)	1.3		4.3		6.3		3.2		2.9		2.6
Tin (Sn)	1.3		0.9		0.2		0.5		1		0.2
Sodium (Na)	3.4		0.8		3.1		1.8		0.5		5.6
Potassium (K)	12		4.1		5.5		2.3		2.5		1.9
Boron (B)	3.6		24		7		4.3		2.6		0
Barium (Ba)	0.7		0.3		0.6		0.2		0.1		0.1
Molybdenum (Mo)	0.6		27		7.2		3.2		1.2		0.7
Magnesium (Mg)	9		315		84		27		14		9.5
Calcium (Ca)	2938		2534		2819		3003		3144		3096
Phosphorus (P)	1005		1099		1151		1026		1150		940
Zinc (Zn)	1192		1277		1277		1213		1227		1130
Sulfur (S)	3143		3313		4387		3556		3764		3526
Manganese (Mn)	1		0.8		0.8		0.6		0.5		0.3
Vanadium (V)	0		0		0.1		0		0.1		0
Fuel(%)	        3		4		3		4		5		6
Glycol	        NEG	     NEG		NEG		NEG		neg		NEG
Soot(%)	        0		0		0		0		0		0
Oxid(PA)	63		63		163		63		68		72
Nitr(PA)	64		73		195		73		82		82
Sulf(PA)	56		56		191		56		56		56
ZDDP	       17		18		18		17		16              16 
TBN	        8.06		8.19		7.31		7.42		7.31		8.01
[email protected]°C	9.8		12		11.1		10		8.9		9.2
VOA [email protected]°C	15.7		15.5		14.8		12.1		12.1		12.1
  

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Fuel rising to 6% at 8K km's.. Driving habits the same. Dealer says Ford Canada won't authorize any injector work unless I'm having symptoms.. which I'm not. Is the higher copper or sodium a concern?

 

[Quick_lude]

Actually I also added about 2-3 L of XD-3 0w40 to the mixture.. So this was 12L of 0w30 and 2 L of 0w40. Didn't help with the viscosity..

 

[The Critic]

Quick_Lude, Ever look into installing a bypass oil filter? It seems like Go_Hogs_go who has the TP filter doesn't have any fuel in his UOA. Perhaps the TP is filtering out the fuel? Michael

 

[Quick_lude]

I don't know, could someone answer that? Would a by pass filter trap the fuel? My guess is no.

 

[The Critic]

Link Checkout msparks' post. Go_Hogs_Go has been able to run his TP for 5K without it clogging up...wouldn't be a bad idea in this app. You should ask Ralph about the TP stuff. Michael

 

[The Critic]

Check out this thread Michael

 

[Quick_lude]

Thanks Michael, will follow that thread.

 

[oilyriser]

It's amazing that the bearings are still happy, with what looks like #20 oil in there.