I posted this to the old server long ago. Here
it is again for your entertainment:
Mobil 1 (API SJ tri-synth) 15w-50 for 3k miles in
a 2000 KLR650 (water-cooled combined transmission
single-cylinder with wet clutch). This oil saw a
lot of abuse. Lots of clutch slippage on some
tough technical off-road rides. It was also
subjected to several wide-open-throttle freeway
blasts in the desert heat. Bike had about 12k
miles at the time.
Lab was OAI.
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go?
[ January 14, 2003, 07:09 AM: Message edited by: BOBISTHEOILGUY ]
it is again for your entertainment:
Mobil 1 (API SJ tri-synth) 15w-50 for 3k miles in
a 2000 KLR650 (water-cooled combined transmission
single-cylinder with wet clutch). This oil saw a
lot of abuse. Lots of clutch slippage on some
tough technical off-road rides. It was also
subjected to several wide-open-throttle freeway
blasts in the desert heat. Bike had about 12k
miles at the time.
Lab was OAI.
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Spectrographic Analysiscode:
Water:
Fuel:
Viscosity@40C: (Not tested)
Viscosity@100C: 13.3cSt
% Solids: Trace
Soot: NA
% Oxidation: 18.9
% Nitration: 17.1
TBN: 5.6
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Where did all the zinccode:
Iron: 29ppm
Chromium: 1ppm
Lead: 2ppm
Copper: 24ppm
Tin: 2ppm
Aluminum: 42ppm
Nickel: 0ppm
Silver: 0ppm
Manganese: 6ppm
Silicon: 11ppm
isn't so bad after all.
Boron: 52ppm
Sodium: 4ppm
Magnesium: 958ppm
Calcium: 898ppm
Barium: 0ppm
Phosphorus: 805ppm
Zinc: 104ppm
Molybdenum: 6ppm
Titanium: 0ppm
Vanadium: 0ppm
Cadmium: 0ppm
go?
[ January 14, 2003, 07:09 AM: Message edited by: BOBISTHEOILGUY ]