Amsoil UOA on 02 Ford Focus Zetec

[2003TRD]

Third UOA on 2002 Ford Focus 2.0L Zetec Engine
Oil Amsoil XL 5w20 with 4-5oz of Valvoline Synpower Engine treatment added (red bottle not VSOT)
Miles on Vehicle 38,000
Miles on Oil 5,000
Filter Hastings

code:

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Type of oil Amsoil Mobil Amsoil (most recent)



miles on oil 5450 6000 5000

Iron 16 17 8

Chromium 1 1 0

Lead 1 0 1

Copper 7 6 16

Al 4 3 4

Sil 17 9 6

Boron 1 135 56

Na 9 17 16

Mag 39 19 149

Ca 2696 2926 3054

phos 938 922 1138

Zinc 1050 1014 1361

Moly 2 70 234



TBN 4.46 8.22 8.04

Oxid 26 N/A 19

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Things look good only thing would be the increase in copper, not sure what caused this but I am not going to run the Valvoline additive this time around. Oh I also used LC in there so that may account for the decreased oxidation. Any comments?

[ October 04, 2005, 05:37 PM: Message edited by: 59 Vetteman ]

 

[Pablo]

I would say it looks sweet.

I'm guessing the LC and VSOT skim cut the copper parts.

234 ppm Mo in Amsoil - alien invasion!!

 

[buster]

Great report!

 

[2003TRD]

Yeah I am not adding anything to the XL that I just put in. It seems to do its best when left alone. I guess we should leave this stuff up to the real chemists.

 

[Al]

I would suggest the Blackstone analysis. You have some sodium. It would be nice if you had a value for potassium which would indicate coolant.

 

[pinoy99]

Wear seems elevated, at least compare to mine.

Auto or Manual? What type of driving? OCI intervals?

 

[Pablo]

Good catch Al - I missed the Na - interesting the file was tiny yesterday (as viewed in Foxfire)now looks fine in ie.

pinoy - Fe is about the same as yours but Cu is going up. I suspect Al is more correct than he knows

further testing required!

 

[2003TRD]

Yeah I am not too worried about the Na, the report stated NEG for glycol. I guess it was probably the LC and Valvoline mixed in. I will just run the straight amsoil XL5w20 and see how it goes this oil change. I dont think there is any concern to run this new oil for the 5-6K 6 month interval and resample. Anyone disagree??

 

[pinoy99]

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Originally posted by Pablo:

pinoy - Fe is about the same as yours ....

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Not really, my miles are more than double than his.

 

[Pablo]

Actually Pinoy - you are correct. I think I was thinking about another UOA or something.

 

[2003TRD]

Also, should have posted that this has been mostly a short trip, city driven car during this sample, so that may have something to do with it

 

[The Critic]

Pabs, its called FireFox.

Mike

 

[jkhawaii]

dose XL and mobile seem to have the same add pack?

 

[Pablo]

Michael - old guys just have Foxfire in the brain....old series of books........never mind - me bad.

The add packs are different.