Motorcraft 5w30 97 F-150 5.4

[seldont]

I do not post much on here but here is my last UOA on my F-150. Previously done at 85,000 miles. Truck has 110,000 miles. 3210 miles on sample taken Feb. 1 2004 at 109,000 miles. 65% highway miles. 97 Ford F-150 piston slapping 5.4 using Motorcraft 5w30 and Supertech ST-2 filter. Done by Parman Analytical in Cleveland,Oh. Anyone else used them?? I get it done through my work at a Nashville,TN area trucking company.

Iron................3
Chromium............0
Lead................0
Copper..............1
Tin.................0
Aluminum............1
Nickel..............0
Silver..............0
Silicon.............3
Boron...............0
Sodium..............2
Magnesium...........9
Calcium..........2182
Barium..............5
Phosphorus........940
Zinc.............1058
Molybdenum..........8
Titanium............0
Vanadium............0
Potassium...........0
Fuel..............< 1%
VIS @ 40 C........N/A
VIS @ 100 C......9.31
Water %Vol..........0
Soot/Solids %Wt...0.1
Glycol............NEG
TBN..............5.37

I do not do these often so if anyone know anything about this lab let me know. Also your feedback on the results.

Thanks..........Seldon T

 

[Patman]

Absolutely excellent results! Based on the fact that this oil ended up at the very bottom end of the 30wt range though, I think you could go with a 5w20 or 0w20 oil and get similar results. Ford isn't as dumb as many of us thought they were when they began recommending these thinner oils.

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

GREAT report! If your engine is slapping, it sure isn't wearing itself out at all. The oil is thinning a bit, but it looks like you have a winning combination here!

 

[Chris]

Great wearing motor! Glad to see your impressive results as my oil of choice is Motorcraft 10-30. 4000 miles should be no problem as it is currently used, maybe to 5k with analysis.

 

[Chris B.]

More evidence that PS might not be so bad??? Nice report!

 

[Motorbike]

I see alot of these low cost oils having only 6-700 ppm of zinc these days . This oil at almost 1100 ppm of it even though zinc alone does not make an oil is a heck of a deal for what you get for 1.33 per quart .

If I used dino's , this would be the one for me or possibly this Mystic Cool Dino . I've actually been thinking about switching back lately .....hhmmmmm

[ February 19, 2004, 09:58 AM: Message edited by: Motorbike ]

 

[MNgopher]

Based on the Raw numbers, this looks excellent. I always get a little leery of numbers from a lab I haven't seen before, but in any event, it looks good.

Only concern would eb the oil shearing to nearly a 20w in a short interval. Not an issue interms of viscosity for these motors, but perhaps a sign of the VII's/base oil shearing and leaving some extra "junk" in the oil.

This oil could easily go another 2000 miles if the shearing doesn;t bother you...

So much for the slappers causing excess engine wear... Funny how we have a couple of slapper 5.4's over 200k at work without any problems...

 

[BlackF250]

It turns out that Ford was not full of it after all when they said that the cold piston slap is normal, and that it will not cause any problems!