Schaeffer's 7k 5W-20, 4,879mi, 2010 Ford CVPI

[REDDOG]

2010 Crown Vic Police Interceptor, 4.6L in police service.

All reports Schaeffer's Supreme 7000 5W-20 SM

Earliest interval is a Baldwin oil filter, all others are Napa Gold 1348.

Factory air filter, all reports.

All reports by Schaeffer's.

Unit has an hr meter that accumulates time only while idling in Park/Neutral. Ford considers every hr equivalent to 33 mi.

5,885mi unit------10,587mi unit-----15,466mi unit
5,099 oil----------4,732 oil---------4,879 oil
(+131 hrs)---------(+133 hrs)-------(+110 hrs)
147 hrs unit--------280 hrs unit-----390 hrs unit
9,422mi eq----------9,121mi eq-------8509mi eq

Cu--8----------------3-----------------2

Fe--29---------------26----------------20

Cr--2----------------2-----------------2

Al--7----------------7-----------------7

Pb--0----------------0-----------------0

Mo--339--------------308---------------311

P---963--------------783---------------806

Z---1171-------------942---------------975

Mg--104--------------81----------------54

Ca--2528-------------2242--------------2263

Na--71---------------27----------------10

K---11---------------5-----------------4

Antifreeze, fuel, H20 all O.

Si--71---------------28----------------14

Visc @100C--7.95-----8.07--------------7.77

S---11---------------4-----------------6

Ox--8----------------7-----------------5

N---13---------------12----------------9

Air filter changed to Napa Gold at the end of the last sample.

 

[Johnny]

It appears this oil is serving you well. Do they not give you TBN numbers?

 

[REDDOG]

I use the Schaeffer's in house kits which do not include TBN. In this type of service I stopped spending extra for the TBN as it has always been predictable out to 10k "odometer miles". This unit is still under warranty so I'll be staying around 5k drains until the warranty is up. After that I'll shoot for 7.5-10k drains like the older units in the fleet.

 

[panthermike]

I agree, you have a winner for your fleet. Compare this to omnos, which is why I am curious their numbers seem low.(blackstone).

 

[Jim Allen]

Interesting is the consistency of the wear metals in these and Onmo's... as well as my 5.4L 3-valve truck engine. VIscosity too.

 

[Johnny]

Jim, are you using the Schaeffer's in you 5.4L?

 

[Colt45ws]

Yes, even though the PDS shows 7.5-8.5cSt I think it is more like 7.5-8 in practice.

 

[Jim Allen]

No, Johnny. It still has RP 5W20 in it. Given the low miles I put on annually, that fill has got at least another year to go. The first UOA on it was very good. This time I added an RP filter to the mix. Oil testing for me a a painfully slow process since I work at home and put on so few miles.

As far as the wear metals go, I don't thing you would see a great deal of difference between various good quality oils in reasonably close circumstances. Mine were right in line with Onmo's and these, though I had a few more miles on that either. My driving situation may be better though.

 

[Steve S]

It is interesting to see the # drop as the engine wears in though.

 

[REDDOG]

Steve,

I thought that was kind of neat too, so I posted all three reports. I'll have a fourth to add soon.

I would have liked to have seen what the factory fill looked like, but really couldn't justify it.

 

[REDDOG]

Thought that I would update and add a couple more reports on here.

2010 Crown Vic Police Interceptor, 4.6L in police service.

All reports Schaeffer's Supreme 7000 5W-20 SM

Earliest interval is a Baldwin oil filter, all others are Napa Gold 1348.

Air filters were factory/Napa Gold.

All reports by Schaeffer's.

Unit has an hr meter that accumulates time only while idling in Park/Neutral. Ford considers every hr equivalent to 33 mi.

5,885mi unit------10,587mi unit-----15,466mi unit--19,956--30,496
5,099 oil----------4,732 oil---------4,879 oil-----4,490----5,805
(+131 hrs)---------(+133 hrs)-------(+110 hrs)----NA------(+146 hrs
147 hrs unit--------280 hrs unit-----390 hrs unit
9,422mi eq----------9,121mi eq-------8509mi eq-----NA---10,622 eq

Cu--8----------------3-----------------2------------1-------1

Fe--29---------------26----------------20-----------17------15

Cr--2----------------2-----------------2------------2-------1

Al--7----------------7-----------------7------------7-------4

Pb--0----------------0-----------------0------------0-------0

Mo--339--------------308---------------311----------281-----265

P---963--------------783---------------806----------718-----760

Z---1171-------------942---------------975----------839-----884

Mg--104--------------81----------------54-----------30------126

Ca--2528-------------2242--------------2263--------2092----1978

Na--71---------------27----------------10-----------11------0

K---11---------------5-----------------4------------4-------4

Antifreeze, fuel, H20 all O.

Si--71---------------28----------------14-----------15------15

Visc @100C--7.95-----8.07--------------7.77---------7.63----8.52

S---11---------------4-----------------6-------------8-------10

Ox--8----------------7-----------------5-------------5--------8

N---13---------------12----------------9-------------9--------13

So I thought I would update as this kind of shows a nice little trend from near new to 30k+ on the odo.

Also a little side note my rep recently told me that Schaeffer's would implementing a 4% price increase on Aug 1, thought I'd pass that along.

Thanks, REDDOG

 

[panthermike]

Looks nice.

This has me thinking about my Schaeffer's 5w20 UOA again on the Ranger. The add pack was weak compared to yours! Same lab, I wonder if it was a fluke batch?

I can live with a 4% increase in price, my rep gives me the stuff for a hair above cost anyways. Although I have been using other oils lately, I alternate the Schaeffer's in.