I think this report looks pretty good overall. This is the 3 change with the ESP 0w-30. Thoughts?
2019 Audi A5 Sportback 2.0T Mobil1 ESP 0w-30 5,226 OCI. 45k Total Miles
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I think this report looks pretty good overall. This is the 3 change with the ESP 0w-30. Thoughts?
This report looks good & I think it's a successful combo. Phosphorus just above 600 ppm while zinc is 1000+ is interesting & also the oxidation at 40. Maybe Mobil didn't do the same to this grade as they did to others that ended up lowering oxidation values to <10. This is the SP version I'd imagine hence the low P & ESP version But Mobil says it's supposed to be 800 Phosphorus / 900 zinc so this looks a bit off on the add pack. The viscosity looks good too.
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Mobil1 and others also say “typical values.” Each batch can have and will have some disparity.
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They flagged it as green so assuming its ok? I have seen VOA's and it appears typically around 32-34.
Yes, It's just that other Euro Mobil products had that high oxidation readings before but they've now been reduced to less than 10 since around SP rating so they made a change of sorts. This product appears to be unaffected by that change. Wear is low & oil is in good shape still.
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We all agree wear metals are exemplarily low - no less than excellent!
I'd bet if this EA888 3G would wear a toothed belt instead of a chain
we'd see ~3 ppm Fe. Virtually zero. Even silicon: 6 ppm matches a
virgin oil. This air filter works well!
Notwithstanding the above I think 10.2 cSt at 100°C is astonishingly
low for just 5,226 miles (new ESP 11.9 cSt?). Maybe it's due that lab,
maybe similarly notoriously flakey like Blackstone, but who knows . . . .
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We all agree wear metals are exemplarily low - no less than excellent!
I'd bet if this EA888 3G would wear a toothed belt instead of a chain
we'd see ~3 ppm Fe. Virtually zero. Even silicon: 6 ppm matches a
virgin oil. This air filter works well!
Notwithstanding the above I think 10.2 cSt at 100°C is astonishingly
low for just 5,226 miles (new ESP 11.9 cSt?). Maybe it's due that lab,
maybe similarly notoriously flakey like Blackstone, but who knows . . . .
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That is a good point. However, 646-1040 =394 PPM difference when Mobil says typical values would be 800/900 so that is a 100 PPM difference between those two additives. A variance of around 200 PPM would be avg difference between this test & Mobil's values. If it showed 800/1000 on the high end or 700/800 on the low side, as an example, it would be more reflective of typical values. This one is quite off IMO. At least on the P additive. Could be high lab variation as well but still.
edyvw
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Could be mistake on lab part. Who knows.
Thanks, I'm hoping to keep this vehicle long term. I have 200K on my Wrangler and just replaced the 3.6L and hope to get another 200 out of it. The air filter is the APR Cold Air Intake.
