This is my first uoa with this car 95% is road miles its driven over 800 miles per week. I use a royal purple oil filter and 4 quarts of oil no make up oil was needed. I want to extend my oil changes out as far as I can so long as the oil holds up. What is it in a report that lets you know how the oil filter is doing? The change oil light come on at close to 11k in this run but i ignored it and went a little further what do you guys think i should try for next?
Base Number is SIGNIFICANTLY LOW. Infrared results indicate OXIDATION is SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH; Silicon is at a MINOR LEVEL;
SILICON sources can be abrasives (dirt, Alumina Silica), seals and gasket material, lube additive or lube supplement, and/or
environmental contaminant; Viscosity is SLIGHTLY HIGH; Boron is slightly low for this lubricant. Lubricant and filter change
acknowledged.
Code:
OIL Amsoil SS 0w-20
MILES IN USE 14,400
MILES 50,825
SAMPLE TAKEN 6/5/2015
ALUMINUM 6
CHROMIUM 0
IRON 15
COPPER 1
LEAD 0
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 183
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 2
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 1
BORON 31
SILICON 21
SODIUM 25
CALCIUM 3182
MAGNESIUM 14
PHOSPHORUS 644
ZINC 721
BARIUM 0
Nitration 20
WATER 0.1
Oxidation 71
Base Number 2.15
Viscosity 100C 9.7cSt
Soot 0.1
Fuel Dilution 1 – Estimate
Lube Added 0
Base Number is SIGNIFICANTLY LOW. Infrared results indicate OXIDATION is SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH; Silicon is at a MINOR LEVEL;
SILICON sources can be abrasives (dirt, Alumina Silica), seals and gasket material, lube additive or lube supplement, and/or
environmental contaminant; Viscosity is SLIGHTLY HIGH; Boron is slightly low for this lubricant. Lubricant and filter change
acknowledged.
Code:
OIL Amsoil SS 0w-20
MILES IN USE 14,400
MILES 50,825
SAMPLE TAKEN 6/5/2015
ALUMINUM 6
CHROMIUM 0
IRON 15
COPPER 1
LEAD 0
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 183
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 2
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 1
BORON 31
SILICON 21
SODIUM 25
CALCIUM 3182
MAGNESIUM 14
PHOSPHORUS 644
ZINC 721
BARIUM 0
Nitration 20
WATER 0.1
Oxidation 71
Base Number 2.15
Viscosity 100C 9.7cSt
Soot 0.1
Fuel Dilution 1 – Estimate
Lube Added 0