40,000 hour Cat C-18 with 3000 hrs on the oil.
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Ill take 10000 for $250.
Ill take 10000 for $250.
I noticed that. I thought it was a bit odd. I almost wonder if it was supposed to be 8.48.
I still think it is pretty fair to say this is an outstanding engine and should have many years of good service in its future
Viscosity is starting to climb just a bit...perhaps oxidation is the limiting factor in this OCI?
In any case the report looks excellent - the bypass filter has really cleaned up the oil. 5000 hours looks achievable, maybe more.
In any case the report looks excellent - the bypass filter has really cleaned up the oil. 5000 hours looks achievable, maybe more.
Were you topping off the oil at any point during this interval?
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Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Were you topping off the oil at any point during this interval?
Yes I checked the motor books and the motormen were adding a little oil every couple of weeks. About a gallon at each top off.
Could that explain some of the TBN "inconsistencies" if the oil was topped of just before sample #3 was drawn? Although adding one gallon into existing 16 should not really make that significant of a difference...
Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Were you topping off the oil at any point during this interval?
Yes I checked the motor books and the motormen were adding a little oil every couple of weeks. About a gallon at each top off.
Could that explain some of the TBN "inconsistencies" if the oil was topped of just before sample #3 was drawn? Although adding one gallon into existing 16 should not really make that significant of a difference...
Originally Posted By: Rob_Roy
Viscosity is starting to climb just a bit...perhaps oxidation is the limiting factor in this OCI?
In any case the report looks excellent - the bypass filter has really cleaned up the oil. 5000 hours looks achievable, maybe more.
The C-18 sitting on the floor along with the one from the sample above is giving us fits. The iron and copper are pretty high. It is a newer C-18 about 10 months old with about 5500 hours total. Still under warrenty. The dealer techs have had to put two new turbos on it so far.
If I could get that under control I would see if could get a little more time out of the OCI.
Viscosity is starting to climb just a bit...perhaps oxidation is the limiting factor in this OCI?
In any case the report looks excellent - the bypass filter has really cleaned up the oil. 5000 hours looks achievable, maybe more.
The C-18 sitting on the floor along with the one from the sample above is giving us fits. The iron and copper are pretty high. It is a newer C-18 about 10 months old with about 5500 hours total. Still under warrenty. The dealer techs have had to put two new turbos on it so far.
If I could get that under control I would see if could get a little more time out of the OCI.
May I ask why the oil was changed? What am I missing. I see the slight increase in wear metals but the levels still look extremely low to me.
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May I ask why the oil was changed? What am I missing. I see the slight increase in wear metals but the levels still look extremely low to me.
Your not missing anything. The simple answer is that it is easier to manage it by changing the oil out. Since the oil on the other newer C-18 sitting next to it was reading 199 copper and 49 iron and HAD to be changed. Did I spend @250 bucks on oil that I did not need to? Yes I did.
May I ask why the oil was changed? What am I missing. I see the slight increase in wear metals but the levels still look extremely low to me.
Your not missing anything. The simple answer is that it is easier to manage it by changing the oil out. Since the oil on the other newer C-18 sitting next to it was reading 199 copper and 49 iron and HAD to be changed. Did I spend @250 bucks on oil that I did not need to? Yes I did.
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