From Blackstone: Thanks for the notes. More kits are on their way! As for this sample, it's looking pretty good, overall. Since the majority of this fill was Red Line 5w30, that's what we logged it in as, but the two quarts of 0w20 brought the overall viscosity down a bit, so that's why it's slightly out of range. This isn't a problem, though, since we know the reason. No contaminants were found, and wear metals look good, with most reading below average. Universal averages are based on ~6,500 miles of oil use, and since the TBN of 3.8 is good, you could try running that long next time. Nice!
MI/HR on Oil 4,500 MI/HR on Unit 45,250 UNIVERSAL AVERAGES
Sample Date 5/18/2015
Make Up Oil Added
ALUMINUM 2
CHROMIUM 1
IRON 9
COPPER 19
LEAD 0
TIN 0
MOLY 517
NICKEL 0
MANGNSE 1
SILVER 0
TITNUM 2
POTSSUM 0
BORON 42
SILICON 16
SODIUM 53
CALCIUM 2253
MAGNESUM 56
PHOSPHS 965
ZINC 1144
BARIUM 0
PROPERTIES SUS Viscosity @ 210°F 53.5 56-63
cSt Viscosity @ 100°C 8.33 9.1-11.3
Flashpoint in °F 385 >365
Fuel % Antifreeze % 0.0 0.0
Water % 0.0 Insolubles % 0.2 TBN 3.8 >1.0
Second oil change on this vehicle for me. 2.5 quarts of 5w30, 2 quarts of 0w20. Run from mid October to Mid May, 7 months. Most trips 10 miles each way to and from work. I decided on this blend because I was using up the remaining RedLine Oil that I had. It was a cold winter for us in Michigan but the vehicle was parked inside the majority of the time. Previous oil change was done at the dealership when I purchased it. I added Lubro Moly MoS2 to that Dyno oil change (6 months prior to this one). Current fill is Amsoil 0w20 with a Fram Ultra Filter. I plan to run this for year.
MI/HR on Oil 4,500 MI/HR on Unit 45,250 UNIVERSAL AVERAGES
Sample Date 5/18/2015
Make Up Oil Added
ALUMINUM 2
CHROMIUM 1
IRON 9
COPPER 19
LEAD 0
TIN 0
MOLY 517
NICKEL 0
MANGNSE 1
SILVER 0
TITNUM 2
POTSSUM 0
BORON 42
SILICON 16
SODIUM 53
CALCIUM 2253
MAGNESUM 56
PHOSPHS 965
ZINC 1144
BARIUM 0
PROPERTIES SUS Viscosity @ 210°F 53.5 56-63
cSt Viscosity @ 100°C 8.33 9.1-11.3
Flashpoint in °F 385 >365
Fuel % Antifreeze % 0.0 0.0
Water % 0.0 Insolubles % 0.2 TBN 3.8 >1.0
Second oil change on this vehicle for me. 2.5 quarts of 5w30, 2 quarts of 0w20. Run from mid October to Mid May, 7 months. Most trips 10 miles each way to and from work. I decided on this blend because I was using up the remaining RedLine Oil that I had. It was a cold winter for us in Michigan but the vehicle was parked inside the majority of the time. Previous oil change was done at the dealership when I purchased it. I added Lubro Moly MoS2 to that Dyno oil change (6 months prior to this one). Current fill is Amsoil 0w20 with a Fram Ultra Filter. I plan to run this for year.
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