Amsoil S2000 ow30 25k miles Ford Explorer

[aldive]

The data is from my '99 Ford Explorer 4.0 SOHC using Amsoil Bypass filtration and Amsoil Series 2000 0W30 oil. The mileage on this oil sample is 24,682 miles.Total miles on truck 118k.

No oil filters were changed and no make up oil added at this sampling.

The used oil analysis on all the samples was performed by Blackstone Labs.


Aluminum 8
Chromium 2
Iron 31
Copper 10
Lead 5
Tin 1
Molybdenum 10
Nickel 1
Manganese 0
Silver 0
Titanium 0
Potassium 0
Boron 14
Silicon 13
Sodium 5
Calcium 1949
Magnesium 567
Phosphorus 753
Zinc 1003
Barium 0
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TBN 2.0

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Viscosity @ 210degF: 71.3
Flashpoint in deg F 410 385
Fuel% < 0.5
Antifreeze% 0
Water% 0
Insolubles % 0.4

 

[Pablo]

Sweet. That is what Amsoil is all about. How much elapsed time?

 

[buster]

Excellent report. I wonder what bypass filtration does for wear numbers though?

 

[aldive]

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Originally posted by Pablo:
Sweet. That is what Amsoil is all about. How much elapsed time?

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15 months.

 

[SSDude]

Wow!!! The wear figures on this oil look more like a 5,000 mile sample than a 25,000 mile same. Was this with the new or the old Amsoil formulation? Excellent!!

 

[OriginHacker21]

Very very impressive... I have some Amsoil 0w30 (new formulation) and now I'm not afraid to take that at least 15k+. And the TBN is *still* 2.0!!! wow.

 

[ekpolk]

Hmmmmmmmm -- the silence from the short OCI guys is deafening. . .

Seriously, what else can I add, except for asking for more details concerning your usage pattern. I put the same miles on my G35 in roughly eight months, so as you can imagine, I've been thinking about similar strategies (although for wty, I'm staying at max spec OCI, 7.5K). The only problem with bypass for me is space restrictions for the BP filter. Where's yours and how did you get it there?

 

[SWHeat]

Amazing. The bypass filter worked. Low insoluables for that many miles. I would have loved to have a particle count on that oil.

I can't believe the TBN stayed up with no makeup oil. WOW.

 

[aldive]

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Originally posted by ekpolk:
The only problem with bypass for me is space restrictions for the BP filter. Where's yours and how did you get it there?

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Mine is mounted on the frame rail on the passenger's side.

 

[Cutehumor]

the short oci guys don't drive 25k/year

 

[Slick17601]

That's incredible!

 

[Mamala Bay]

aldive...you stayed with the TSO for these years and it has payed off. I've got the new TSO which arrived here in March and after 1K+...it is more shear stable and feel this oil can go for the long haul with no problem. The oil just feels great.

The UOA speaks for itself! Very excellent report!

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

Us single filter guys ain't talking too much, either.

 

[OriginHacker21]

Regarding your comment GROUCHO, can us single filter guys go 25,000 miles on the same oil and get the same numbers?

 

[Winston]

Great analysis. What were blackstones comments?