Things are not looking good with the JSW. Iron per mile has gone up significantly and now tin is appearing as more than a trace. Potassium has dropped and sodium is minimal, so I'm not thinking coolant. Silicon is low, so shouldn't be air filtration. My wife's commute has changed from 32 miles a day mostly highway, to 15 miles a day city driving but I don't know that that can account for what I'm seeing. Factory power train warranty just ran out too.
My plan is to dump this oil early (5K ish) and try LiquiMoly Top Tech 4200.
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All Samples Castrol SLX Professional LL03 5W-30 VW50700
Miles on oil 6,033 7,544 7,426 9,556 8,195
Miles on unit 6,033 22,684 30,110 39,666 47,861
Date 10/4/09 7/25/10 11/18/10 5/7/11 10/23/11
ALUMINUM 24 37 28 33 25
CHROMIUM 2 2 2 2 2
IRON 62 71 52 75 96
COPPER 32 10 7 9 8
LEAD 1 1 0 1 1
TIN 0 1 0 4 15
MOLYBDENUM 2 6 7 4 7
NICKEL 1 1 1 1 1
MANGANESE 6 2 1 1 1
SILVER 0 0 0 0 0
TITANIUM 0 2 1 1 1
POTASSIUM 61 63 48 41 28
BORON 2 1 1 1 4
SILICON 27 6 4 5 6
SODIUM 4 4 4 5 2
CALCIUM 1699 1756 1574 1515 1675
MAGNESIUM 7 8 7 7 5
PHOSPHORUS 697 806 748 736 809
ZINC 899 1280 962 899 1026
BARIUM 0 0 0 0 0
SUS VIS 210ºF 66.4 67.2 68.8 67.5 67.2
cSt @ 212ºF 11.98 12.22 12.64 12.30 12.20
FLASHPOINT ºF 440 420 425 400 430
Fuel
Antifreeze ? POS ? ? ?
WATER 0 0 0 0 0
INSOLUBLES 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TBN 4.4 2.6 1.7 2.5
My plan is to dump this oil early (5K ish) and try LiquiMoly Top Tech 4200.
Code:
All Samples Castrol SLX Professional LL03 5W-30 VW50700
Miles on oil 6,033 7,544 7,426 9,556 8,195
Miles on unit 6,033 22,684 30,110 39,666 47,861
Date 10/4/09 7/25/10 11/18/10 5/7/11 10/23/11
ALUMINUM 24 37 28 33 25
CHROMIUM 2 2 2 2 2
IRON 62 71 52 75 96
COPPER 32 10 7 9 8
LEAD 1 1 0 1 1
TIN 0 1 0 4 15
MOLYBDENUM 2 6 7 4 7
NICKEL 1 1 1 1 1
MANGANESE 6 2 1 1 1
SILVER 0 0 0 0 0
TITANIUM 0 2 1 1 1
POTASSIUM 61 63 48 41 28
BORON 2 1 1 1 4
SILICON 27 6 4 5 6
SODIUM 4 4 4 5 2
CALCIUM 1699 1756 1574 1515 1675
MAGNESIUM 7 8 7 7 5
PHOSPHORUS 697 806 748 736 809
ZINC 899 1280 962 899 1026
BARIUM 0 0 0 0 0
SUS VIS 210ºF 66.4 67.2 68.8 67.5 67.2
cSt @ 212ºF 11.98 12.22 12.64 12.30 12.20
FLASHPOINT ºF 440 420 425 400 430
Fuel
Antifreeze ? POS ? ? ?
WATER 0 0 0 0 0
INSOLUBLES 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TBN 4.4 2.6 1.7 2.5
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