Mercedes GL350 - 7000 miles on tested oil, 85,000 miles on engine.

Yes and the iron went down. I used a lot of Mobil 1 and when I switched to Valvoline iron went down even more. I’ll try to post a re







Hope you can read this. The second one is the Valvoline.
Sample 1 of 1

Diagnosis
All wear rates normal. Abrasive and other contaminant levels are acceptable. Viscosity within specified operating range.

Action: As oil and filter(s) already changed, resample next recommended service interval to further monitor.

Equipment Details
Company Name
Unit Id
MB ML 320 CDI
Component Name
Diesel Engine
UIN
04C7328
Component Type
Diesel Engine
Fluid Manufacturer (current default)
Mobil
Fluid Type (current default)
Mobil 1 Turbo Dsl Truck
Fluid Grade (current default)
SAE 5W40
Component Serial Number
Component Make
Component Model
Power Rating
Capacity
Unit Make
Mercedes-Benz
Unit Model
ML320 CDI
Date Sampled
19 Sep 2020 01 Oct 2019 26 Apr 2017 01 Nov 2015
Tracking Number
25900602 25901486 32193507 004199
Severity
Normal Normal Normal Caution
Problem Code
None None None Oil
Fluid Manufacturer
Mobil Valvoline Mobil Mobil
Fluid Type
Mobil 1 Turbo Dsl Truck Unidentified Mobil 1 ESP M Mobil 1 ESP M
Fluid Grade
SAE 5W40 SAE 5W40 SAE 5W40 SAE 5W40
Unit Age
114000 92000 85000
Component Age
114000 92000 85000
Fluid Age
5500 4000 5600 9000
Filter Age
5500 4000
Fluid Added
Fluid Changed
Changed Changed Changed Changed
Filter Changed
Changed Changed Changed Changed
Sample Taken By
Service Type
Metals (ppm)
Aluminium (Al)
5 6 6 7
Nickel (Ni)
Chromium (Cr)
Iron (Fe)
58 29 42 60
Copper (Cu)
3 2 4 5
Lead (Pb)
1 Tin (Sn)
Titanium (Ti)
Vanadium (V)
Silver (Ag)
Additives (ppm)
Potassium (K)
1 5 Molybdenum (Mo)
57 70 91 95
Boron (B)
86 96 128 102
Magnesium (Mg)
822 23 9 15
Calcium (Ca)
1257 2041 1237 1146
Zinc (Zn)
1308 894 978 907
Phosphorus (P)
1045 830 789 753
Barium (Ba)
Contaminants (ppm)
Silicon (Si)
19 6 6 8
Sodium (Na)
Contaminants
Water (%)
Coolant
No No No No
Physical Tests
Soot (%) Infrared
0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8
Fuel (%)
Viscosity (cSt 100C)
14.5 14.3 13.8 13.8
Physical / Chemical
Base Number (mgKOH/g)
8.5 5.1 3.2 2.8
 
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