Amsoil ASL 5W30, 11,156 miles, 1996 Tacoma 2.4L

[vwthingman]

Here is my latest UOA from Blackstone Labs. The engine is the 2RZ-FE engine. This run had 75% city miles on the oil, and the filter was changed from a Mann to a Purolator classic after 5,000 miles. This is the old formula prior to the signature series label of 5W30. Oil was changed to Blain's Farm & Fleet 5W30. Please feel free to post comments or questions. Thanks!

"Ron:Thanks for the kind note. Your engine is looking really good. We're used to seeing low wear from Toyotas but wear this low after 11,156 miles on the oil is pretty impressive. Universal averages show typical wear after about 4500 miles on the oil. The internal parts are obviously getting along quite well. Sodium still showed up at 20ppm, but that's not enough to suspect coolant. The TBN was 2.1 showing some active additive remaining. Anything less than 1.0 is too low for extended use. Try 13,000 miles on the next oil. Nice engine."
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Oil: Amsoil ASL 5W30 Havoline 5W30

Miles in Use: 11,156 3489

Miles on vehicle: 203,176 192,020

Make-up oil added: none none

Date: 05/05/2012 05/30/2011 Universal AVG

Aluminum 2 3 2

Chromium 0 0 0

Iron 5 3 5

Copper 5 3 5

Lead 1 1 2

Tin 0 3 1

Molybdenum 82 184 74

Nickel 0 0 0

Manganese 0 0 3

Silver 0 0 0

Titanium 0 0 0

Potassium 0 0 1

Boron 95 38 32

Silicon 12 5 13

Sodium 20 26 49

Calcium 3432 2266 2106

Magnesium 18 40 44

Phosphorous 672 760 693

Zinc 805 897 824

Barium 0 0 0



Properties: SHOULD BE:

SUS Vis @ 210F 63 56.6 56-63

cST Vis @ 100 11.05 9.23 9.1-11.3

Flashpoint F 410 385 >365

Fuel%
Antifreeze 0.0 0.0 ?

Water% 0.0 0.0
Insolubles 0.4 0.2
TBN: 2.1 4.2 >1.0

TAN: N/A

ISO Code N/A

 

[DragRace]

 

[Lead Shoes]

That's an outstanding report....

 

[Joseph_S37]

Holy mother of....

your wear metals are about on par with averages... at more than double the miles! and 75% city...

Simply amazing!

 

[Turk]

Keep doing what you're doing.

 

[INDYMAC]

Your engine is in great shape! It should last a few thousand more miles.

I've never heard of Blain's Farm and Fleet engine oil. Is that a boutique oil company?

 

[chubbs1]

Why the heck did you change over to BF&F oil? That Amsoil is worth every penny when giving showings like this.


Excellent report! Excellent engine.

 

[SteveSRT8]

Can't see changing when the reports are that good.

That motor will run forever at this rate.

 

[Donald]

I would doubt that Blain's Farm & Fleet is as good as Amsoil ASL. Great UOA. Goes to show in this case you get what you pay for. I would go back to Amsoil ASL.

 

[dnewton3]

Excellent showing for Amsoil.

Your wear is very low, especially given that you're at nearly 2.5x the universal averages in mileage. The TBN had some life left, and I've noted that the TBN depletion tends to slow a bit when it gets down lower. I would think that 15k miles was easily attainable.

Like many engines, it really does not care what you put in the crankcase. Therefore, you should be shooting for the best ROI. More expensive oils need to be run for longer OCIs to make them pay for themselves.

 

[Chris142]

those 2rz-fe engines are tough .our shop truck has over 360k on it running house brand oils. often going 8-10k oci. it still runs great.

 

[Gene K]

Blain's Farm & Fleet 5W30 (Conventional?) I think I would shorten the drain down to 6000 miles or so.

 

[HTSS_TR]

I think OP changed the oil and take a sample for UOA. The UOA should be done before oil change so that if the result is this good then stay with Amsoil, if the result is not so spectacular then change to another brand.

 

[ltslimjim]

^I would stick with what was working, as well. Good last 3 posts.

However, considering insols have tracked up run this current fill 5,000 MAX and change it.

Use a good FSC with PEA before the next oil change; like the last tank or 2 prior to the oil change.

Also, on longer runs like this(10,000+ miles) consider going AWAY from standard filters like the Mann/Purolator Classic(same filter on same apps anyway?) and get a synthetic filter for the entire OCI.

Also, if you changed your filter you 'may' have been able to add oil. Something else to consider...

ADDED: Great air filtration, don't change your routine there...and very impressive OCI vs UA...wow numbers.

 

[vwthingman]

Thanks for the comments and insight. I do appreciate it. The Farm & Fleet oil was a grand opening sale for around $10 a case. It has been sitting around a while since this is my only 5W30 vehicle. So I decided to use it up. If I am still driving this old truck after this case is used up, I will go back to Amsoil. Again, thanks to everyone for the comments!

 

[LargeCarManX2]

Ok, I will play the bad guy....does anyone think this oil will make it to the 15K severe service mark without complete oil depletion? Vis is 9.23 and TBN 2.1? Now that's 4 grand more to go!

 

[addyguy]

You're mxing the two reports up - visc. for the Amsoil is 11.05.