9.75-month OCI (from November 12, 2008 to August 31, 2009).
Toyota OEM air and oil filters were used (Denso 90915-YZZF1 oil filter).
27,130 total car miles on Camry. 7,510 miles on oil.
This was my first fill with Renewable Lubricants BioSyn 0w-30 (a.k.a. RenewableLube, a.k.a. RLI). I had previously used Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30, Mobil 1 5w-30, and Valvoline Dino.
Always gentle driving on roads in Columbia, Missouri and St. Louis.
Special Notes: Probably 70 or 80 percent of this OCI was city driving with most trips averaging somewhere between 12 miles and 30 miles. Over the 9.75 months, there were about 12 or 14 highway trips, each about 130 miles in length between Columbia, Missouri and St. Louis (so about 6 or 7 round-trips with 2 to 7 day lay-overs in St. Louis before the return leg). Highway speeds usually were between 55 mph and 65 mph.
On the actual day of the oil change, in order to get the oil hot just before changing the oil, I drove the car about 45 miles, 35 of which were on the highway.
Although my manual calls for 4 quarts of oil when changing the Denso oil filter, I have always put in 4.25 quarts.
This is Toyota's 2.4L 2AZ-FE engine, an inline 4 cylinder.
Blackstone-Labs results:
Miles on oil: 7,510
Miles on engine: 27,130
Sample date: 8/31/2009 ; Report date: 9/4/2009
Makeup oil added: 0
First number = Bio-Syn 0w-30 (7,500-mile OCI over 9.75 months)
Second number = PP 5w-30 (4,920-mile OCI over 6 months)
Third number = Universal Averages for this engine over about a 5,000-mile OCI
Aluminum 2 , 3 , 3
Chromium 1 , 0 , 0
Iron 15 , 7 , 11
Copper 1 , 1 , 2
Lead 17 , 3 , 2
Tin 0 , 0 , 0
Molybdenum 10 , 53 , 82
Nickel 0 , 0 , 0
Manganese 0 , 0 , 0
Silver 0 , 0 , 0
Titanium 0 , 0 , 0
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Potassium 3 , 2 , 1
Boron 11 , 28 , 37
Silicon 16 , 17 , 17
Sodium 6 , 4 , 17
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Calcium 2511 , 2795 , 2343
Magnesium 14 , 15 , 100
Phosphorous 733 , 714 , 701
Zinc 953 , 860 , 840
Barium 1 , 1 , 0
MY Bio-Syn 0w-30 RESULTS // My PP 5w-30 RESULTS // WHAT VALUES SHOULD BE
SUS Viscosity @ 210* F = 62.4 // 59.3 // 58 - 65
cSt Viscosity @ 100* C = 10.88 // 10.03 // 9.6 - 11.9
Flashpoint in * F = 415 // 400 // > 385
Fuel % = < 0.5 // < 0.5 // < 2.0
Antifreeze % = 0.0 // 0.0 // 0.0
Water % = 0.0 // 0.0 // < 0.1
Insolubles % = 0.3 // 0.2 // < 0.6
TBN = 2.0 // 4.7 (RenewableLube // Pennzoil Platinum)
TAN = 8.5 // 0.9 (RenewableLube // Pennzoil Platinum)
ISO Code = 19 / 18 / 15 (Denso OEM filter was used. Next time, I'll test the oversized Mobil 1 209 oil filter.)
Toyota OEM air and oil filters were used (Denso 90915-YZZF1 oil filter).
27,130 total car miles on Camry. 7,510 miles on oil.
This was my first fill with Renewable Lubricants BioSyn 0w-30 (a.k.a. RenewableLube, a.k.a. RLI). I had previously used Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30, Mobil 1 5w-30, and Valvoline Dino.
Always gentle driving on roads in Columbia, Missouri and St. Louis.
Special Notes: Probably 70 or 80 percent of this OCI was city driving with most trips averaging somewhere between 12 miles and 30 miles. Over the 9.75 months, there were about 12 or 14 highway trips, each about 130 miles in length between Columbia, Missouri and St. Louis (so about 6 or 7 round-trips with 2 to 7 day lay-overs in St. Louis before the return leg). Highway speeds usually were between 55 mph and 65 mph.
On the actual day of the oil change, in order to get the oil hot just before changing the oil, I drove the car about 45 miles, 35 of which were on the highway.
Although my manual calls for 4 quarts of oil when changing the Denso oil filter, I have always put in 4.25 quarts.
This is Toyota's 2.4L 2AZ-FE engine, an inline 4 cylinder.
Blackstone-Labs results:
Miles on oil: 7,510
Miles on engine: 27,130
Sample date: 8/31/2009 ; Report date: 9/4/2009
Makeup oil added: 0
First number = Bio-Syn 0w-30 (7,500-mile OCI over 9.75 months)
Second number = PP 5w-30 (4,920-mile OCI over 6 months)
Third number = Universal Averages for this engine over about a 5,000-mile OCI
Aluminum 2 , 3 , 3
Chromium 1 , 0 , 0
Iron 15 , 7 , 11
Copper 1 , 1 , 2
Lead 17 , 3 , 2
Tin 0 , 0 , 0
Molybdenum 10 , 53 , 82
Nickel 0 , 0 , 0
Manganese 0 , 0 , 0
Silver 0 , 0 , 0
Titanium 0 , 0 , 0
---------
Potassium 3 , 2 , 1
Boron 11 , 28 , 37
Silicon 16 , 17 , 17
Sodium 6 , 4 , 17
---------
Calcium 2511 , 2795 , 2343
Magnesium 14 , 15 , 100
Phosphorous 733 , 714 , 701
Zinc 953 , 860 , 840
Barium 1 , 1 , 0
MY Bio-Syn 0w-30 RESULTS // My PP 5w-30 RESULTS // WHAT VALUES SHOULD BE
SUS Viscosity @ 210* F = 62.4 // 59.3 // 58 - 65
cSt Viscosity @ 100* C = 10.88 // 10.03 // 9.6 - 11.9
Flashpoint in * F = 415 // 400 // > 385
Fuel % = < 0.5 // < 0.5 // < 2.0
Antifreeze % = 0.0 // 0.0 // 0.0
Water % = 0.0 // 0.0 // < 0.1
Insolubles % = 0.3 // 0.2 // < 0.6
TBN = 2.0 // 4.7 (RenewableLube // Pennzoil Platinum)
TAN = 8.5 // 0.9 (RenewableLube // Pennzoil Platinum)
ISO Code = 19 / 18 / 15 (Denso OEM filter was used. Next time, I'll test the oversized Mobil 1 209 oil filter.)
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