This is the dino Chevron, purchased in early 2012 roughly. I previously planned to test every 50k. But with the heavy towing on this cycle (~3000 pounds over 1100 miles for the EJ25 4 cyl), I tested earlier. Not ideal to run 6500 miles, was boneheaded. But the oil held up. Sample was taken just after reaching the tow destination in December. PureOne oil filter and generic air filter that I inspect and clean often but don't replace often. Previous tests were on Quake State Ultimate Durability and Mobil Super 5000.
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OIL Chev 5w30 SN QSUD5w30 SN MS 5w30 SN
MILES IN USE 6500 7400 5700
MILES 115k 102k 56k
SAMPLE TAKEN 12/17/13 05/03/13 04/10/11
ALUMINUM 3 2 1
CHROMIUM 0 1 1
IRON 6 8 5
COPPER 2 3 2
LEAD 0 0 0
TIN 1 1 2
MOLYBDENUM 148 59 10
NICKEL 0 0 0
MANGANESE 0 1 0
SILVER 0 0 0
TITANIUM 0 0 24
POTASSIUM 8 4 0
BORON 27 11 5
SILICON 12 11 4
SODIUM 5 10 266
CALCIUM 1852 2209 1686
MAGNESIUM 42 227 164
PHOSPHORUS 658 837 655
ZINC 733 1021 810
BARIUM 0 0 0
SUS VIS 210ºF 57.7 62.2 55.0 55-62 typ
cSt @ 100ºC 9.55 10.85 8.76 8.8-11.1 typ
FLASHPOINT ºF 425 425 385 >365
Fuel %
Antifreeze % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Water % 0.0 0.0 0.0
INSOLUBLES 0.2 0.3 0.2
TBN 1.5 2.4 3.0
Blackstone text: You mentioned some heavy towing for this motor, so we expected maybe a little extra iron in this sample. Or maybe some lead or aluminum. But all three metals still look very good. Sure, aluminum did go up 1 ppm since last time, but that's so minor it's hardly worth noting. And besides, it's still perfectly average even on a longer-than-average run. No contamination was found in this sample, the TBN was still okay at 1.5, and the low silicon and insolubles readings show proper air and oil filtration. Really, not a bad report
overall. No obvious issues to report here.
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OIL Chev 5w30 SN QSUD5w30 SN MS 5w30 SN
MILES IN USE 6500 7400 5700
MILES 115k 102k 56k
SAMPLE TAKEN 12/17/13 05/03/13 04/10/11
ALUMINUM 3 2 1
CHROMIUM 0 1 1
IRON 6 8 5
COPPER 2 3 2
LEAD 0 0 0
TIN 1 1 2
MOLYBDENUM 148 59 10
NICKEL 0 0 0
MANGANESE 0 1 0
SILVER 0 0 0
TITANIUM 0 0 24
POTASSIUM 8 4 0
BORON 27 11 5
SILICON 12 11 4
SODIUM 5 10 266
CALCIUM 1852 2209 1686
MAGNESIUM 42 227 164
PHOSPHORUS 658 837 655
ZINC 733 1021 810
BARIUM 0 0 0
SUS VIS 210ºF 57.7 62.2 55.0 55-62 typ
cSt @ 100ºC 9.55 10.85 8.76 8.8-11.1 typ
FLASHPOINT ºF 425 425 385 >365
Fuel %
Antifreeze % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Water % 0.0 0.0 0.0
INSOLUBLES 0.2 0.3 0.2
TBN 1.5 2.4 3.0
Blackstone text: You mentioned some heavy towing for this motor, so we expected maybe a little extra iron in this sample. Or maybe some lead or aluminum. But all three metals still look very good. Sure, aluminum did go up 1 ppm since last time, but that's so minor it's hardly worth noting. And besides, it's still perfectly average even on a longer-than-average run. No contamination was found in this sample, the TBN was still okay at 1.5, and the low silicon and insolubles readings show proper air and oil filtration. Really, not a bad report
overall. No obvious issues to report here.
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