Mobil 1 Trisynthetic 10w30, 5000 miles, 94 Probe GT

[Patman]

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Originally posted by buster:
Patman, just curious but how cold does it get where you are? I believe central Canada is the coldest....I'd run nothing but a 0w oil up there.

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It doesn't really get that cold in Toronto. It's very rare to see it go below 0F. A typical winter day here sees overnight temps of 15-20 with daytime highs of 30-32. Right now the temp outside is 24F. Cold, but nothing that a synthetic 10w30 can't handle. Even a synthetic 15w40 or 15w50 can do ok up here.

BTW, a good friend of mine lives in West Orange NJ and we always talk about the weather in our emails and his weather is very similar to ours, perhaps just a few degrees warmer but not too far off.

[ January 04, 2003, 05:37 AM: Message edited by: Patman ]

 

[Patman]

UPDATE

I just checked my oil analysis report on their Webcheck server and found that it shows even more info! The following has been added to the top:

Manganese-177
Vanadium-0.2
Viscosity Index-150
White metal-none
Babbit-none
Precipitate-none
Silt-none
Debris-none
Dirt-none

 

[rugerman1]

Patman,

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UPDATE

I just checked my oil analysis report on their Webcheck server and found that it shows even more info!

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Are these results public like Bob's? Would be interesting to read.

Mark

 

[Patman]

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Originally posted by rugerman1:
Patman,

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UPDATE

I just checked my oil analysis report on their Webcheck server and found that it shows even more info!

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Are these results public like Bob's? Would be interesting to read.

Mark

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There is a section of the site which needs my username and password that shows that extra bit more info on my oil analysis than the rest of the report, for some reason, but you can view most of my analysis report here:

http://www.oilanalysis.net/CommonFiles/Reports/RPT_WCA.asp?WUI=GATMIS_34231&LID=1445805&WON=00995996

 

[rugerman1]

Patman,
What I meant was , could you access their entire database of all analysis.Nice way to find trending across the board.Thanks

Mark

 

[Patman]

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Originally posted by rugerman1:
Patman,
What I meant was , could you access their entire database of all analysis.Nice way to find trending across the board.Thanks

Mark

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Sorry for the misunderstanding Mark. No, I don't think any lab would make all their results public like that, they'd need to get permission from each individual person in order for that to happen. The closest thing we have to something like you're asking is the Maxima spreadsheet, where Maxima owners have put their oil analysis results together and a guy named Bill put them up in an Excel spreadsheet.

 

[Patman]

I've edited the original post, adding the fact that this lab uses differing methods which cause some of the numbers to look worse than they really are. I'll have to include that disclaimer on my reports from now on. This is why we call it trend analysis my friends! (a wise man named Terry once said that!)

 

[zoomzoom]

Patman do you have any other UOA form you mother's Probe?

 

[Patman]

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Originally posted by zoomzoom:
Patman do you have any other UOA form you mother's Probe?

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Yes, here is one I posted in November of last year:


http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=001016

 

[zoomzoom]

Thanks!!!
Hm her lead is much lower then mine when you look ppm per 1000 miles....Could that be because this car is automatic?

look at mine...

http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=001291

 

[Patman]

Her lead is lower because she drives very gentle! Her engine never sees above 3000rpm unless someone else drives it!