New Oil Change - 2005 Civic 9,694 Miles - M1 5W-20

[sarguy01]

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Miles on oil 4,564 Universal 9,964

Miles on unit 97,368 Averages 107,026

Sample date 11/01/13 07/14/14

Make up oil added 0 0

OIL TYPE M1 5W-20 M1 5W-20

Aluminum 2 3 3

Chromium 1 1 1

Iron 6 8 9

Copper 7 4 6

Lead 5 5 6

Tin 2 1 2

Molybdenum 69 84 77

Nickel 0 0 0

Manganese 0 0 0

Silver 0 0 0

Titanium 0 1 0

Potassium 2 3 1

Boron 30 41 32

Silicon 13 11 68

Sodium 37 44 14

Calcium 1284 2167 1116

Magnesium 495 110 709

Phosphorus 791 699 703

Zinc 783 830 836

Barium 0 0 0







SUS Viscosity @210F 53.8 52.5

cSt Viscosity @100C 8.41 8.04

Flashpoint 395 410

Fuel %
Antifreeze % ? 0.0

Water % 0.0 0.2

Insolubles % 0.2 0.3

TBN 2.7 3.3




Okay, so the new sample is on the right. It was easier to format that way...

I am going to go for 12,000 miles this time. Everything but silicon looked great, but the silicon was most likely a sampling error. I am still using M1 5W-20. Only change for next time might be M1 0W-20, for some fuel economy (I know it might be a very low increase.)


I figured I'd share. Next oil change will probably be in a year or so.

 

[Mr Nice]

Looks good. Those D series engines are easy on oil.

 

[tony1679]

TBN was 2.7 after 4,500 miles, but 3.3 after 10k?

 

[sarguy01]

Originally Posted By: tony1679
TBN was 2.7 after 4,500 miles, but 3.3 after 10k?


First time I had a quart of MMO in the crankcase. That's probably why.

 

[OneEyeJack]

Is the silicon a bit high? Air filter?

 

[sarguy01]

Silicon is a little high. Now that I think about it, I have a K&N filter on there. But other wear is normal. Silicone in the oil for that long would have worn parts out, correct? That's why I think Blackstone said it was contamination.

 

[OneEyeJack]

It would be interesting to see the result after switching back to paper.

 

[901Memphis]

Ditch the kn and metals should drop

 

[ThirdeYe]

Looks good. Seems the extra silicone wasn't really abrasive (unless the wear was caught by the oil filter, perhaps?). I may end up using this in the 2001 Civic I maintain for a one year OCI.

Thanks for posting.

 

[sarguy01]

The Civic's owner's manual says to change it every 10,000 miles, so M1 is probably overkill since Honda didn't say what kind of oil to use.