The below is a VOA on dino Havoline 5W-30 with Deposit Shield carrying API SM ILSAC GF-4.
Code:
Aluminium 0
Chromium 0
Iron 0
Copper 0
Lead 0
Tin 0
Molybdenum 161
Nickel 0
Manganese 0
Silver 0
Titanium 0
Potassium 1
Boron 55
Silicon 3
Sodium 1
Calcium 1536
Magnesium 30
Phosphorus 609
Zinc 710
Barium 0
SuS @ 210F: 56.6 should be 56 - 64
Flash in F: 420 should be > 410
Fuel %: - should be < 2.0
Antifreeze %: - should be 0.0
Water %: 0.0 should be < 0.1
Insolubles: TR should be < 0.6
Blackstone Comments: No problems showed up in this sample of serviceable Texaco Havoline 5W/30 (SM/GF-4) oil. The viscosity and flashpoint were both in the normal range for this type of oil. Insolubles showed up at a trace level. This is a fairly common find for virgin oil and something the filter should remove once the oil goes into use. The TBN was strong at 6.8, showing lots of active additive left in the oil. 1.0 is considered too low. Molybdenum, phosphorus, and zinc are all anti-wear additives, while boron, calcium, and magnesium are detergent/dispersant type additives.
My Comments: Ran a VOA on this to see the Potassium and Sodium contents as I'm doing a 1000 mile run of this in my brothers T-bird (Ford 3.8L V-6 of course) after they replaced the intake manifold and head gaskets for leaking. Now I know whatever Potassium and Sodium we see in his 1000 mile UOA will be coolant, and if the job they did was a good one.
Chuck
Code:
Aluminium 0
Chromium 0
Iron 0
Copper 0
Lead 0
Tin 0
Molybdenum 161
Nickel 0
Manganese 0
Silver 0
Titanium 0
Potassium 1
Boron 55
Silicon 3
Sodium 1
Calcium 1536
Magnesium 30
Phosphorus 609
Zinc 710
Barium 0
SuS @ 210F: 56.6 should be 56 - 64
Flash in F: 420 should be > 410
Fuel %: - should be < 2.0
Antifreeze %: - should be 0.0
Water %: 0.0 should be < 0.1
Insolubles: TR should be < 0.6
Blackstone Comments: No problems showed up in this sample of serviceable Texaco Havoline 5W/30 (SM/GF-4) oil. The viscosity and flashpoint were both in the normal range for this type of oil. Insolubles showed up at a trace level. This is a fairly common find for virgin oil and something the filter should remove once the oil goes into use. The TBN was strong at 6.8, showing lots of active additive left in the oil. 1.0 is considered too low. Molybdenum, phosphorus, and zinc are all anti-wear additives, while boron, calcium, and magnesium are detergent/dispersant type additives.
My Comments: Ran a VOA on this to see the Potassium and Sodium contents as I'm doing a 1000 mile run of this in my brothers T-bird (Ford 3.8L V-6 of course) after they replaced the intake manifold and head gaskets for leaking. Now I know whatever Potassium and Sodium we see in his 1000 mile UOA will be coolant, and if the job they did was a good one.
Chuck