The following is the comments I received in my last UOA report from Blackstone...naturally I am concerned "Lead increased again in the used oil from your Power Stroke and it's now high enough to think you could have something developing at the bearings. All other wear still looks good and the oil was free of any fuel dilution or anti-freeze, so we aren't sure what caused the higher lead. The TBN
was still strong at 9.5, so the oil has plenty of active additive left. Soot levels were low and insolubles
were fine at 0.3% showing good oil filtration. Suggest keeping a close eye on your oil pressure and
check back in another ~5,000 miles to monitor."
Since I haven't figured out how to post the actual used oil report I'll just have to list the numbers for you.
Aluminum 1
Chromium 1
Iron 8
Copper 3
Lead 11
Tin 1
Molybdenum 289
Nickel 0
Manganese 0
Silver 0
Titanium 0
Potassium 3
Boron 9
Silicon 8
Calcium 3402
Magnesium 10
Phosphorus 1241
Zinc 1410
Barium 0
Fuel %
I am currently working on installing a 'real' pressure gage so I can monitor the actual oil pressures. I am using the Baldwin B-164 as my by-pass filter and I installed it pretty normal for a PSD. That is I hooked up the input to the by-pass off the F/F oil filter header and the return to a plug in the block next to the F/F header. The oil I used was Schaeffer's 5W-40. Any and all comments would be appreciated.
Griz95
was still strong at 9.5, so the oil has plenty of active additive left. Soot levels were low and insolubles
were fine at 0.3% showing good oil filtration. Suggest keeping a close eye on your oil pressure and
check back in another ~5,000 miles to monitor."
Since I haven't figured out how to post the actual used oil report I'll just have to list the numbers for you.
Aluminum 1
Chromium 1
Iron 8
Copper 3
Lead 11
Tin 1
Molybdenum 289
Nickel 0
Manganese 0
Silver 0
Titanium 0
Potassium 3
Boron 9
Silicon 8
Calcium 3402
Magnesium 10
Phosphorus 1241
Zinc 1410
Barium 0
Fuel %
I am currently working on installing a 'real' pressure gage so I can monitor the actual oil pressures. I am using the Baldwin B-164 as my by-pass filter and I installed it pretty normal for a PSD. That is I hooked up the input to the by-pass off the F/F oil filter header and the return to a plug in the block next to the F/F header. The oil I used was Schaeffer's 5W-40. Any and all comments would be appreciated.
Griz95