This was my first UOA. Last two OC's were at dealer with factory oil and filter. New factory air filter last OC, check all intake connections. Had a new DPF installed. Sent this in to Blackstone as I did my own OC with Pennzoil Euro L 0W30. Any other TDI's with this kind of wear?
2013 VW TDI 5K Mile VW Dealer OC. Too much wear?
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"Any other TDI's with this kind of wear?"
That is what Blackstone is telling you on the far right under universal averages. Yours is an outlier, likely due to a leak at the air intake.
If you are certain its now fixed, those wear #s should gradually reduce. I would sample again in 3k for validation.
That is what Blackstone is telling you on the far right under universal averages. Yours is an outlier, likely due to a leak at the air intake.
If you are certain its now fixed, those wear #s should gradually reduce. I would sample again in 3k for validation.
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I'd up my oil viscosity grade a notch and resample at the next 10,000 mile interval. VW norm 504/507 used to be only 5W-30 when these engines hit the market.
I ran Mobil-1 ESP 5W-30 in my CBEA powered Jetta (2009 model) before VW bought it back from me. I never had unusually high wear numbers like this. The universal averages noted on the right side of the analysis page do represent what I used to see in my engine on 10,000 mile drain intervals.
I ran Mobil-1 ESP 5W-30 in my CBEA powered Jetta (2009 model) before VW bought it back from me. I never had unusually high wear numbers like this. The universal averages noted on the right side of the analysis page do represent what I used to see in my engine on 10,000 mile drain intervals.
Agree w/BS that it looks like it's a bit excessive wear than average. It does show almost x3 the silicon (dirt) so that may be the reason for the readings. Like @cptbarkey suggested to up the viscosity for now & peak around intake area again. Also, why the low mileage on this car & you mentioned DPF replacement. Was this just a very local transportation of sorts for you or the previous owner?
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Yes, Fe and Al are a tad high even for a Diesel. However . . . .
I don't remember Pennzoil Euro L 0W-30 coming with 742 ppm Mo!
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Yes, Fe and Al are a tad high even for a Diesel. However . . . .
I don't remember Pennzoil Euro L 0W-30 coming with 742 ppm Mo!
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Yes, Fe and Al are a tad high even for a Diesel. However . . . .
I don't remember Pennzoil Euro L 0W-30 coming with 742 ppm Mo!
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that looks like an API SP oil, not intended for a diesel engine. 10.55 cst?
But even then the moly is high, MoS2 added?
This sample is of the VW oil, not the Pennzoil I just switched to. When I got the car back from the last dealer OC the first time I checked the oil it was a little low on the dipstick and topped off with a half can of Liquimoly MoS2.
Added a half can of Liquimoly MoS2 after last dealer OC. The Pennzoil is not the sample..
Yes, Fe and Al are a tad high even for a Diesel. However . . . .
I don't remember Pennzoil Euro L 0W-30 coming with 742 ppm Mo!
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I'll definitely up the viscosity at the next oc and double-check for any possible intake leaks. I bought this car 6 months ago and have put a little over 10k miles on it. It was a buy-back that had under 50K miles when VW recertified it. It's still under VW's dieselgate warranty for me until February of next year, unless I drive the wheels off it before then. It threw a code for the DPF and VW dealer swapped in a new one under warranty and replaced my airbag from a recall while they were at it.
Thanks for that, Still low mileage for the year and sounds like it didn't spend much time up to temp.
No I think the dealer used the wrong oil
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