Open to comment, most of the numbers are still greek to me as to interpretation.
The Miles on this OCI were predominately high speed interstate driving. Made about 3 or 4 (lost count) 1,000 mile interstate trips on this OCI. Really, not the most representative sample.
one note, I've switched from 5w20 to 5w30 and my oil consumption was cut in half. with 5w20 I consistently have to add 1qt/2,000 miles. with the 5w30, I was adding less than 1qt/4,000 miles.
it appears that the 5w30 is fine in this motor, despite 5w20 being the spec. but as I said, I'm open to comment if someone sees it differently.
it appears that, for my use, 5-6k oci is fairly conservative. a Motorcraft filter was used for both OCI's.
Giving the code thing a try here:
Code:
OIL Trop 5w30 NAPA 5w20
Artic Synthetic
SynBlend
MILES IN USE 4,989 6,447
MILES 125,086 114,429
SAMPLE TAKEN 10/23/14 06/01/14
Metals (ppm)
IRON 10 45
CHROMIUM
LEAD
COPPER 1 2
TIN
ALUMINUM 4 22
NICKEL
SILVER
TITANIUM
VANADIUM
Contaminants (ppm)
SILICON 8 10
SODIUM 17 278
POTASSIUM
Additives (ppm)
MAGNESIUM 14 118
CALCIUM 2044 1792
BARIUM
PHOSPHORUS 690 627
ZINC 761 730
MOLYBDENUM 15 6
BORON 70 9
Contaminants
WATER
Coolant No No
Physical Tests
Visc (cSt 100C) 8.9 9.0
TBN (mgKOH/g) 2.6 2.5
The Miles on this OCI were predominately high speed interstate driving. Made about 3 or 4 (lost count) 1,000 mile interstate trips on this OCI. Really, not the most representative sample.
one note, I've switched from 5w20 to 5w30 and my oil consumption was cut in half. with 5w20 I consistently have to add 1qt/2,000 miles. with the 5w30, I was adding less than 1qt/4,000 miles.
it appears that the 5w30 is fine in this motor, despite 5w20 being the spec. but as I said, I'm open to comment if someone sees it differently.
it appears that, for my use, 5-6k oci is fairly conservative. a Motorcraft filter was used for both OCI's.
Giving the code thing a try here:
Code:
OIL Trop 5w30 NAPA 5w20
Artic Synthetic
SynBlend
MILES IN USE 4,989 6,447
MILES 125,086 114,429
SAMPLE TAKEN 10/23/14 06/01/14
Metals (ppm)
IRON 10 45
CHROMIUM
LEAD
COPPER 1 2
TIN
ALUMINUM 4 22
NICKEL
SILVER
TITANIUM
VANADIUM
Contaminants (ppm)
SILICON 8 10
SODIUM 17 278
POTASSIUM
Additives (ppm)
MAGNESIUM 14 118
CALCIUM 2044 1792
BARIUM
PHOSPHORUS 690 627
ZINC 761 730
MOLYBDENUM 15 6
BORON 70 9
Contaminants
WATER
Coolant No No
Physical Tests
Visc (cSt 100C) 8.9 9.0
TBN (mgKOH/g) 2.6 2.5