My Volvo has 118,000 miles on it, and this was my first UOA. I was using a Mobil 1 filter on this go round. The oil was in use for almost 6 months. I changed the oil when taking this sample, and went with a Mann filter this time (OEM) and the same 0w40 oil. Mainly mixed driving. My next change will be with German Castrol. Any comments/suggestions would be appreciated.
Element: My reading/universal averages
Aluminum: 2/3
Chromium: 0/0
Iron: 5/11
Copper: 2/5
Lead: 0/4
Tin: 0/0
Molybdenum: 73/69
Nickel: 0/0
Manganese: 0/1
Silver: 0/0
Titanium: 0/0
Potassium: 0/1
Boron: 102/38
Silicon: 7/7
Sodium: 7/11
Calcium: 2385/2186
Magnesium: 13/112
Phosphorus: 725/701
Zinc: 832/832
Barium: 0/0
SUS Viscosity: 64.3 (65-76)
cSt Visc: 11.42 (11.6-14.8)
Flash: 360 (>375)
Fuel %: .08 ( Antifreeze %: 0.0 (0)
Water %: 0.0 ( Insolubles: .3 ( TBN: 5.2
Comments from Blackstone:
TYLER: It looks like the 2.3L 5-Cylinder in your Volvo is just getting its second wind as it heads towards
the 200,000-mile mark. Our universal averages show typical wear for this type of engine after 5,400 miles
of oil use. Yours was in use 29 miles longer and all of the wear metals read well below averages. That
means your engine is wearing better than most. Oil viscosity was in the SAE 30W range. 0.8% of the
sample was gas, which may have caused the mildly low viscosity. The TBN was 5.2, lots of active additive
left. 1.0 is too low. Try 6,000 miles. Your Volvo can do it!
03/14/09
98 S70 T5
Element: My reading/universal averages
Aluminum: 2/3
Chromium: 0/0
Iron: 5/11
Copper: 2/5
Lead: 0/4
Tin: 0/0
Molybdenum: 73/69
Nickel: 0/0
Manganese: 0/1
Silver: 0/0
Titanium: 0/0
Potassium: 0/1
Boron: 102/38
Silicon: 7/7
Sodium: 7/11
Calcium: 2385/2186
Magnesium: 13/112
Phosphorus: 725/701
Zinc: 832/832
Barium: 0/0
SUS Viscosity: 64.3 (65-76)
cSt Visc: 11.42 (11.6-14.8)
Flash: 360 (>375)
Fuel %: .08 ( Antifreeze %: 0.0 (0)
Water %: 0.0 ( Insolubles: .3 ( TBN: 5.2
Comments from Blackstone:
TYLER: It looks like the 2.3L 5-Cylinder in your Volvo is just getting its second wind as it heads towards
the 200,000-mile mark. Our universal averages show typical wear for this type of engine after 5,400 miles
of oil use. Yours was in use 29 miles longer and all of the wear metals read well below averages. That
means your engine is wearing better than most. Oil viscosity was in the SAE 30W range. 0.8% of the
sample was gas, which may have caused the mildly low viscosity. The TBN was 5.2, lots of active additive
left. 1.0 is too low. Try 6,000 miles. Your Volvo can do it!
03/14/09
98 S70 T5