Vehicle: 2003 Mazda Tribute, 3.0 Duratec DOHC V-6;
Vehicle mileage at oil change: 118,566 miles (189,706km);
Miles on oil: 5,575 miles (8,920km)
Oil brand and grade: Valvoline WB 5W-20 + 20oz. Fram OT
Oil filter: Motomaster MPH2
Top-off oil: 10 oz ST 5W-20
Code:
Fe 7
Cr 0
Mo 9
Al 1
Cu 4
Pb 0
Sn 0
Ti 0
Ni 0
Ag 0
Si 22
Na 287
K 2
Zn 863
Mg 7
Ph 814
Ba 0
Sulf 25
Oxid 17
Nitr 12
Visc. 8.84cst
TBN 4.0
Fuel, Water, Anti-freeze all 0
Looks really good to me. You can see that the Fram OT, even though just 20 oz., boosted Zn and P levels pretty good for a cheap OT. It also thickened the oil a bit.
Silicon is dropping, and I'm assuming the initial reading is from some form of contamination - maybe some gasket work was done on the truck, I dunno.
Re-filled engine with 5.2 quarts QSGB 5W-20, and about 3/4's of a quart of ST 5W-20. Will be running this for the winter, and change again in March, probably.
Vehicle mileage at oil change: 118,566 miles (189,706km);
Miles on oil: 5,575 miles (8,920km)
Oil brand and grade: Valvoline WB 5W-20 + 20oz. Fram OT
Oil filter: Motomaster MPH2
Top-off oil: 10 oz ST 5W-20
Code:
Fe 7
Cr 0
Mo 9
Al 1
Cu 4
Pb 0
Sn 0
Ti 0
Ni 0
Ag 0
Si 22
Na 287
K 2
Zn 863
Mg 7
Ph 814
Ba 0
Sulf 25
Oxid 17
Nitr 12
Visc. 8.84cst
TBN 4.0
Fuel, Water, Anti-freeze all 0
Looks really good to me. You can see that the Fram OT, even though just 20 oz., boosted Zn and P levels pretty good for a cheap OT. It also thickened the oil a bit.
Silicon is dropping, and I'm assuming the initial reading is from some form of contamination - maybe some gasket work was done on the truck, I dunno.
Re-filled engine with 5.2 quarts QSGB 5W-20, and about 3/4's of a quart of ST 5W-20. Will be running this for the winter, and change again in March, probably.
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