Hi everybody,
Looks like 9,884 miles with M1 0w-20 isn't a good fit for my 2003 Ford Focus. Iron climbed dramatically higher. So, either my car is starting to wear in a bad way, or this oil isn't a good fit. The oil was in the car for about 9 or 10 months. The oil filter was a Wix. BTW, the previous numbers are from Amsoil 0w-20.
Cheers,
Bryan
Blackstone Comments:
As you run more miles on the oil, most metals should stay about the same. They will increase a little, but not much. The one exception is iron, which increases directly with miles on the oil. That's the reason that iron went up in your Focus. If you're comfortable with iron, you can stick with 10,000 or so miles on the oil. If it makes you nervous, drop back to 7500 miles next time. The TBN read 2.1, getting low but still showing some active additive remaining. Insolubles show good oil filtration and not a lot of oxidation. Check back to monitor iron.
Code:
ELEMENTS IN PARTS PER MILLION:
M1 0w20 Ams 0w-20
MI/HR on Oil: 9,884 6,546
MI/HR on Unit: 79,884 58,065
Sample Date: 5/23/09 9/26/07
Make Up Oil Added: 0 qts 0 qts
My Car Unit* Averages
Aluminum 4 2 3
Chromium 1 0 1
Iron 32 7 20
Copper 3 2 3
Lead 1 0 1
Tin 0 0 0
Molybdenum 82 4 43
Nickel 1 0 1
Manganese 0 0 0
Silver 0 0 0
Titanium 0 0 0
Potassium 2 1 2
Boron 34 6 20
Silicon 13 11 12
Sodium 6 8 7
Calcium 2088 3229 2659
Magnesium 11 9 10
Phosphorus 614 552 583
Zinc 702 643 673
Barium 0 0 0
My Car Values Should Be
SUS Viscosity @210F 52.5 53.5 46-59
cSt Viscosity @100C 8.03 8.34 6.0-10.2
Flashpoint in F 385 405 >385
Fuel % TR
Antifreeze % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Water % 0.0 0.0
Insolubles % 0.3 0.2
TBN 2.1 4.7
Looks like 9,884 miles with M1 0w-20 isn't a good fit for my 2003 Ford Focus. Iron climbed dramatically higher. So, either my car is starting to wear in a bad way, or this oil isn't a good fit. The oil was in the car for about 9 or 10 months. The oil filter was a Wix. BTW, the previous numbers are from Amsoil 0w-20.
Cheers,
Bryan
Blackstone Comments:
As you run more miles on the oil, most metals should stay about the same. They will increase a little, but not much. The one exception is iron, which increases directly with miles on the oil. That's the reason that iron went up in your Focus. If you're comfortable with iron, you can stick with 10,000 or so miles on the oil. If it makes you nervous, drop back to 7500 miles next time. The TBN read 2.1, getting low but still showing some active additive remaining. Insolubles show good oil filtration and not a lot of oxidation. Check back to monitor iron.
Code:
ELEMENTS IN PARTS PER MILLION:
M1 0w20 Ams 0w-20
MI/HR on Oil: 9,884 6,546
MI/HR on Unit: 79,884 58,065
Sample Date: 5/23/09 9/26/07
Make Up Oil Added: 0 qts 0 qts
My Car Unit* Averages
Aluminum 4 2 3
Chromium 1 0 1
Iron 32 7 20
Copper 3 2 3
Lead 1 0 1
Tin 0 0 0
Molybdenum 82 4 43
Nickel 1 0 1
Manganese 0 0 0
Silver 0 0 0
Titanium 0 0 0
Potassium 2 1 2
Boron 34 6 20
Silicon 13 11 12
Sodium 6 8 7
Calcium 2088 3229 2659
Magnesium 11 9 10
Phosphorus 614 552 583
Zinc 702 643 673
Barium 0 0 0
My Car Values Should Be
SUS Viscosity @210F 52.5 53.5 46-59
cSt Viscosity @100C 8.03 8.34 6.0-10.2
Flashpoint in F 385 405 >385
Fuel % TR
Antifreeze % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Water % 0.0 0.0
Insolubles % 0.3 0.2
TBN 2.1 4.7
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