Ultra 5w30, 3100 miles, Neon SRT4

[hooligan24]

-61300 miles on motor
-Napa Gold Filter
-Amsoil Cone air filter on an AEM intake system
-Redline SI-1 Used every other tank of fuel as maintenance dose

-Valve cover was off one time during this run due to a bad compression tester falling apart and getting stuck in the sparkplug hole. Removing the VC allowed me to reach the fitting for removal. I also beleive I cleaned the IAC and throttle body during this run. That was most likely the cause for the high Silicon.

-I didnt plan to do a UOA on this run, but I expected a coolant leak. I am glad there isnt one at the head gasket, and now I need to find out why I am smoking at startup. I am leaning towards a turbo seal going. Coolant has been very slowly dropping over the last few weeks

COMMENTS
ANTHONY: If you do have a coolant leak, we don't see any evidence suggesting that the lost coolant is
making its way into your oil. We did find 85 ppm of silicon, which could be abrasive dirt contamination.
Inspect your engine's air filtration system including the turbo and intercooler plumbing to be certain. Since
wear is nice and low, the silicon could also have a harmless source such as silicone sealers or sprays. The
viscosity was correct for a 5W/30 oil, and no fuel dilution was found. Your SRT-4's engine appears to be
doing well as of 01/08/11, the sample date.

MAKE/MODEL: Dodge 2.4L Turbo 4-Cylinder
FUEL TYPE: Unleaded 92 octane
OIL TYPE & GRADE: Pennzoil Ultra 5w30
OIL USE INTERVAL: 3100 Miles

- sample (averages)

ALUMINUM - 2 (3)
CHROMIUM - 0 (0)
IRON - 6 (8)
COPPER - 2 (2)
LEAD - 1 (6)
TIN - 2 (0)
MOLYBDENUM - 56 (85)
NICKEL - 0 (0)
MANGANESE - 0 (7)
SILVER - 0 (0)
TITANIUM - 0 (0)
POTASSIUM - 2 (2)
BORON - 289 (76)
SILICON - 85 (19)
SODIUM - 5 (6)

CALCIUM - 2866
MAGNESIUM - 18
PHOSPHORUS - 712
ZINC - 783
BARIUM - 0

PROPERTIES
cSt Viscosity @ 100°C - 9.41
SUS Viscosity @ 210°F - 57.2
Flashpoint in °F - 390
Fuel % - Antifreeze % - 0
Water % - 0
Insolubles % - .3

 

[HTSS_TR]

If you have a small coolant leak, Bar’s Leaks heavy duty radiator stop leak will cure the leak in less than 50 miles of driving. I used it in '91 Mercury Tracer, it stops the coolant leak in less than 20 miles of driving.

http://www.barsproducts.com/PLT11.htm

Or you can use the Bar’s Leaks Liquid Aluminum Cooling System Stop Leak, it's a few dollars more.

http://www.barsproducts.com/1186.htm

 

[chubbs1]

Looks great, silicon should go down, how do you like the ASL?? Any noticeable dif compared to PU?

 

[hooligan24]

I get lower idle oil pressure with the ASL....about 4 psi less. The 1st 30k or so miles on this engine got a diet of Amsoil Series 2000 0w30 until they stopped making it. When they came out with the SSO, I pretty much stopped buying Amsoil.

I have pressurized the intake/turbo system to 20 psi and I dont have any leaks, so I am assuming all the silicon is from the engine work. Previous oil before the Ultra was M1 0w40, so the Si isnt left over from another oil.

Here is the copy of the UOA. latest was of course Ultra, 05/2008 sample was a one time run of GC with ~1000 miles of roadcourse use(lead from race gas), and the 10/2006 sample was Amsoil series 2000 0w30