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 5W/30, that's what we logged it in as, but the two quarts of 0W/20 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 % <0.5 <2.0
Antifreeze % 0.0 0.0
Water % 0.0 <0.1
Insolubles % 0.2 <0.6
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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