Blackstone Oil Report
Report Date 1/24/12
Unit ID: 05 Civic
Make/Model: Honda 1.7L 4-cyl
Oil Type & Grade: Royal Purple 5W20
Fuel Type: Gasoline (Unleaded)
Oil Use Interval: 6,140 Miles
Comments: Thanks for the notes you provide with your sample. They're helpful. Metals are a bit higher here
than they were last time. Of course, this oil run was longer, and that certainly would account for the extra
iron that turned up, as iron is a metal that tracks with time on the oil (a longer oil run = more iron). Other
metals don't track in the same way. Aluminum likely shows some piston wear, and if silicon is dirt that might
explain it. Check your air filter to make sure there are no problems there. Resample after about 8,000 miles
to see if silicon/aluminum improve.
Miles on Oil: 6140///Unit/Location Averages///4980///Universal Averages
Miles on Unit: 53,062/////////////////////////46,924//////////
Sample Date: 1/15/12///////////////////////9/14/11//////////
Make-up Oil Added: 0/////////////////////////////0/////////////
Aluminum:::: 7///////////////5/////////////3////////////3
Chromium:::: 1///////////////1/////////////1////////////0
Iron:::::::: 13//////////////11////////////8////////////8
Copper:::::: 5///////////////5/////////////4////////////4
Lead:::::::: 7///////////////6/////////////5////////////4
Tin::::::::: 2///////////////1/////////////0////////////1
Molybdenum: 151////////////140///////////128//////////91
Nickel:::::: 1///////////////1/////////////0////////////0
Manganese::: 1///////////////1/////////////1////////////0
Silver:::::: 0///////////////0/////////////0////////////0
Titanium:::: 0///////////////0/////////////0////////////1
Potassium::: 0///////////////0/////////////0////////////1
Boron:::::/:: 10//////////////13////////////15//////////40
Silicon::::: 19//////////////18////////////16//////////12
Sodium:::::: 10//////////////15////////////20//////////32
Calcium::::: 2524////////////2483//////////2442//////2168
Magnesium::: 1463////////////1367//////////1271////////92
Phosphorus:: 930/////////////889///////////847////////683
Zinc:::::::: 993/////////////928///////////863////////815
Barium:::::: 0///////////////0/////////////0////////////0
SHOULD BE
SUS Visc. @ 210F 51.8///////////46-59//////////51.9
cSt visc. @ 100C 7.82/////////6.0-10.2/////////7.84
Flashpoint 395////////////>355///////////410
Fuel % ////////////////////// Antifreeze % 0/////////////0//////////////0
Water % 0.0//////////////////////0.0
Insolubles 0.2/////////////////////0.3
TBN Didn't Order///////////////////8.1
Questions: Are the silicon and aluminum numbers cause for concern? The variance from universal averages is single digit parts per million. I'm debating whether I'd introduce more silicon opening up the air filter box to check things out than I could potentially keep out. It's a paper Mann filter that I traded out my K&N washable for during the first OCI in the report.
Both intervals were oil from the same case of Royal Purple 5w20 SM (with Synerlec). How come some of the additives read higher in the longer interval? Is there always this much variance from quart to quart within the same case?
Next interval was going to be Toyota 0w20, but as some of you are already aware, it was accidentally ditched during timing belt service by the local Honda dealer, and now I'm going to run their bulk oil 3-5k before I get my Toyota Water in the sump. I may run an analysis on the Bulk Honda Mystery Oil when the time is right. Would that be a complete exercise in futility and transferring $25 from my wallet to Blackstone's?
Report Date 1/24/12
Unit ID: 05 Civic
Make/Model: Honda 1.7L 4-cyl
Oil Type & Grade: Royal Purple 5W20
Fuel Type: Gasoline (Unleaded)
Oil Use Interval: 6,140 Miles
Comments: Thanks for the notes you provide with your sample. They're helpful. Metals are a bit higher here
than they were last time. Of course, this oil run was longer, and that certainly would account for the extra
iron that turned up, as iron is a metal that tracks with time on the oil (a longer oil run = more iron). Other
metals don't track in the same way. Aluminum likely shows some piston wear, and if silicon is dirt that might
explain it. Check your air filter to make sure there are no problems there. Resample after about 8,000 miles
to see if silicon/aluminum improve.
Miles on Oil: 6140///Unit/Location Averages///4980///Universal Averages
Miles on Unit: 53,062/////////////////////////46,924//////////
Sample Date: 1/15/12///////////////////////9/14/11//////////
Make-up Oil Added: 0/////////////////////////////0/////////////
Aluminum:::: 7///////////////5/////////////3////////////3
Chromium:::: 1///////////////1/////////////1////////////0
Iron:::::::: 13//////////////11////////////8////////////8
Copper:::::: 5///////////////5/////////////4////////////4
Lead:::::::: 7///////////////6/////////////5////////////4
Tin::::::::: 2///////////////1/////////////0////////////1
Molybdenum: 151////////////140///////////128//////////91
Nickel:::::: 1///////////////1/////////////0////////////0
Manganese::: 1///////////////1/////////////1////////////0
Silver:::::: 0///////////////0/////////////0////////////0
Titanium:::: 0///////////////0/////////////0////////////1
Potassium::: 0///////////////0/////////////0////////////1
Boron:::::/:: 10//////////////13////////////15//////////40
Silicon::::: 19//////////////18////////////16//////////12
Sodium:::::: 10//////////////15////////////20//////////32
Calcium::::: 2524////////////2483//////////2442//////2168
Magnesium::: 1463////////////1367//////////1271////////92
Phosphorus:: 930/////////////889///////////847////////683
Zinc:::::::: 993/////////////928///////////863////////815
Barium:::::: 0///////////////0/////////////0////////////0
SHOULD BE
SUS Visc. @ 210F 51.8///////////46-59//////////51.9
cSt visc. @ 100C 7.82/////////6.0-10.2/////////7.84
Flashpoint 395////////////>355///////////410
Fuel % ////////////////////// Antifreeze % 0/////////////0//////////////0
Water % 0.0//////////////////////0.0
Insolubles 0.2/////////////////////0.3
TBN Didn't Order///////////////////8.1
Questions: Are the silicon and aluminum numbers cause for concern? The variance from universal averages is single digit parts per million. I'm debating whether I'd introduce more silicon opening up the air filter box to check things out than I could potentially keep out. It's a paper Mann filter that I traded out my K&N washable for during the first OCI in the report.
Both intervals were oil from the same case of Royal Purple 5w20 SM (with Synerlec). How come some of the additives read higher in the longer interval? Is there always this much variance from quart to quart within the same case?
Next interval was going to be Toyota 0w20, but as some of you are already aware, it was accidentally ditched during timing belt service by the local Honda dealer, and now I'm going to run their bulk oil 3-5k before I get my Toyota Water in the sump. I may run an analysis on the Bulk Honda Mystery Oil when the time is right. Would that be a complete exercise in futility and transferring $25 from my wallet to Blackstone's?
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