Mobil 1 V-Twin 20W50, 1237 miles, 2004 Kawasaki ZZR250

[craigq]

Most recent UOA is on the left; I included the others for comparison and I hope it doesn't mess up the formatting. I think I'm going to go for longer OCI's now, but still do an oil change during the winterizing process. I did not like cold start-up with this oil; shifting felt fine once warmed-up.

Another useless fact, the average fuel economy during each of the OCI's was from left to right 66.58, 66.51, 65.86 in U.S. M.P.G.

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Sample Date 26-AUG-2006 17-June-2006

Analysis Date 29-AUG-2006 20-June-2006 22-OCT-2005

Lab WEAR CHECK WEAR CHECK WEAR CHECK



Make Kawasaki

Model ZZR250

Year 2004

Engine 248cc L2

Miles 10862 9625 8329



Oil Brand Mobil Mobil Mobil

Oil Series M1 V-Twin M1 MX4T M1

Oil SAE J300 20W50 10W40 15W50

API SX SG/SH/MA SG/SH/MA SL

Miles on Oil 1237 1295 875

Months 2 7.8 1.4



Antimony Sb NR NR NR

Cadmium Cd NR NR NR

Vanadium V 0.1 0.1 0.2

Aluminum Al 7.8 8.8 6

Chromium Cr 0.4 0.6 0.5

Iron Fe 7.9 10 7.7

Copper Cu 1.9 3.4 4.7

Lead Pb 0.7 1.1 0

Tin Sn 0 0.5 0.6

Molybdenum Mo 70 71 83

Nickel 0 0 0

Manganese Mn 0.9 4.9 0.4

Silver Ag 0 0 0

Titanium Ti 0.1 0.1 0.1

Potassium K 0 0 0

Boron B 202 182 211

Silicon Si 4.7 5.8 5.3

Sodium Na 1.7 1.6 19

Calcium Ca 2063 2173 3166

Magnesium Mg 12 14 20

Phosporus P 1366 1436 1190

Zinc Zn 1385 1484 1334

Barium Ba 0 0.1 0.3

Sulfur 2801 2590 2405



cST @ 100 C 17.0 12.5 14.6

SUS @ 210 F NR NR NR



Flashpoint (F) NR NR NR

Fuel %
Antifreeze % NR NR NR

Water %
Insolubles % NR NR NR

Sulfation 51 56 61

Oxidation 48 63 71

Nitration 20 28 34

TBN NR NR NR

TAN NR 3.26 3.55

Ferrous Debris NR NR NR

Fuel Soot % NR NR NR

Glycol NEGATIVE NEGATIVE POSITIVE

ISO Code NR NR NR

Additives NONE NONE NONE



URL NR t=000079 t=000057



Notes Sample at next interval

Location Ottawa, ON, CAN



Air Filter Kawasaki OEM Kawasaki OEM Kawasaki OEM

Oil Filter FRAM CH6012 FRAM CH6012 FRAM CH6012





***Particle Count***

>2 micron NR NR NR

>5 micron NR NR NR

>10 micron NR NR NR

>15 micron NR NR NR

>25 micron NR NR NR

>50 micron NR NR NR

>100 micron NR NR NR

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[craigq]

Same oil as the one above on the left. The samples were taken about 5 seconds apart, for some reason no viscosity testing was done. Different lab, Toromont-CAT results:

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Sample Date 26-AUG-2006

Analysis Date 2-SEP-2006

Lab Toromont-CAT



Make Kawasaki

Model ZZR250

Year 2004

Engine 248cc L2

Miles 10862



Oil Brand Mobil

Oil Series M1 V-Twin

Oil SAE J300 20W50

API SX SG/SH/MA

Miles on Oil 1237

Months 2.3



Antimony Sb NR

Cadmium Cd NR

Vanadium V NR

Aluminum Al 6

Chromium Cr 0

Iron Fe 9

Copper Cu 1

Lead Pb 0

Tin Sn 0

Molybdenum Mo 67

Nickel 0

Manganese Mn NR

Silver Ag 0

Titanium Ti NR

Potassium K 1

Boron B 0

Silicon Si 3

Sodium Na 9

Calcium Ca NR

Magnesium Mg NR

Phosporus P NR

Zinc Zn 1025

Barium Ba NR

Sulfur NR



cST @ 100 C NR

SUS @ 210 F NR



Flashpoint (F) NR

Fuel % NEGATIVE

Antifreeze % NEGATIVE

Water % NEGATIVE

Insolubles % NR

Sulfation NR

Oxidation NR

Nitration NR

TBN NR

TAN NR

Ferrous Debris NR

Fuel Soot % NR

Glycol NR

ISO Code NR

Additives NONE



URL



Notes Sample at next interval

Location Ottawa, ON, CAN



Air Filter Kawasaki OEM

Oil Filter FRAM CH6012





***Particle Count***

>2 micron NR

>5 micron NR

>10 micron NR

>15 micron NR

>25 micron NR

>50 micron NR

>100 micron NR

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[sunruh]

dont you just love it when the numbers from 2 labs do NOT match. i sure do.

also notice how mobil 1 15w50 did not hold its viscosity very well in less miles!

nice wear metals!

very nice mpg out of the baby ninja!

 

[mdv]

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Originally posted by craigq:
I did not like cold start-up with this oil; shifting felt fine once warmed-up.

Another useless fact, the average fuel economy during each of the OCI's was from left to right 66.58, 66.51, 65.86 in U.S. M.P.G.

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I think you'll like a 10W-40 better in this bike. I have a Ninja 500 and the shifting is very consistent and I have quick warm up times. Thick oil (especially on start up)concerns me in these engines as they rev so high all the time.

My mileage also ranges from 56-65 mpg, I would think you should be in the 70 range with a 10W-40 unless you ride it pinned all the time.

 

[RinconVTR]

Same thoughts as MDV, 10w-40 is all you need.

xx-50 oils is getting pretty heavy for that light weight, free spinning motor. (Any bike motor for that matter, except 750+ air cooled twins.)

 

[craigq]

sunruh: Thanks for the comments. It makes me sort of laugh at UOA's after seeing the differences between the two labs

Especially when people fret over a difference of 5 ppm from one oil to the next etc.

mdv: 10W40 yielded 0.07 US MPG less than 20W50. I think that could be considered statistically insignificant. This is going to sound odd: from what I've read online EX500's in the US average 50-60 US MPG. EX250's in the US average 55-70 US MPG. For mine in Canada this season it's been 62.73-70.86 US MPG. I've been to the US once with my car, and the fuel there yielded much better efficiency than the fuel up here, could it be something in our Canadian fuel ??? Or maybe I just ride with it pinned all the time