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2004 Honda Accord lx/manual/w/ the 2.4 engine, purchased new in October 2004. Changed initial oil fill at about 6000 miles. Installed oil guard bypass filter and amsoil sdf filter using amsoil 0w30 series 2000. (did not take virgin sample) There have been three used samples taken total. I could not figure out how to copy actual report to this message.
Results posted: 1st number was first sample taken on 6/9/05 with 12260 on oil and 18160 on car.
2nd sample (number) was taken on 8/8/05 using the same oil and filters with 3/4 quart makeup oil after intial sample, and 17280 on oil with 23180 on car. Changed oil, regular oil filter, and oil guard bypass element and used amsoil 0w30 series 2000 again. Third sample was taken on 1/20/06 with 11075 miles on oil and 34255 on car. presently have GC 0w30 (I feel like a member typing in "GC") oil to compare.
I am not a mechanically inclined person and have a difficult time understanding oil analysis even with talking to Lube Trak, who analyzed oil. I wondered if some folks here could offer opinions on oil analysis and possible problems with report, or my sampling procedure...i.e. mechanic who installed system took sample. Also wondered why items like calcium, moly, magnesium are so low compared to other reports. People often refer to them as additives and wondered if bypass filter is causing additives to deplete.
Particles mesured in Parts per million (ppm)
water/glycol/fuel dilution measured in %volume
Aluminum 8/11/6
Chromium 0/0/0
Iron 8/9/0
Copper 9/7/4
Lead 3/6/1
Tin 0/0/0
Moly 53/68/7
Nickel 0/0/0
Manganese 0/0/0
Silver NA/NA/NA
Titanium 0/0/0
Potassium 8/3/18
Boron 0/0/0
Silicon 23/29/6
Sodium 2/4/0
Calcium 0/0/0
Vanadium fuel contaminant 0/0/0
Magnesium 0/0/0
Phosphorus 0/0/0
Zinc 0/0/0
Barium 0/0
Viscosity40 N/A/N/A/N/A
Viscosity100 12.5/12.8/12.8
Fuel 0/0/0
Glycol 0/0/0
Water .1/.2/.2
Nitration 4.4/8/3.9
Total Base Number 5.7/4.5/6.1
In all three reports evaluator stated: "oxidation is not available due to the strong interference of synthetic oil. All engine wear rates normal. Viscosity is higher than typical for given oil type." All three samples registered oil as SAE 40
2004 Honda Accord lx/manual/w/ the 2.4 engine, purchased new in October 2004. Changed initial oil fill at about 6000 miles. Installed oil guard bypass filter and amsoil sdf filter using amsoil 0w30 series 2000. (did not take virgin sample) There have been three used samples taken total. I could not figure out how to copy actual report to this message.
Results posted: 1st number was first sample taken on 6/9/05 with 12260 on oil and 18160 on car.
2nd sample (number) was taken on 8/8/05 using the same oil and filters with 3/4 quart makeup oil after intial sample, and 17280 on oil with 23180 on car. Changed oil, regular oil filter, and oil guard bypass element and used amsoil 0w30 series 2000 again. Third sample was taken on 1/20/06 with 11075 miles on oil and 34255 on car. presently have GC 0w30 (I feel like a member typing in "GC") oil to compare.
I am not a mechanically inclined person and have a difficult time understanding oil analysis even with talking to Lube Trak, who analyzed oil. I wondered if some folks here could offer opinions on oil analysis and possible problems with report, or my sampling procedure...i.e. mechanic who installed system took sample. Also wondered why items like calcium, moly, magnesium are so low compared to other reports. People often refer to them as additives and wondered if bypass filter is causing additives to deplete.
Particles mesured in Parts per million (ppm)
water/glycol/fuel dilution measured in %volume
Aluminum 8/11/6
Chromium 0/0/0
Iron 8/9/0
Copper 9/7/4
Lead 3/6/1
Tin 0/0/0
Moly 53/68/7
Nickel 0/0/0
Manganese 0/0/0
Silver NA/NA/NA
Titanium 0/0/0
Potassium 8/3/18
Boron 0/0/0
Silicon 23/29/6
Sodium 2/4/0
Calcium 0/0/0
Vanadium fuel contaminant 0/0/0
Magnesium 0/0/0
Phosphorus 0/0/0
Zinc 0/0/0
Barium 0/0
Viscosity40 N/A/N/A/N/A
Viscosity100 12.5/12.8/12.8
Fuel 0/0/0
Glycol 0/0/0
Water .1/.2/.2
Nitration 4.4/8/3.9
Total Base Number 5.7/4.5/6.1
In all three reports evaluator stated: "oxidation is not available due to the strong interference of synthetic oil. All engine wear rates normal. Viscosity is higher than typical for given oil type." All three samples registered oil as SAE 40