2008 Saab 9-3 2.8L V6 Turbo
Mobil 1 0w-40
Miles on Oil - 4,990
Miles on Engine - 80,169
On the second run of Mobil 1 0w-40 since I got the car, numbers seemed to improve slightly more (they were never bad). With ONE exception that concerns me. Potassium at 5 PPM. How worried should I be?
Aluminum - 2
Chromium - 0
Iron - 11
Copper - 4
Lead - 0
Tin - 0
Molybdenum - 77
Nickel - 0
Manganese - 1
Silver - 0
Titanium - 0
Potassium - 5
Boron - 140
Silicon - 8
Sodium - 7
Calcium - 2842
Magnesium - 19
Phosphorus - 828
Zinc - 949
Barium - 0
SUS @ 210 F - 66.2
CSTt @ 100 C - 11.95
Flashpoint in F - 390
Fuel - Antifreeze - 0
Water - 0
Insolubles - 0.1
Viscosity did a bit better this time, last time it was down at 10.79 at 100 C cSt. However, this time the miles were all in cooler winter months, so we shall see how it does after a summer.
Mobil 1 0w-40
Miles on Oil - 4,990
Miles on Engine - 80,169
On the second run of Mobil 1 0w-40 since I got the car, numbers seemed to improve slightly more (they were never bad). With ONE exception that concerns me. Potassium at 5 PPM. How worried should I be?
Aluminum - 2
Chromium - 0
Iron - 11
Copper - 4
Lead - 0
Tin - 0
Molybdenum - 77
Nickel - 0
Manganese - 1
Silver - 0
Titanium - 0
Potassium - 5
Boron - 140
Silicon - 8
Sodium - 7
Calcium - 2842
Magnesium - 19
Phosphorus - 828
Zinc - 949
Barium - 0
SUS @ 210 F - 66.2
CSTt @ 100 C - 11.95
Flashpoint in F - 390
Fuel - Antifreeze - 0
Water - 0
Insolubles - 0.1
Viscosity did a bit better this time, last time it was down at 10.79 at 100 C cSt. However, this time the miles were all in cooler winter months, so we shall see how it does after a summer.
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