As the subject line states, this is the 2nd run of Red Line 5W30 in my S60. The link to the first UOA can be found here.
Before going any further I would like to point out why I am running Red Line as some comments in the previous UOA posted centered around Red Line's return on investment:
* Fuel mileage has increase by approximately .5 to 1 MPG over previous runs including GC and M1 AFE.
* The engine is much quieter at idle, down from what was a noisy valve train in my opinion.
* I like supporting a small, independent US business with my money. I feel I give enough money to big oil with the fuel bill that they aren't going to suffer from my move away from the off the shelf brands.
I envision certain aspects of this report are going to cause some lively conversations, that I should dial back intervals, etc. Let me be clear - this car is well out of warranty and long paid off. That being said I am open to comments and questions.
My notes on the vehicle and oil run below:
* Sump Capacity is 6 quarts
* Driving is 80% Highway / 20% City
* Fuel is Top Tier whenever possible which is a majority of the time during this run (Shell)
* Warm up period for the engine on cold start is typically 15 seconds until idle drops, then very easy driving until up to temperature when the car is driven spiritedly.
* Currently filled with Red Line 0W30 for the winter months, I plan on running for another 10k miles and resampling. After this I'll stick with 10k intervals assuming wear picks up and forego UOA.
BLACKSTONE COMMENTS: As far as the wear metals go, the results from this latest test for your S60 look as good as ever, with steady wear metals and no signs of mechanical issues as far as we can see. The sample was also free of harmful contaminants like fuel, dirt, or moisture, and the level of insolubles was low, showing good oil filtration. The viscosity was high, but that's not really a serious concern, since we don't see any obvious cause for it, and it doesn't appear to have affected wear. The oil was out of active additive, though (TBN = 0.0), so stick with 10,000 miles for now. Not bad!
Code:
OIL Red Line 5W30
MILES IN USE 10,062
MILES 136,143
SAMPLE TAKEN 08/10/2013
MAKE UP OIL 0.5 QT
ALUMINUM 1
CHROMIUM 0
IRON 16
COPPER 2
LEAD 0
TIN 1
MOLYBDENUM 737
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 0
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 2
BORON 41
SILICON 9
SODIUM 15
CALCIUM 2810
MAGNESIUM 48
PHOSPHORUS 1239
ZINC 1206
BARIUM 0
INSOLUBLES % 0.3
FUEL %
WATER % 0
ANTIFREEZE % 0
FLASHPOINT ºF 400
SUS VIS 210ºF 65.5
cSt @ 210ºF 11.74
TBN 0.0
Before going any further I would like to point out why I am running Red Line as some comments in the previous UOA posted centered around Red Line's return on investment:
* Fuel mileage has increase by approximately .5 to 1 MPG over previous runs including GC and M1 AFE.
* The engine is much quieter at idle, down from what was a noisy valve train in my opinion.
* I like supporting a small, independent US business with my money. I feel I give enough money to big oil with the fuel bill that they aren't going to suffer from my move away from the off the shelf brands.
I envision certain aspects of this report are going to cause some lively conversations, that I should dial back intervals, etc. Let me be clear - this car is well out of warranty and long paid off. That being said I am open to comments and questions.
My notes on the vehicle and oil run below:
* Sump Capacity is 6 quarts
* Driving is 80% Highway / 20% City
* Fuel is Top Tier whenever possible which is a majority of the time during this run (Shell)
* Warm up period for the engine on cold start is typically 15 seconds until idle drops, then very easy driving until up to temperature when the car is driven spiritedly.
* Currently filled with Red Line 0W30 for the winter months, I plan on running for another 10k miles and resampling. After this I'll stick with 10k intervals assuming wear picks up and forego UOA.
BLACKSTONE COMMENTS: As far as the wear metals go, the results from this latest test for your S60 look as good as ever, with steady wear metals and no signs of mechanical issues as far as we can see. The sample was also free of harmful contaminants like fuel, dirt, or moisture, and the level of insolubles was low, showing good oil filtration. The viscosity was high, but that's not really a serious concern, since we don't see any obvious cause for it, and it doesn't appear to have affected wear. The oil was out of active additive, though (TBN = 0.0), so stick with 10,000 miles for now. Not bad!
Code:
OIL Red Line 5W30
MILES IN USE 10,062
MILES 136,143
SAMPLE TAKEN 08/10/2013
MAKE UP OIL 0.5 QT
ALUMINUM 1
CHROMIUM 0
IRON 16
COPPER 2
LEAD 0
TIN 1
MOLYBDENUM 737
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 0
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 2
BORON 41
SILICON 9
SODIUM 15
CALCIUM 2810
MAGNESIUM 48
PHOSPHORUS 1239
ZINC 1206
BARIUM 0
INSOLUBLES % 0.3
FUEL %
WATER % 0
ANTIFREEZE % 0
FLASHPOINT ºF 400
SUS VIS 210ºF 65.5
cSt @ 210ºF 11.74
TBN 0.0
