Previously I posted a report with three UOAs here.
I'm intending to run Rotella 15W-40 CJ-4 in my Goldwing here on out, with UOAs for at least another four or five changes, just to see trends. I thought I'd post the latest findings. Enjoy!
I'm beginning to conclude this shows Rotella T 15W-40 CJ-4 is an okay oil for my Goldwing, don't you think?
(By the way, I am thrilled with the iron and copper numbers!)
Rotella T 15W-40 CJ-4 UOAs from 2007 GL1800 Goldwing
(With a Rotella 5W-40 synthetic CI-4+ and several changes with no UOAs in the middle)
Reminder: The Goldwing is a water-cooled six-cylinder motorcycle with a shared sump design. Typical highway RPMs in 5th gear at 80mph is about 3300.
Analysis by Blackstone Laboratories, http://www.blackstone-labs.com
The 15W-40 CJ-4 is shown in blue, the one 5W-40 CI-4+ is in red, all else in black.
.................... Before ....... First .... Second ...... Third ..... Fourth ...... Fifth ...... Sixth ... future UOA
..................... First ..... Rotella ... Rotella .... Rotella ... Mobil 4T .... Rotella .... Rotella ... future UOA
....................... UOA ...... 15W-40 ..... 5W-40 ..... 15W-40 ..... 10W-40 ..... 15W-40 ..... 15W-40 ... future UOA
.................................... CJ-4 ..... CI-4+ ....... CJ-4 .................... CJ-4 ....... CJ-4 ... future UOA
.................................... Conv ..... Synth ....... Conv ...... Synth ....... Conv ....... Conv ... future UOA
UOA Performed? ......... No ......... Yes ....... Yes ........ Yes ......... No ......... No ........ Yes ... future UOA
Miles on Oil .......... See ....... 2,724 ..... 2,995 ...... 2,774 ...... 2,869 ...... 2,782 ...... 2,890 ... future UOA
Miles on Bike ........ Note ....... 6,386 ..... 9,381 ..... 12,155 ..... 15,024 ..... 17,806 ..... 20,696 ... future UOA
Date of Oil Change .. Below ...... Jul'07 .... Oct'07 ..... Feb'08 ..... Jun'08 ..... Dec'08 ..... May'09 ... future UOA
Days on Oil .......................... 59 ........ 75 ........ 126 ........ 119 ........ 188 ........ 148 ... future UOA
Average Miles/Day** .................. 46 ........ 40 ......... 22 ......... 24 ......... 15 ......... 20 ... future UOA
Oil Filter .......................... OEM ....... OEM ........ OEM ........ OEM ........ OEM ........ OEM ... future UOA
Aluminum .............. n/a ........... 6 ......... 5 .......... 5 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 4 ... future UOA
Chromium .............. n/a ........... 0 ......... 1 .......... 1 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
Iron .................. n/a .......... 12 ........ 12 .......... 9 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 8 ... future UOA
Copper ................ n/a .......... 20 ........ 17 ......... 14 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 8 ... future UOA
Lead .................. n/a ........... 1 ......... 1 .......... 1 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 2 ... future UOA
Tin ................... n/a ........... 0 ......... 0 .......... 2 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 2 ... future UOA
Molybdenum ............ n/a .......... 17 ......... 6 .......... 3 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 3 ... future UOA
Nickel ................ n/a ........... 0 ......... 0 .......... 0 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
Manganese ............. n/a ........... 1 ......... 1 .......... 0 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
Silver ................ n/a ........... 0 ......... 0 .......... 0 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
Titanium .............. n/a ........... 0 ......... 0 .......... 0 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
Potassium ............. n/a ........... 5 ......... 4 .......... 5 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 5 ... future UOA
Boron ..................n/a .......... 20 ......... 4 ......... 19 ........ n/a ........ n/a ......... 26 ... future UOA
Silicon ............... n/a ........... 8 ......... 8 .......... 8 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 6 ... future UOA
Sodium ................ n/a ........... 3 ......... 5 .......... 3 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 3 ... future UOA
Calcium ............... n/a ........ 2021 ...... 3213 ....... 2414 ........ n/a ........ n/a ....... 2119 ... future UOA
Magnesium ............. n/a .......... 16 ........ 13 .......... 8 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 7 ... future UOA
Phosphorus ............ n/a ......... 868 ...... 1114 ........ 993 ........ n/a ........ n/a ........ 930 ... future UOA
Zinc .................. n/a ........ 1085 ...... 1441 ....... 1190 ........ n/a ........ n/a ....... 1135 ... future UOA
Barium ................ n/a ........... 1 ......... 0 .......... 0 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
SUS@210F .............. n/a ........ 69.5 ...... 69.8 ....... 69.8 ........ n/a ........ n/a ....... 71.5 ... future UOA
cSt@100C .............. n/a ......... n/a ..... 12.91 ...... 12.91 ........ n/a ........ n/a ...... 13.35 ... future UOA
Flashpoint in F ....... n/a ......... n/a ....... 390 ........ 385 ........ n/a ........ n/a ........ 400 ... future UOA
SUS "should" -- 68 to 78
cST "should" -- 12.4 to 15.3
** -- "Average Miles / Day" is a crude indicator of the intensity of the riding on this oil change.
Note: Before first UOA -- 0 to 855 miles: dealer fill, presumably Honda GN4; 855 to 3662 miles: Amsoil 10W-40
..... motorcycle oil; 3662 to 6386: Rotella 15W-40 CJ-4 with UOA as shown above.
I'm intending to run Rotella 15W-40 CJ-4 in my Goldwing here on out, with UOAs for at least another four or five changes, just to see trends. I thought I'd post the latest findings. Enjoy!
I'm beginning to conclude this shows Rotella T 15W-40 CJ-4 is an okay oil for my Goldwing, don't you think?
(By the way, I am thrilled with the iron and copper numbers!)
Rotella T 15W-40 CJ-4 UOAs from 2007 GL1800 Goldwing
(With a Rotella 5W-40 synthetic CI-4+ and several changes with no UOAs in the middle)
Reminder: The Goldwing is a water-cooled six-cylinder motorcycle with a shared sump design. Typical highway RPMs in 5th gear at 80mph is about 3300.
Analysis by Blackstone Laboratories, http://www.blackstone-labs.com
The 15W-40 CJ-4 is shown in blue, the one 5W-40 CI-4+ is in red, all else in black.
.................... Before ....... First .... Second ...... Third ..... Fourth ...... Fifth ...... Sixth ... future UOA
..................... First ..... Rotella ... Rotella .... Rotella ... Mobil 4T .... Rotella .... Rotella ... future UOA
....................... UOA ...... 15W-40 ..... 5W-40 ..... 15W-40 ..... 10W-40 ..... 15W-40 ..... 15W-40 ... future UOA
.................................... CJ-4 ..... CI-4+ ....... CJ-4 .................... CJ-4 ....... CJ-4 ... future UOA
.................................... Conv ..... Synth ....... Conv ...... Synth ....... Conv ....... Conv ... future UOA
UOA Performed? ......... No ......... Yes ....... Yes ........ Yes ......... No ......... No ........ Yes ... future UOA
Miles on Oil .......... See ....... 2,724 ..... 2,995 ...... 2,774 ...... 2,869 ...... 2,782 ...... 2,890 ... future UOA
Miles on Bike ........ Note ....... 6,386 ..... 9,381 ..... 12,155 ..... 15,024 ..... 17,806 ..... 20,696 ... future UOA
Date of Oil Change .. Below ...... Jul'07 .... Oct'07 ..... Feb'08 ..... Jun'08 ..... Dec'08 ..... May'09 ... future UOA
Days on Oil .......................... 59 ........ 75 ........ 126 ........ 119 ........ 188 ........ 148 ... future UOA
Average Miles/Day** .................. 46 ........ 40 ......... 22 ......... 24 ......... 15 ......... 20 ... future UOA
Oil Filter .......................... OEM ....... OEM ........ OEM ........ OEM ........ OEM ........ OEM ... future UOA
Aluminum .............. n/a ........... 6 ......... 5 .......... 5 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 4 ... future UOA
Chromium .............. n/a ........... 0 ......... 1 .......... 1 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
Iron .................. n/a .......... 12 ........ 12 .......... 9 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 8 ... future UOA
Copper ................ n/a .......... 20 ........ 17 ......... 14 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 8 ... future UOA
Lead .................. n/a ........... 1 ......... 1 .......... 1 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 2 ... future UOA
Tin ................... n/a ........... 0 ......... 0 .......... 2 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 2 ... future UOA
Molybdenum ............ n/a .......... 17 ......... 6 .......... 3 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 3 ... future UOA
Nickel ................ n/a ........... 0 ......... 0 .......... 0 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
Manganese ............. n/a ........... 1 ......... 1 .......... 0 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
Silver ................ n/a ........... 0 ......... 0 .......... 0 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
Titanium .............. n/a ........... 0 ......... 0 .......... 0 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
Potassium ............. n/a ........... 5 ......... 4 .......... 5 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 5 ... future UOA
Boron ..................n/a .......... 20 ......... 4 ......... 19 ........ n/a ........ n/a ......... 26 ... future UOA
Silicon ............... n/a ........... 8 ......... 8 .......... 8 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 6 ... future UOA
Sodium ................ n/a ........... 3 ......... 5 .......... 3 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 3 ... future UOA
Calcium ............... n/a ........ 2021 ...... 3213 ....... 2414 ........ n/a ........ n/a ....... 2119 ... future UOA
Magnesium ............. n/a .......... 16 ........ 13 .......... 8 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 7 ... future UOA
Phosphorus ............ n/a ......... 868 ...... 1114 ........ 993 ........ n/a ........ n/a ........ 930 ... future UOA
Zinc .................. n/a ........ 1085 ...... 1441 ....... 1190 ........ n/a ........ n/a ....... 1135 ... future UOA
Barium ................ n/a ........... 1 ......... 0 .......... 0 ........ n/a ........ n/a .......... 0 ... future UOA
SUS@210F .............. n/a ........ 69.5 ...... 69.8 ....... 69.8 ........ n/a ........ n/a ....... 71.5 ... future UOA
cSt@100C .............. n/a ......... n/a ..... 12.91 ...... 12.91 ........ n/a ........ n/a ...... 13.35 ... future UOA
Flashpoint in F ....... n/a ......... n/a ....... 390 ........ 385 ........ n/a ........ n/a ........ 400 ... future UOA
SUS "should" -- 68 to 78
cST "should" -- 12.4 to 15.3
** -- "Average Miles / Day" is a crude indicator of the intensity of the riding on this oil change.
Note: Before first UOA -- 0 to 855 miles: dealer fill, presumably Honda GN4; 855 to 3662 miles: Amsoil 10W-40
..... motorcycle oil; 3662 to 6386: Rotella 15W-40 CJ-4 with UOA as shown above.
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