I find this oil to be an amazing deal @ $19.97 for a 6qt box from ChinaMart. Planning to see just how good it is with an extended oil run in my beloved Mazda 3. Sucks to see the viscosity taking a hit.
I ran a short 500 mile run with this same brand of oil prior to pouring in this batch, to make sure all previous oil is diluted and flushed out so nothing messes with the results.
The Oil Life was showing 50% oil life left when I sampled it. Oil is currently still in use @ 6,500 miles & 40% oil life. Will probably pull another sample at 7k to see how its doing.
I ran a short 500 mile run with this same brand of oil prior to pouring in this batch, to make sure all previous oil is diluted and flushed out so nothing messes with the results.
The Oil Life was showing 50% oil life left when I sampled it. Oil is currently still in use @ 6,500 miles & 40% oil life. Will probably pull another sample at 7k to see how its doing.
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OIL Chevron Havoline Pro-DS 5w30 Synthetic
MILES IN USE 5,305 miles
MILES on unit 107,000
SAMPLE TAKEN 11/01/2021
Make up Oil 0
Universal Average based on 6,000 miles
ALUMINUM 2 4
CHROMIUM 0 0
IRON 5 10
COPPER 0 2
LEAD 0 0
TIN 0 0
MOLYBDENUM 269 150
NICKEL 0 0
MANGANESE 0 1
SILVER 0 0
TITANIUM 0 5
POTASSIUM 1 1
BORON 61 82
SILICON 10 12
SODIUM 6 22
CALCIUM 1495 1530
MAGNESIUM 486 459
PHOSPHORUS 705 666
ZINC 798 759
BARIUM 0 0
Values Should Be*
SUS VIS 210* F 53.1 56-63
cSt @ 212*F 8.20 9.1-11.3
FLASHPOINT F 405 >385
Fuel % <0.5 <2.0
Antifreeze 0.0 0.0
WATER 0.0 <0.1
INSOLUBLES 0.1 <0.6
TBN 4.1 >1.0
TAN 3.4