First UOA 5W30 Amsoil 2k miles

[kaboom10]

I wanted to change oil to add AutoRx and this is what came out.

Ford 5.4L V-8
MAKE/MODEL: FUEL TYPE: ADDITIONAL INFO:
Gasoline (Unleaded)
OIL TYPE & GRADE: OIL USE INTERVAL:
Amsoil Synthetic 5w20 1,968 Miles

Universal averages show typical wear levels from this type of engine after 5500 miles on the oil. This oil was in use shorter than that, and the wear profile it contains is almost identical to average. So your wear rate (ppm/mile) is higher than average, but it's still close enough to normal not to be an express concern. The TBN read 6.5 (1.0 is low); plenty of additive was still active. The marginally low viscosity didn't hurt anything and may be due to the Z-Max additives, since that is a solvent type additive. This looks like a nice 5.4L. Resample in another 3K miles on this oil.
MI/HR on Oil 1,968 MI/HR on Unit Sample Date 10/22/08 Make Up Oil Added 0 qts
ALUMINUM 2 2 3
CHROMIUM 1 1 1
IRON 15 15 15
COPPER 5 5 5
LEAD 0 0 1
TIN 0 0 0
MOLYBDENUM 41 41 57
NICKEL 1 1 1
MANGANESE 0 0 1
SILVER 0 0 0
TITANIUM 0 0 0
POTASSIUM 1 1 1
BORON 210 210 50
SILICON 19 19 14
SODIUM 2 2 9
CALCIUM 2293 2293 2234
MAGNESIUM 10 10 134
PHOSPHORUS 662 662 714
ZINC 815 815 866
BARIUM 0 0 1
OIL REPORT
Prepaid 02 F150 D57707 11/10/2008 CLIENT ID: 33437 UNIT ID: LAB NUMBER: REPORT DATE: PAYMENT: CODE: 44/286
UNIT / LOCATION AVERAGES
UNIVERSAL AVERAGES
Values Should Be*
SUS Viscosity @ 210°F 49.0 50-61 cSt Viscosity @ 100°C 6.97 7.3-10.8 Flashpoint in °F 385 >355 Fuel % 416 E. PETTIT AVE. FORT WAYNE, IN 46806 (260) 744-2380 http://www.blackstone-labs.com
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LIABILITY LIMITED TO COST OF ANALYSIS

 

[Bill in Utah]

Its your money...

There was no need to throw out (ie waste) the $$ on this oil to put in Auto-RX. Or spent the $$ for the UOA.

So 6 quarts of Amsoil = $48
1 UOA with TBN = $32

$80 for a 2k oil change? Wow.

The UOA looks ok. What is the total miles on the rig? What is the comment about Zmax (another WASTE of $$) about?

What are you hoping for with the Auto-RX?

Take care, Bill

 

[kaboom10]

I've been maxing my spark and fuel tables on the last few OCIs. Besides seeing where the engine is at wear wise I was also wanting to see if any damage was caused while tuning. Total outlay for tuner/software/educational material is $1200. Cheapest replacement engine is $1800 and the engine I want is $7500. Engine gets stressed so I know so far it's ok. Now when I was racing this was a drop in the bucket on the late model.

 

[Steve S]

No wonder Amsoil Corp.is doing so well .What are the advantages for running syn oil? What does Zmax do?

 

[kaboom10]

We ran amsoil syn in the race engines and loved what we saw. ZMax claimed a cleaner systemit's used in. Got talked out of further use on BITOG and viscosity test proved it. It did seem to work on the stock injectors but the new ones work better.

 

[kaboom10]

 

[Pablo]

With solids at 0.4% in 2000 miles you had some SERIOUS cleaning going on. That would explain the iron, although the Z-max probably caused that long with your viscosity falling through the floor.....

 

[kaboom10]

THANX now I just need to know how to anylize the report more thoroughly. I'd put dawn dishwashing liquid in if it worked. lol

 

[hate2work]

Is this 5w-20 oil or 5w30 oil?

Your subject line says 5w30 and your analysis says 5w-20.

 

[kaboom10]

It's 5W20 for me and 5W30 for the wife's car.

 

[ATS-V]

kaboom10 you might want to remove your personal info from the image.

 

[Johnny]

So your using the Amsoil XL 5W-20 and your wife's car uses the XL 5w30, or does her car use the ASL 5w30 full synthetic?

 

[hate2work]

OK, I'm still confused. You analyzed some 5w-20, but your subject line shows 5w30.

Why?

 

[Pablo]

I assumed it was a thinned out ASL 5w30 (by the Mo and B).....now I'm not so sure.

Quote:
It's 5W20 for me and 5W30 for the wife's car.



So this is 5W-20? The formula doesn't look right. Where is the 5w30 UOA?

 

[kaboom10]

How do you do that?

 

[kaboom10]

The wife's SUV gets Mobil1 5W30 as recommended.

 

[kaboom10]

I was thinking about the weight of the wife's cars oil at the time.

 

[kaboom10]

I'll do an analysis on the wife's SUV later.

 

[Pablo]

OK so this is XL 5W-20. We are clear on that.

 

[kaboom10]

Yes and sorry for the confusion.