Penn Platinum 5w-30 11,985 miles, 09 2.4L Malibu

[orcar]

OIL Pen Plat 5w-30
MILES IN USE 11,985
MILES 63,125
SAMPLE TAKEN 8-22-11

ALUMINUM 3
CHROMIUM 1
IRON 20
COPPER 2
LEAD 0
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 5
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 1
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 0
BORON 31
SILICON 6
SODIUM 4
CALCIUM 3234
MAGNESIUM 12
PHOSPHORUS 638
ZINC 738
BARIUM 0

INSOLUBLES TR
WATER 0
FLASHPOINT ºF 400
SUS VIS 210ºF 62.6
cSt @ 212ºF 10.96
TNB 2.3

GM oil meter said 25% remained on the oil. BL said oil could go to 15,000. This would be consistent with the GM oil meter. Car is driven 90% highway. First posting too.

 

[Hermann]

Another great Pennz Plat UOA. Don't think I have ever seen a bad or iffy one.

 

[pbm]

Originally Posted By: Hermann
Another great Pennz Plat UOA. Don't think I have ever seen a bad or iffy one.



Here's a bad one but I don't think it's the oil....

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/penzoil-plat-5w-30-8-727-07-tacoma-v6-1gr-fe.161498/

 

[oily boyd]

Thanks for taking the time (and money) to do a UOA and share it with us. And welcome to BITOG!

Gotta love that GM oil monitor. Did you add any makeup oil during this interval? If no, it will be interesting to see if this engine ever consumes oil as it ages.

My 2009 2.4L Camry didn't consume oil until I hit about 75,000 miles. Now, with 152,XXX on the clock, it uses 1 quart of 5W-20 every 4-5K miles.

 

[cp3]

Looks good. Not really much to say. Wonder what conventional would show at this mileage?

 

[HTSS_TR]

Silicon is low for 12k miles, did you change air filter lately ?

 

[Finklejag]

Another great GM OLM UOA! I don't know if I would do this OCI with dino though.

My parents and girlfriend both have new 2011 Cruzes. I have no problem going along with the OLM with dexos1 spec oil in the crankcase.

 

[Artem]

Very nice report. Highway miles are easy miles and this report proves it yet again.

I'd cap the interval as it is right now @ 12k. Run another similar interval and resample to confirm the data.

 

[cchase]

Originally Posted By: Hermann
Another great Pennz Plat UOA. Don't think I have ever seen a bad or iffy one.


Here's mine https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/posts/2196673/

A terrible one compared to the M1 runs prior.

 

[orcar]

I didn't add any make up oil. If I remember right the oil level was in the middle of the dipstick.

 

[orcar]

I changed from a stock GM filter to K&N at 30,000 miles. So the K&N has been in about 33,000 miles. I haven't cleaned it. I have blown it out just to knock out the bugs that seem to find their way to the filter. I live in a dusty area so the filter must be doing the job.

 

[cchase]

How long was this oil in service?

 

[addyguy]

Looks good...OLM is dead-on.

 

[DNVDMAX]

Orcar, great looking uoa as already mentioned. What oil filter were you using?

 

[Boss302fan]

The K&N air filter looks like it is working very well for your car... This report shows, at least with your car, that K&N's clean very well.

 

[orcar]

I am using the Purolator pure one. It is part # PL 15436

 

[orcar]

It was 11,985 miles on the oil. I drive about 90% highway.

 

[cchase]

Originally Posted By: orcar
It was 11,985 miles on the oil. I drive about 90% highway.


If that's a response to my question, I meant "long" as in time, not mileage.

 

[orcar]

The oil was in about 6 months

 

[Brons2]

stellar report!