Motorcraft, 5W-30, 2425 miles, 2018 3.5 F EcoBoost

[Brons2]

OK so this last post is new oil? I don't understand their comments of "Upper Critical" for things that are additives, not wear metals. Moly 145 upper critical? What? That's a fine dose of Moly.

Maybe they are used to analyzing diesel oil. You might want to tell them that this is SN oil, not CK-4 or CI-4.

 

[cdlamb]

Originally Posted by Brons2
OK so this last post is new oil? I don't understand their comments of "Upper Critical" for things that are additives, not wear metals. Moly 145 upper critical? What? That's a fine dose of Moly.

Maybe they are used to analyzing diesel oil. You might want to tell them that this is SN oil, not CK-4 or CI-4.


I think they updated the test to reflect the specs for the new unused base oil sample I provided for a reference.

Not sure if it could still be flushing the additive solution from the previous oil change.

it is possible that the rod bearings, and other engine parts are pre-lubed with with some of these additives, not sure where it would be coming from if it isn't supposed to be in the oil to begin with.

 

[Artem]

thats a serious amount of fuel, if correct. Definitely warrants a recheck after a similar mileage run, just for comparison. Definitely try pulling a sample after a good drive or on a cold engine where warm up / idle fuel won't be screwing the data.

 

[cdlamb]

I contacted the lab that done the testing.

They used the wrong baseline oil as a reference, & instead was using a Petro Canada Hydraulic oil.

I updated to remove the Critical warnings that showed for the anti wear additives.

Originally Posted by cdlamb
I just received an updated analysis from the lab after they analzed my baseline new unused oil sample

I am not sure why they are now showing Upper Critical with numbers that are quite similar to Fluid Life sample report.

Fluid life didn't have a new baseline sample to compare to either for first oil analysis so maybe that is why.



Originally Posted by cdlamb
I recently sent a 2nd oil analysis to a different lab

Wear metals have decreased by a fair bit, but they are still saying unacceptable fuel dilution. Not sure if they have different fuel dilution test methods, as Fluid life is unacceptable after 4.99% Oil was replaced with Canadian Tire Formula 1 Synthetic 5W-30, & Baldwin Filter

Originally Posted by cdlamb
Changed oil in my new 2018 F150 3.5 EcoBoost early at 3904 Kilometers, or 2420 miles. Fuel Dilution was at unacceptable levels!
Oil was factory installed Motorcraft, which may be Conoco Phillips, but I cant confirm for sure what oil is installed at the Dearborn facility. Filter Was factory Ford installed FoMoCo AA5E 6714 DA (FL500-S)

3904 km Fluidlife----------------------8000 km AGAT labs

Sodium 7-------------------------------------3
Potassium 4-----------------------------------1
Silicon 82 (reportable)-------------------------24
Aluminum 5-----------------------------------3
Iron 32--------------------------------------16
Copper 59 (reportable)-------------------------19
Lead 2---------------------------------------0
Tin 0----------------------------------------1
Chromium 1-----------------------------------1
Nickel 0--------------------------------------1
Titanium 0-----------------------------------na
Silver 0--------------------------------------0
Vanadium 0-----------------------------------na
Antimony 0-----------------------------------na
Berylium 0-----------------------------------na
Calcium 2090--------------------------------1860
Zinc 768--------------------------------------762
Phosphorous 704--------------------------------593
Magnesium 16-----------------------------------7
Manganese na-----------------------------------4
Molybdenum 71------------------------------145
Boron 158--------------------------------54
Barium 0------------------------------------0
Lithium 1-----------------------------------na

Visc 40C 47.8 (reportable/ typical 65)----------46.6(lower Critical)
Visc 100C 8.29 (reportable/ typical 10.8)--------8.7 (lower Reportable)
Visc Index 149 (typical 157)-------------------na
Fuel % 8.47 (Unaceptable)--------------------3.4 (Upper Critical)