2022 Ford Transit Connect - ST 0W-20 with Lubegard (5,000 mile OCI)

[jtwrace]

Here is the UOA of the Ford Transit Connect Super Tech 0W-20 with Lubegard Biotech. 5,000 OCI and I also have Magtech on the oil filter.

 

[fantastic]

Very good report & Visc. still held up well during this 5k run. It's apparent that you could go a bit longer on that oil. 6-7k at least min.

 

[jtwrace]

Here is a report at 60,000 miles with 5,000 OCI. I have switched to Mobil 1 0W-40 since 20,000 miles.

 

[TomYoung]

This report is great, and the learning that I would take from it is the the 5,000 mile OCI is where you and everyone else should be.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

This report is great, and the learning that I would take from it is the the 5,000 mile OCI is where you and everyone else should be.

One shoe doesn’t fit every foot. I went 3x this mileage and only had double the iron, but also had a full 5 numbers of TBN more. Also, my oil did not fall out of grade.

Not saying OP needs to change anything if this is working for him, but blanket statements based on a single snapshot don’t work.

 

[TomYoung]

One shoe doesn’t fit every foot. I went 3x this mileage and only had double the iron, but also had a full 5 numbers of TBN more. Also, my oil did not fall out of grade.

Not saying OP needs to change anything if this is working for him, but blanket statements based on a single snapshot don’t work.

I'm standing by 5,000 as the number. In fact, I think it was the 11th of the 10 commandments handed to Moses by God on the tablets.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

I'm standing by 5,000 as the number. In fact, I think it was the 11th of the 10 commandments handed to Moses by God on the tablets.

A certain site sponsor has about 180 million miles of fleet use UOAs every year @ 15-20k each that proves 5k changes are unnecessary and wasteful when using the proper lubricants.

Even @dnewton3 has stacks of 10k+mi UOAs on conventional oils that shows a blanket 5k statement is uninformed at best. You can certainly change at 5k, but what objective evidence can be used as justification?

 

[Slick3914]

How much Lubegard Biotech was added?

 

[jtwrace]

How much Lubegard Biotech was added?

12 oz total

 

[jtwrace]

One shoe doesn’t fit every foot. I went 3x this mileage and only had double the iron, but also had a full 5 numbers of TBN more. Also, my oil did not fall out of grade.

Not saying OP needs to change anything if this is working for him, but blanket statements based on a single snapshot don’t work.

FWIW, I do run a FilterMAG on this vehicle for giggles as well as a magnetic drain plug. The first few 5k OCI's had quite a bit of material on both. Now, there's nothing; it's quite interesting.

 

[fantastic]

Yeah, Viscosity seemed to drop down pretty quick with just 5k on the oil but that's not unexpected from Mobil's 0w-40.

 

[TomYoung]

A certain site sponsor has about 180 million miles of fleet use UOAs every year @ 15-20k each that proves 5k changes are unnecessary and wasteful when using the proper lubricants.

Even @dnewton3 has stacks of 10k+mi UOAs on conventional oils that shows a blanket 5k statement is uninformed at best. You can certainly change at 5k, but what objective evidence can be used as justification?

To know how impressive this is requires the size of the fleet and/or the retirement mileage of each vehicle… otherwise you are just adding more vehicles.

Fleet maintenance is often excellent, but in the three cylinder, turboed, fuel diluting, low piston ring world we live in, I’m sticking with 5,000 miles…. Absolutely guaranteed not get you in trouble.