I decided to give ACD a try to see if the viscosity improver free formula would shear less in this engine. I didn't have the guts to run it the full 5000 mile interval and chickened out at 2500 miles. Same driving conditions as the previous oils. Pleasantly surprised that the oil only sheared by .4
The iron/lead/silicon and copper numbers are up per mile but that might be a result of the formulaion?
The engine didn't "feel" or sound as quiet or smooth as it did with the 5w40. I suppose the optimum oil viscosity for this engine would be somewhere around 12.
Code:
XD-3 Delvac Castrol XD-3 XD-3 XD-3 XD-3 XD-3 AmsoilDEO AmsoilACD
x 0w40 15w40 15w40 0w30 0w30 0w30 15w40 0w30 5w40 30/10w30
Total KM's 14000km 22000km 28400km 37100km 47000km 55000 63700 72400 160500km 164500km
Time on Fluid 8000km 8000km 6400km 8700km 9900km 8000 8700km 8700km 8000km 4000km
Time on Filter 8000km 8000km 6400km 8700km 9900km 8000 8700km 8700km 8000km 4000km
Fluid Maint Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed
Filter Maint Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Not Changed
Iron (Fe) 45 39 50 33 27 24 21 19 8.5 5.9
Lead (Pb) 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.5 1 0 0.5 0.8
Silicon (Si) 64 31 20 16 14 11 8.7 8 5 4.3
Copper (Cu) 10 6 3.6 2.9 8.1 4.8 3.3 2.6 0.7 0.6
Chromium (Cr) 1.1 1.2 2 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3
Nickel (Ni) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Titanium (Ti) 0 0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0.1
Silver (Ag) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0 0 0 0 0
Aluminum (Al) 1.3 4.3 6.3 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.2 2 0.8 1.6
Tin (Sn) 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.5 1 0.2 0.7 0 0 0
Sodium (Na) 3.4 0.8 3.1 1.8 0.5 5.6 8.7 7 1.4 1.1
Potassium (K) 12 4.1 5.5 2.3 2.5 1.9 3.5 2.1 0 0
Boron (B) 3.6 24 7 4.3 2.6 0 4.8 1.4 2 0.9
Barium (Ba) 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0
Molybdenum (Mo) 0.6 27 7.2 3.2 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.5
Magnesium (Mg) 9 315 84 27 14 9.5 8.8 9.4 5.8 8.8
Calcium (Ca) 2938 2534 2819 3003 3144 3096 3048 3350 2580 3195
Phosphorus (P) 1005 1099 1151 1026 1150 940 1077 1233 1050 1095
Zinc (Zn) 1192 1277 1277 1213 1227 1130 1205 1376 1221 1289
Sulfur (S) 3143 3313 4387 3556 3764 3526 3632 4022 3360 3669
Manganese (Mn) 1 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1
Vanadium (V) 0 0 0.1 0 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0.1
Fuel(%) 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 4 1 0
Glycol NEG NEG NEG NEG neg NEG neg neg neg
Soot(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oxid(PA) 63 63 163 63 68 72 68 68 181 173
Nitr(PA) 64 73 195 73 82 82 82 82 55 45
Sulf(PA) 56 56 191 56 56 56 59 59 129 126
ZDDP 17 18 18 18 17 16 17 18 21 22
TBN 8.06 8.19 7.31 7.42 7.31 8.01 6.65 8.8 5.14 8.17
Kv@100°C 9.8 12 11.1 10 8.9 9.2 9.6 10.8 11.3 10.1
VOA Kv@100°C 15.7 15.5 14.8 12.1 12.1 12.1 ~13.5? 12.1 15.3 10.5
The iron/lead/silicon and copper numbers are up per mile but that might be a result of the formulaion?
The engine didn't "feel" or sound as quiet or smooth as it did with the 5w40. I suppose the optimum oil viscosity for this engine would be somewhere around 12.
Code:
XD-3 Delvac Castrol XD-3 XD-3 XD-3 XD-3 XD-3 AmsoilDEO AmsoilACD
x 0w40 15w40 15w40 0w30 0w30 0w30 15w40 0w30 5w40 30/10w30
Total KM's 14000km 22000km 28400km 37100km 47000km 55000 63700 72400 160500km 164500km
Time on Fluid 8000km 8000km 6400km 8700km 9900km 8000 8700km 8700km 8000km 4000km
Time on Filter 8000km 8000km 6400km 8700km 9900km 8000 8700km 8700km 8000km 4000km
Fluid Maint Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed
Filter Maint Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Changed Not Changed
Iron (Fe) 45 39 50 33 27 24 21 19 8.5 5.9
Lead (Pb) 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.5 1 0 0.5 0.8
Silicon (Si) 64 31 20 16 14 11 8.7 8 5 4.3
Copper (Cu) 10 6 3.6 2.9 8.1 4.8 3.3 2.6 0.7 0.6
Chromium (Cr) 1.1 1.2 2 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3
Nickel (Ni) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Titanium (Ti) 0 0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0.1
Silver (Ag) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0 0 0 0 0
Aluminum (Al) 1.3 4.3 6.3 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.2 2 0.8 1.6
Tin (Sn) 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.5 1 0.2 0.7 0 0 0
Sodium (Na) 3.4 0.8 3.1 1.8 0.5 5.6 8.7 7 1.4 1.1
Potassium (K) 12 4.1 5.5 2.3 2.5 1.9 3.5 2.1 0 0
Boron (B) 3.6 24 7 4.3 2.6 0 4.8 1.4 2 0.9
Barium (Ba) 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0
Molybdenum (Mo) 0.6 27 7.2 3.2 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.5
Magnesium (Mg) 9 315 84 27 14 9.5 8.8 9.4 5.8 8.8
Calcium (Ca) 2938 2534 2819 3003 3144 3096 3048 3350 2580 3195
Phosphorus (P) 1005 1099 1151 1026 1150 940 1077 1233 1050 1095
Zinc (Zn) 1192 1277 1277 1213 1227 1130 1205 1376 1221 1289
Sulfur (S) 3143 3313 4387 3556 3764 3526 3632 4022 3360 3669
Manganese (Mn) 1 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1
Vanadium (V) 0 0 0.1 0 0.1 0 0.1 0 0 0.1
Fuel(%) 3 4 3 4 5 6 5 4 1 0
Glycol NEG NEG NEG NEG neg NEG neg neg neg
Soot(%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oxid(PA) 63 63 163 63 68 72 68 68 181 173
Nitr(PA) 64 73 195 73 82 82 82 82 55 45
Sulf(PA) 56 56 191 56 56 56 59 59 129 126
ZDDP 17 18 18 18 17 16 17 18 21 22
TBN 8.06 8.19 7.31 7.42 7.31 8.01 6.65 8.8 5.14 8.17
Kv@100°C 9.8 12 11.1 10 8.9 9.2 9.6 10.8 11.3 10.1
VOA Kv@100°C 15.7 15.5 14.8 12.1 12.1 12.1 ~13.5? 12.1 15.3 10.5