Exxon 5W-20 '02 Honda Si UOA #2

[Cerbera LM]

Car '02 Honda Si
Motor K20A3

Oil change intervals
0 - 5,000 OEM oil
5,000 - 10,000 Valvoline 5w30
10,000 Exxon 5W/20
15,000 Exxon 5W/20
20,000 7/7/03 Exxon 5W/20
25,000 10/2/03 Exxon 5W/20
29,793 12/3/03 Exxon 5W/20
34,573 2/13/04 Exxon 5W/20

Oil Filter: Bosch

This is the second analysis on this car, the first was last July.

This oil had a trip home 850 miles in a day plus a trip to Baton Rouge 480 miles each way. The rest of the time was city driving.

Only red flag Blackstone had was fuel which was at 1.8%.

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Date 070703 021304

Miles on Oil....5000 ..4780

Makeup Oil ......0.5 .....0



Elements

Aluminum ......... 4 ...5

Chromium ......... 0 ...0

Iron ............. 8 ...7

Copper ........... 5 ...3

Lead ............. 1 ...0

Tin .............. 0 ...0

Molybdenum ..... 230 224

Nickel ........... 0 ...0

Manganese ........ 0 ...0

Silver ........... 0 ...0

Titanium ......... 0 ...0

Potassium ........ 0 ...0

Boron ........... 50 ..60

Silicon ......... 11 ...8

Sodium ........... 4 ...3

Calcium ....... 2254 2052

Magnesium ........ 6 ...8

Phosphorus ..... 842 740

Zinc ........... 960 892

Barium ........ 0 ...0



TBN ............ 2.1 3.3

Viscosity @ 210F 49.7 52.3

Flashpoint ..... 375 330

Insolubles% .... 0.4 0.3

Fuel ................. 1.8%

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[ February 27, 2004, 02:03 AM: Message edited by: Cerbera LM ]

 

[jthorner]

Looks pretty good for a low cost oil. The fuel is a little bit of a concern.

John

 

[Cutehumor]

check out all that moly

From the 5w-20 used oil analysis I've seen, exxon superflo 5w-20 has the most moly out of them all. I'm surprised others are not running this oil, it is the cheapest 5w-20 to boot! I've seen this oil at autozone for $1.29/quart. typically, it's buy 5 quarts get one free.

 

[jorton]

Did the fuel affect flashpoint?

 

[Whimsey]

Interesting, another newer Honda that has high fuel dilution. Otherwise a good report overall. Doesn't seem to be a problem to go those 5,000 miles with that oil and your type of driving. But if you're still under warranty I would get the dealer to check out why the fuel dilution is fairly high for a new car. Unless of course the "city" driving really increases the fuel dilution in these engines

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Whimsey

 

[Bror Jace]

Great report, especially considering the fuel!

Might the fuel have something to do with the disappointing fuel economy I've been hearing about with the latest generation of Hondas?

--- Bror Jace