SuperTech 0w-20 20k mi; 2015 Prius 187k mi

It's often difficult to know, with a hybrid ICE, just how much the engine really ran as a % of the total miles of the UOA. Certainly, the 20k miles of vehicle use didn't result in 20k miles of engine run time; that's a given.

Even if we assumed the engine ran 50% of the distance (10k miles), it's still not a bad average for Fe, and the other wear metals are low enough to be considered noise.

This is more proof that the TBN/TAN topic is overblown. The TBN being "low" (per BS), as well as not knowing the TAN, didn't affect wear adversely whatsoever.

Si, when the source is an intake tract leak, should be progressive in a fairly linear state. You don't have any other UOA data shown so we can't really understand how bad this may or may not be. Given the universal average of 17ppm @ 8.4k miles, your reported value doesn't seem all that "high" given that you went 2.5x further than the "average" distance.

Next time, perhaps take a UOA every 5k miles to see how the trends develop. Yes - it's expensive. But having more data points helps understand the condition of the oil as it matures, rather than just having a single snapshot in time.
You raised a great point. If 23 ppm iron is from 10k miles of engine running, then I shouldn't be boasting about my Toyota's low wear numbers of 1 ppm iron per 1k miles. 1 ppm iron per 1k miles would be ridiculously impressive for a NA V8 or V6 that really did those 1k miles. I have seen some Hemis here that shed tons of iron. Now I really want to see UOA of 4.0L 4Runner and 5.7L Tundra.
 
Spoke too soon. Toyotas don't a F! Less than 1 ppm iron per 1k miles on this NA 4.0L V6 💪

19 T4R Castrol Edge 0W-20.webp
 
20k miles, 32k kms.... kookoo bananas!

Shows that spec'd oil, regardless of the color or brand, will do the job.
 
A year ago I promised to do a 20K mile test on SuperTech 20K mile 0w-20 motor oil. These are the Blackstone test results.

The vehicle is a 2015 Toyota Prius C with 187K miles. This car spends about 90% of its time between 45 - 60 mph and with very little stop and go traffic. It's used exclusively for a daily commute that is almost 30 miles one way.


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Thanks for doing the 20k OCI with Super Tech. Because Warren spends $0 on marketing, they can make a high quality oil for less than the name brands.
 
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