Blackstone Labs
Comments: Sodium is washing out of the system nicely. It was residual additive in that oil you used back in August 2009(castrol HM 10w30). Silicon is up a little in this sample, but this type of oil uses silicon as an additive, and that's the reason silicon has been boosted in the cautionary range. Your true silicon level(from dirt) is more like 10 ppm, which is fine. The TBN read on the low side at 1.6, so a little active additive remains. But wear continues to look great, so this oil is getting the job done for your Volvo. Try 12,000 miles next time. The engine and oil can both take it.
Oil: RL 0w30, Lucas 5w40, Castrol HM 10w30
Miles on oil: 11,328....4,988.....5,020
Miles on car: 210,018...195,008...190,020
Never use make up oil
Aluminum: 2....1...2
Chromium: 0....0...0
Iron: 10...4...6
Copper: 4....5...2
Lead: 0....1...0
Tin: 4....0...4
Molybdenum:636...1...5
Nickel: 0.0.0
Manganese: 0.0.0
Silver: 0.0.0
Titanium: 0.0.0
Potassium: 5....1...2
Boron: 16....1...1
Silicon: 18....6...9
Sodium: 30...68..220
Calcium: 2466..2447..2031
Magnesium: 8....5...12
Phosphorus:965...977..610
Zinc: 1098...1192..754
Barium: 0.0.0
SUS vis @ 210F: 61.4...62.4...58.4
cST Vis @ 100C: 10.60...10.90...9.77
Flashpoint in F: 380...375...410
Fuel: tr...tr... Insolubles: 0.3...0.3...0.3
TBN: 1.6...3.6...2.1
I can tell the Red Line has cleaned the engine up some, but the turbo on the car leaks more with this oil. It's always wet with hanging oil and few drops have made it to the floor. Do you all think running their 5w30 or 5w40 would help out with this? I also maybe getting a new job that would require an hour and 45 minute drive both ways all highway driving 75 to 80 mph.
Comments: Sodium is washing out of the system nicely. It was residual additive in that oil you used back in August 2009(castrol HM 10w30). Silicon is up a little in this sample, but this type of oil uses silicon as an additive, and that's the reason silicon has been boosted in the cautionary range. Your true silicon level(from dirt) is more like 10 ppm, which is fine. The TBN read on the low side at 1.6, so a little active additive remains. But wear continues to look great, so this oil is getting the job done for your Volvo. Try 12,000 miles next time. The engine and oil can both take it.
Oil: RL 0w30, Lucas 5w40, Castrol HM 10w30
Miles on oil: 11,328....4,988.....5,020
Miles on car: 210,018...195,008...190,020
Never use make up oil
Aluminum: 2....1...2
Chromium: 0....0...0
Iron: 10...4...6
Copper: 4....5...2
Lead: 0....1...0
Tin: 4....0...4
Molybdenum:636...1...5
Nickel: 0.0.0
Manganese: 0.0.0
Silver: 0.0.0
Titanium: 0.0.0
Potassium: 5....1...2
Boron: 16....1...1
Silicon: 18....6...9
Sodium: 30...68..220
Calcium: 2466..2447..2031
Magnesium: 8....5...12
Phosphorus:965...977..610
Zinc: 1098...1192..754
Barium: 0.0.0
SUS vis @ 210F: 61.4...62.4...58.4
cST Vis @ 100C: 10.60...10.90...9.77
Flashpoint in F: 380...375...410
Fuel: tr...tr... Insolubles: 0.3...0.3...0.3
TBN: 1.6...3.6...2.1
I can tell the Red Line has cleaned the engine up some, but the turbo on the car leaks more with this oil. It's always wet with hanging oil and few drops have made it to the floor. Do you all think running their 5w30 or 5w40 would help out with this? I also maybe getting a new job that would require an hour and 45 minute drive both ways all highway driving 75 to 80 mph.