Mobil 1 5w30 & 10w30 mix, 1999 Volkswagen Jetta VR6

[segfault]

Just got this report from Blackstone:

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Volkswagen Gasoline 2.8l 6-cyl (VR6)

Oil use interval: 10,101 miles

Miles on unit at sample: 80,121

Oil type and grade: 3 quarts Mobil 1 Supersyn 10w30

2 quarts Mobil 1 Supersyn 5w30

1 quart Mobil 1 Tri-Syn 5w30

0 quarts make-up oil added



Jetta Universal average

Aluminum 6 5

Chromium 1 1

Iron 26 21

Copper 8 6

Lead 1 1

Tin 3 1

Molybendum 62 38

Nickel 1 1

Manganese 1 6

Silver 0 0

Titanium 0 0

Potassium 3 1

Boron 117 35

Silicon 5 5

Sodium 8 4

Calcium 2145 1799

Magnesium 340 289

Phosphorus 751 762

Zinc 895 907

Barium 0 17



Properties:

Should be: Tested:

Sus. Visc. @ 55-62 61.8

210 deg. F

Flashpoint >365 380

Fuel %
Antifreeze % 0 0.0

Water %
Insolubles %


TBN = 5.5

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I'm pretty impressed with how it held up. Any comments?

 

[Bill J.]

Segfault, What mileage did Blackstone use for the "universal average" that they gave on your report?

 

[MolaKule]

Yes, where did the barium come from?

I know of no OTC oil using barium; generally this is used for particulate control in Electromotive diesel engines.

[ May 01, 2003, 08:15 PM: Message edited by: MolaKule ]

 

[segfault]

I have no idea what mileage they used for the universal averages. The report doesn't say. I may ask Terry about it when he does the interpretation. Due to the relative rarity of the VR6 engine, I would guess that the universal averages might have been derived "from scratch."

 

[segfault]

I think the "average" would be in the ballpark of 2-5,000 miles.

[ May 01, 2003, 08:56 PM: Message edited by: segfault ]

 

[Al]

Great report, even though the crankcase is pretty big. The lead is almost too low to be right

Holding grade real well.


What is the code to keep the things in a column??? I forget

 

[Jay]

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Originally posted by Al:
What is the code to keep the things in a column??? I forget

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[ May 01, 2003, 09:34 PM: Message edited by: Jay ]

 

[Cressida]

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Originally posted by MolaKule:
Yes, where did the barium come from?

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Look again test showed 0 barium so it isn't an issue.

 

[buster]

The two columns at the bottom are are opposite at the bottom. Barium looks like it is 0 to me.

 

[Pablo]

Maybe Dr. Mola meant Boron...(B) is B normally this high???

The oil blend held up great! Clean engine.

 

[Pablo]

Duh - I answered my own question - after reading the excellent post on the compilation of virgin M1 analyses. Yes 117 ppm B is normal.

Maybe the 17 PPM of Ba universal average is what is being questioned??

 

[YZF150]

Ba: Ok for enema. No good for oil.

 

[segfault]

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Originally posted by Pablo:
The oil blend held up great! Clean engine.

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Thanks! I'm almost sorry that I put in the Amsoil S2K 0w30 I had in my garage, but unless it does something spectacular, I will probably go for the M1 next time.

 

[buster]

Any results from the S2k on this one? M1 did a nice job here.