Vehicle: 2000 Ford Ranger Supercab, 2WD, automatic transmission
Engine: 3.0L V6 FFV
Total miles: 68,184
Oil type: Havoline 10W30 Dino
Oil interval: 6,021 miles
Oil filter: Wix 51516
Makeup oil: None
Sump capacity: 4.5 quarts
Air filter: Wix
Comments: Miles are 50% highway, 50% rush-hour traffic. During this interval, I started using Neutra in the gas with a couple of double-dose applications followed by normal dosage. The last 2000 miles I switched to using the FP/Neutra 3:1 Molabrew at rate of 1 oz to 5 gal.
You can see where the oil viscosity sheared down quite a bit. I still don't know where the silicon is coming from. I replaced the filter, vacuumed out the housing, and wiped down all the surfaces. I'm beginning to think it comes from the EVAP system. I'll try some grease on the filter sealing surfaces just for grins.
The replacement oil was the same oil and filter along with a bottle of AutoRx. A copy of the report was sent to Terry for his expert opinion. All other comments welcome
Engine: 3.0L V6 FFV
Total miles: 68,184
Oil type: Havoline 10W30 Dino
Oil interval: 6,021 miles
Oil filter: Wix 51516
Makeup oil: None
Sump capacity: 4.5 quarts
Air filter: Wix
Comments: Miles are 50% highway, 50% rush-hour traffic. During this interval, I started using Neutra in the gas with a couple of double-dose applications followed by normal dosage. The last 2000 miles I switched to using the FP/Neutra 3:1 Molabrew at rate of 1 oz to 5 gal.
My comments: Previous oil was SuperTech Full Syn 10W30. I knew I was going to do an AutoRx treatment after this, so I ran the dino to 6K just to see a dino oil (probably Group II+) go the distance. After all, I know a few people on BITOG who have a hard time running even synthetic this longcode:
Lab used: Blackstone
Report ID: C20040
Report date: 06/10/04
Miles on oil 6,021 6,894
Miles on unit 68,184 62,163 Universal
Sample date 05/22/04 11/28/03 Averages
Aluminum 2 3 4
Chromium 1 1 1
Iron 7 11 18
Copper 1 1 6
Lead 9 12 7
Tin 3 0 1
Molybdenum 65 19 29
Nickel 0 1 1
Manganese 0 0 1
Silver 0 0 0
Titanium 0 0 0
Potassium 2 0 1
Boron 56 0 46
Silicon 21 23 15
Sodium 5 5 16
Calcium 1951 2144 1859
Magnesium 27 12 316
Phosphorus 754 683 769
Zinc 1083 846 914
Barium 0 0 1
SUS VIS@210F *58.0 61.8
Flashpoint 410 385
Fuel%
Antifreeze 0.0 0.0
Water 0.0 0.0
Insolubles 0.2 0.3
TBN: 2.2 2.2
You can see where the oil viscosity sheared down quite a bit. I still don't know where the silicon is coming from. I replaced the filter, vacuumed out the housing, and wiped down all the surfaces. I'm beginning to think it comes from the EVAP system. I'll try some grease on the filter sealing surfaces just for grins.
The replacement oil was the same oil and filter along with a bottle of AutoRx. A copy of the report was sent to Terry for his expert opinion. All other comments welcome