Phillips 66 shield valor 0w-20 6.5k mi; 24 Mitsubishi Mirage 16k mi - used oil analysis

[jkhawaii]

Different environment Hot desert vs cold and rainy. Also, longer distance over a shorter time. Including 1300 plus miles of it being a long drive from another state. A K&N air filter has also been installed a few thousand miles ago. For some reason I did not record the exact date and time the filter was installed. So, combination of a Desert environment, and the KN filter may have caused increased silicon. Wear numbers and insolubles are down though. Viscosity is higher than before. Blackstone, maybe there was actually fuel dilution in the last sample. P66 holds up very well. I still have 3 more oil changes of this oil. It is Dexos Gen 2

 

[CANADADIY]

I would suspect the K&N to be allowing more dirt in. Wear numbers still look good, though.

 

[jkhawaii]

I would suspect the K&N to be allowing more dirt in. Wear numbers still look good, though.

In addition to now operating in a sand bowl.

 

[CANADADIY]

In addition to now operating in a sand bowl.

But I think the K&N is making it worse. Are you actively driving in the desert?

 

[Chris142]

But I think the K&N is making it worse. Are you actively driving in the desert?

Ya throw that in the trash. 29ppm

 

[jkhawaii]

But I think the K&N is making it worse. Are you actively driving in the desert?

AZ is a desert?

 

[CANADADIY]

AZ is a desert?

Thanks tips, I've been there and it's one of my favourite places. Do you actually leave the blacktop?

 

[jkhawaii]

Thanks tips, I've been there and it's one of my favourite places. Do you actually leave the blacktop?

Not really. Though there is sand everywhere regardless.

 

[jkhawaii]

Only other thing is the fuel gets a dose of Lucas UCL most of the time time. Used up my MMO before that.

 

[FZ1]

Different environment Hot desert vs cold and rainy. Also, longer distance over a shorter time. Including 1300 plus miles of it being a long drive from another state. A K&N air filter has also been installed a few thousand miles ago. For some reason I did not record the exact date and time the filter was installed. So, combination of a Desert environment, and the KN filter may have caused increased silicon. Wear numbers and insolubles are down though. Viscosity is higher than before. Blackstone, maybe there was actually fuel dilution in the last sample. P66 holds up very well. I still have 3 more oil changes of this oil. It is Dexos Gen 2
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Try the OEM air filter.

 

[DCDG]

Different environment Hot desert vs cold and rainy. Also, longer distance over a shorter time. Including 1300 plus miles of it being a long drive from another state. A K&N air filter has also been installed a few thousand miles ago. For some reason I did not record the exact date and time the filter was installed. So, combination of a Desert environment, and the KN filter may have caused increased silicon. Wear numbers and insolubles are down though. Viscosity is higher than before. Blackstone, maybe there was actually fuel dilution in the last sample. P66 holds up very well. I still have 3 more oil changes of this oil. It is Dexos Gen 2
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I hope you pulled out the KN and chucked it in the nearest dumpster. If there was just one company I could see go belly up it would be KN well maybe more than one but yeah KN is junk

 

[ripcord]

Seriously, air filtration is as or more consequential than oil choice for engine wear.

 

[GRUMPYDUDE2]

Seriously, air filtration is as or more consequential than oil choice for engine wear.

This!!!

 

[Adambomb7777]

Unless you have some sort of performance tune on the car that K&N filter is doing you a disservice. Switch back to an OEM style filter.

 

[ripcord]

Unless you have some sort of performance tune on the car that K&N filter is doing you a disservice. Switch back to an OEM style filter.

IE, unless you don't care about your vehicle, run an OEM style filter.