Pennzoil Ultra 5w/20, 6,245k, Lincoln Mark LT 5.4

[Lakersguy]

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OIL MC5w/20 MC5w/20 PennUltra5w/20

MILES IN USE 4k 5k 6,250k

MILES 11k 20k 46k

SAMPLE TAKEN 12/17/07 11/12/08 06/16/11



ALUMINUM 2 2 2

CHROMIUM 0 0 1

IRON 7 8 9

COPPER 7 8 6

LEAD 0 0 0

TIN 0 0 0

MOLYBDENUM 38 37 43

NICKEL 0 0 1

MANGANESE 0 1 0

SILVER 0 0 0

TITANIUM 1 0 0

POTASSIUM 1 1 3

BORON 109 64 181

SILICON 14 15 11

SODIUM 7 7 11

CALCIUM 2046 2049 2456

MAGNESIUM 8 10 11

PHOSPHORUS 649 645 656

ZINC 880 849 803

BARIUM 21 12 0



INSOLUBLES 0.1 0.1 0.4

WATER 0 0 0

FLASHPOINT ºF 405 405 390

SUS VIS 210ºF 53.4 53.4 55.8

cSt @ 100ºC 8.31 8.31 9.00

TBN 2.9

Oil Filter is Motorcraft
AirFilter is Fram Powerguard
Daily driver with 70% miles highway, 30% around town.

I decided to try Ultra because I thought I could get 7.5k OCI's. Looks like I should be able to go 7.5k. Also, I got great prices on it from Amazon and Wal-Mart.

 

[cmf]

That is one nice wearing engine. You should definitely be able to get 7.5.

 

[vwthingman]

Nice looking test results, and a nice truck to boot!

 

[Lakersguy]

I forgot to mention this is the first time I used Ultra. All MC before. Also, this is a 2007 Mark LT and yes, its a very nice truck.

 

[Burt]

Yes looks almost to good to be true. Would have expected more metals at the 11k mile change due to break in. Doesn't prove that you are geting any benefit from the higher cost Ultra, wouldn't you say?

 

[Radman]

Did you ever think about comparing it with MC 5W30?

 

[Lakersguy]

Originally Posted By: Radman
Did you ever think about comparing it with MC 5W30?
No, I didn't. The truck is spec'd for 5w/20.

The recommend OCI is 5k with this truck. The reason for the switch was I'm out of warranty now and I wanted to see if I could get to 7.5k mile OCI. I also got a steal on the Ultra quarts from Amazon awhile ago when they were mis-priced. I bought a few cases. I bought the 5qt. jugs at Wal-Mart.

The original OCI's on this truck were as follows.
1st-3k
2nd-4k
3rd-4k
5k after that until this current OCI.

 

[chubbs1]

Originally Posted By: Radman
Did you ever think about comparing it with MC 5W30?


Why??? 5w20 is working absolutely great. Also, MC 5w30 is harder to find.