Hello,
I was hoping to get some feedback on an oil analysis for my bike. This is my first ever oil analysis so I'm not 100% sure how to interpret the results. I usually run 20w50 but because of the fact that I needed the bike some in winter this year, I ran 10w30 instead for this change. Now well clear of winter I put 20w50 back in it. Little bit of info, I normally change my oil at 4k miles but I took this sample at ~3300 miles when I took the bike apart to replace a worn clutch.
Obviously I need to run a sample with the 20w50 I usually run, from there I would like to look into running 8k miles if possible. Thoughts, feedback?
2004 Yamaha V-Star 650
Oil: Amsoil MCT Synthetic Motorcycle Oil 10w30
Sump Capacity: 3 quarts
Filter: K&N KN-145
Total Miles: 38,000
Oil Mileage @ Sample: 3368
Lab: Oil Analyzers
Wear Metals (ppm)
Iron: 32
Chromium: 1
Nickel: 1
Aluminum: 10
Copper: 8
Lead: 0
Tin: 0
Cadmium: 0
Silver: 10
Vanadium: 0
Contaminant Metals (ppm)
Silicon: 8
Sodium: 2
Potassium: 1
Multi-Source Metals (ppm)
Titanium: 0
Molybdenum: 54
Antimony: 0
Manganese: 0
Lithium: 0
Boron: 13
Additive Metals (ppm)
Magnesium: 15
Calcium: 3615
Barium: 0
Phosphorous: 1069
Zinc: 1405
Contaminants (%Vol)
Fuel Dilution: < 1 - Estimate
Soot: < .1
Water: < .1 - FTIR
Fluid Properties
Viscosity 100°C: 12.0 (cSt)
Acid Number: Null
Base Number: 7.19 (mg KOH/g)
Oxidation: 34 (abs/cm)
Nitration: 10 (abs/0.1mm)
I was hoping to get some feedback on an oil analysis for my bike. This is my first ever oil analysis so I'm not 100% sure how to interpret the results. I usually run 20w50 but because of the fact that I needed the bike some in winter this year, I ran 10w30 instead for this change. Now well clear of winter I put 20w50 back in it. Little bit of info, I normally change my oil at 4k miles but I took this sample at ~3300 miles when I took the bike apart to replace a worn clutch.
Obviously I need to run a sample with the 20w50 I usually run, from there I would like to look into running 8k miles if possible. Thoughts, feedback?
2004 Yamaha V-Star 650
Oil: Amsoil MCT Synthetic Motorcycle Oil 10w30
Sump Capacity: 3 quarts
Filter: K&N KN-145
Total Miles: 38,000
Oil Mileage @ Sample: 3368
Lab: Oil Analyzers
Wear Metals (ppm)
Iron: 32
Chromium: 1
Nickel: 1
Aluminum: 10
Copper: 8
Lead: 0
Tin: 0
Cadmium: 0
Silver: 10
Vanadium: 0
Contaminant Metals (ppm)
Silicon: 8
Sodium: 2
Potassium: 1
Multi-Source Metals (ppm)
Titanium: 0
Molybdenum: 54
Antimony: 0
Manganese: 0
Lithium: 0
Boron: 13
Additive Metals (ppm)
Magnesium: 15
Calcium: 3615
Barium: 0
Phosphorous: 1069
Zinc: 1405
Contaminants (%Vol)
Fuel Dilution: < 1 - Estimate
Soot: < .1
Water: < .1 - FTIR
Fluid Properties
Viscosity 100°C: 12.0 (cSt)
Acid Number: Null
Base Number: 7.19 (mg KOH/g)
Oxidation: 34 (abs/cm)
Nitration: 10 (abs/0.1mm)