2009 Honda CRV - Motor Oil Pennzoil Platinum 5W-20

[NorWest5]

Motor Oil Pennzoil Platinum 5W-20

Vehicle: 2009 Honda CRV
Date: April 14, 2012
Mileage/Time: 8.5 Months, 10,502 kms on oil
Total Vehicle Mileage: 25,324 kms
(Carquest Red/Wix Oil Filter)

V40= 41.4 cSt
V100= 9.1 cSt
TBN = not provided?

Ag 0
Al 11
B 37
Ba 1
Ca 3370
Cr 1
Cu 9
Fe 19
K 1
Mg 15
Mn 1
Mo 106
PB 0
Ni 1
Na 107
P 863
Pb 0
Si 25 *
Sn 1
Zn 1043
Fuel Percentage:...........0.0
Antifreeze:................0.0
Water:.....................0.0
% Soot.....................0.0
OXD........................17
NOX........................23
COX........................23
SO4........................6
ZDDP.......................0.0

* I believe High Si number results from 40,000 kms change interval on factory air filter on this vehicle. Filter has more then 25,000 kms on it.

Vehicle was used for city commuting with just one highway run accounting for approximately 2,000 kms.

I am a little concerned about the elevated Sodium and Boron values above but I'm not sure how much of these two are resident in Pennzoil Plat?

 

[toneydoc]

good stuff no problems seen there

 

[chubbs1]

Hefty additive pack in there, nice to see nowadays.

 

[Slick17601]

I would watch the coolant level closely as Platinum does not use sodium as an additive. Was the previous oil Castrol of Valvoline...they use sodium as an additive.

 

[dnewton3]

Mundane performance, if you ask me.

After what is essentially 6.5k miles, we see Cu at 9, Fe at 19 and Al at 11? That's not stellar by any means.

To be clear, nothing is wrong with the engine. Given the low total miles on the vehicle, I'll presume some of it is still "break in wear".

I concur about the Na and Si sources; watch them closely.

 

[OrdnanceMarine]

Might you be getting a bit of road salt into the engine? After all, this OCI about covered the entire cold season up there. Definitely not a "great" result for a K24 engine but I don't think you're in danger of anything at this point. When I had my CR-V I noticed a substantial drop in iron and aluminum when my wife and I made it a point to minimize cold idling. For example, we used to start the car, back it out of the garage and leave it run while we loaded everyone up or start the engine before we're totally ready to leave a parking lot and have it idle for a minute or two before driving away. We changed to starting the engine as the last thing and generally driving away within 10-15 seconds, no more. Better fuel economy, somewhat less engine wear and longer oil life seemed to be the fruit of this change. Below is a link to the last report I did on it before I sold it to my folks so they could use it as a toad for an RV.

'05 CR-V UOAs

 

[NorWest5]

This is the second OC using Pennzoil Platinum for this vehicle since new. Road salt penetration is a possibility as the city here uses it liberally during the winter months. I'm going to pull another sample in around 5,000 kms to see if sodium level has dropped.

 

[gpshumway]

Which lab did the UOA? The viscosity measurements look a bit suspect to me.

According to the PDS, KV40 = 46.8, KV100 = 8.5, VI = 160.

Assuming this sample started out like the PDS indicates, the lab results indicate the KV100 went up while the KV40 went down, moving the VI from 160 to over 200.

If this were true and typical of Pennzoil Platinum, sign me up! I suspect, however there is a problem with the lab results.