Red Line 0W-20 VOA

[buster]

Will do next time. What is a good virgin oxidation value? Thank you

There is no good/bad it's just a value that allows you to see the change in oxidation. Higher oxidation values indicate the oil has an ester component.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

There is no good/bad it's just a value that allows you to see the change in oxidation. Higher oxidation values indicate the oil has an ester component.

I see. Next time when I change my oil, I will take virgin sample from that same oil and see how much it changes in 6 months and 5,000 miles.
How much does oil analyzers Inc charge?
Thank you

 

[buster]

Around $35 or so I think.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

Around $35 or so I think.

That's better than Blackstone. Thank you.

 

[cammyfive79]

That's better than Blackstone. Thank you.

Just spend some time in the VOA and UOA forum and taking in the comments/debate. But keep in mind, a $30 UOA or VOA can only tell you so much. A UOA, in particular, is best used for establishing trends in wear data....using the same oil and labs. A great example of a quite unimpressive VOA is that of Valvoline Restore & Protect which in the real world in many engines, has performed unheard of levels of cleaning of piston rings.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

Just spend some time in the VOA and UOA forum and taking in the comments/debate. But keep in mind, a $30 UOA or VOA can only tell you so much. A UOA, in particular, is best used for establishing trends in wear data....using the same oil and labs. A great example of a quite unimpressive VOA is that of Valvoline Restore & Protect which in the real world in many engines, has performed unheard of levels of cleaning of piston rings.

I see. Thank you.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

I regret buying it from Amazon. Red Line ships for free if you buy a 12 quart case so cost is same. But buying directly from Red Line gives more peace of mind.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

Thanks. The 0w30 should look similar being it's also an LSPI friendly grade. I'd like to see the oxidation value as well.

Welcome. Red Line told me on the phone that I should use 0W-20.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

There is no good/bad it's just a value that allows you to see the change in oxidation. Higher oxidation values indicate the oil has an ester component.

Ester is mentioned on the bottle.

 

[himemsys]

If you do a UOA on this oil, keep the 20ppm silicon in mind.

I added this to the VOA Database. Thank you for sharing!

 

[buster]

This was end of 2022. Consistent with current voa.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

This was end of 2022. Consistent with current voa.

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How do those values match my VOA? Thank you.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

Thanks. The 0w30 should look similar being it's also an LSPI friendly grade. I'd like to see the oxidation value as well.

Hey, I was very impatient and couldn't wait. I sent a virgin sample to Oil Analyzers. But on the form that I filled, there was no choice of asking for Oxidation. Do they run that test by default? Thank you.

 

[buster]

Hey, I was very impatient and couldn't wait. I sent a virgin sample to Oil Analyzers. But on the form that I filled, there was no choice of asking for Oxidation. Do they run that test by default? Thank you.

Yeah they always give you oxidation value.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

Yeah they always give you oxidation value.

What value do you expect/guess? Thank you.

 

[cammyfive79]

What value do you expect/guess? Thank you.

Oils with a high virgin nitration typically have a high(er) Ester content....that's part of the oil that does the cleaning. There is no "right" value......you typically don't want to see a large change from the virgin oxidation number to the UOA oxidation number.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

Oils with a high virgin nitration typically have a high(er) Ester content....that's part of the oil that does the cleaning. There is no "right" value......you typically don't want to see a large change from the virgin oxidation number to the UOA oxidation number.

I see. The report should come by the end of next week. I will post here to get educated. And I will send a used sample in first week of November regardless of number of miles. I am not exactly sure how many miles I will have but they will definitely be some hard and hot miles. I am driving to Moab, CO's Black Bear Pass and back to Seattle.
Thank you.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

Yeah they always give you oxidation value.

I just came to know that their 5W-20 is even more awesome. Less VII so less shearing, and HTHS of 3.1 on top of that. Now I am considering switching to this. I am not sure what I will do if I need warranty work.

 

[Motor oil rookie]

Yeah they always give you oxidation value.

They just emailed me the report How does the Oxidation value look?
Some numbers are different from Blackstone

 

[Glenda W.]

They just emailed me the report How does the Oxidation value look?
Some numbers are different from Blackstone
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Very nice! Very high virgin oxidation from a lot of ester!!