Red Line 10W30 2003 Nissan Sentra Spec-V 2900mi

[vvolcano]

Previous run: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/redline-10w30-2003-nissan-sentra-spec-v-5400mi.98947/

I changed the oil around 3000 miles as per Blackstone's recommendation last UOA. This oil run had one weekend long track event on it, and the rest was daily city driving (with my work commute being around 5 miles).

This is only my 2nd run with the Red Line.

I'm going to stick with the 3000 mile OCI for now. My next track event is in April, so we'll see if things change.

Opinions, thoughts?

I did have a question-- should I consider switching to 10W40 or something heavier when summer rolls around? I'll be running the engine in high 80/low 90 degree weather.

 

[lazaro]

wear metals looked good, viscosity on the far end but within spec, blackstone comments are IMHO useless.
I would stick with 30 weight oil, 3000 mile interval?
the price you spend is not helping you learn anything.
you are steering yourself into dead plants and animal oils.
there is other oils that perform equally to your UOA with 4x the miles you have on your UOA.
I would of streched out that oil you sampled another 5000 miles before a dump, the UOA would have given better information.
I hate dumping good oil when it cost so much

 

[simple_gifts]

I would not be distracted by oils promising better protection, you probably won't find it; stick with your choice so you can establish your baseline #s.

 

[JoeFromPA]

Here's a thought: you threw out money.You changed your oil at nearly half the mileage and your wear is actually the same or worse as it was with the same oil at twice the mileage.

Blackstone's comments are foolish....look at how many PPM of your key metals you are getting per 1000 miles. It takes about 5 seconds to see.

If you want lower wear while beating on this car, a different oil is for you.

 

[JoeFromPA]

Ok, read the history now. I'd say Redline is actually probably doing pretty well for you and that a 3rd run is in order, for at least 5000 miles

 

[buster]

This is where you don't know if the Pb is more of a chemical wear or not. I believe it is and so does Redline. Read my post from Roy Howell. He explains it well.

Take SG's advice and stay with it as hard as it may be. You can do it. I have faith in you.

 

[vvolcano]

Could you link me to that post? Couldn't find it in a search.

I'll push to 5000 miles next time.

The engine is going to see more and regular track time this year, and will soon be a weekend/track-only car. While RL may be expensive, I'd like to think the cost is justified given the application.

Here's a video of the car on track if anyone is interested!

 

[simple_gifts]

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/posts/1135281/

buster quoted material

 

[ZZman]

It is hard for us to compare this to "regular" UOA's because almost all the UOA's are for regular vehicles, not ones that see the stresses of racing. It might be hard to compare UOA's with this same vehicle also because of different race conditions, length of races, amount of races etc... You are also doing the short daily driving that can be rough on oil.

Royal Purple claims good protection for this type of thing. Would be interesting to see one of those UOA's from your car using the regular RP or the XPR made for vehicles that race.

 

[INDYMAC]

When did you take this sample? After a long drive, or after your usual 5 mile commute? These wear metals reading high normally are associated with chronic high fuel dilution.

 

[HondaMan]

I agree with buster and the others who mention to stay with RL.

Nice video. How fast do you get on the straights? Also how fast where you going when you pasted what I believed was a little Mazda?

BlackStone comments are as mentioned useless. You NEED the TBN, see if they still have you latest sample and request/pay for TBN.

Cheers!

 

[JoeFromPA]

I think Redline is doing fine with the driving this guy is doing, but:

1. It should be used for 5k

2. Another oil MIGHT offer better wear characteristics under this type of use. I have no empirical evidence for that, I'm simply saying it's possible.