[Shotimes] Oil Analysis ever done on the V6?

[Michael Humbert]

Just for some more data, here are two samples from my car.  Similar
results with about 3,500 for each interval.  Car is a 90 w/ 160k, and
nothing at all wrong (aside from current electrical maladies which are
still baffling me).  Numbers are in ppm, and the oil used was 10W-30
Mobil 1.  Yet another detail: the filter used was a Mobil 1 filter,
replaced both times I changed my oil.  

date             7/15/02        11/25/02
miles on oil     3,500           3,400
aluminum		 4			4   
chromium		 3			2
iron			 10			11
copper		 4			1
lead			 3			7
tin			 1			1
molybdenum		 71		 	78 
silicon		 8			8
sodium		 10			12
calcium		 3069			3146
magnesium		 215			60
phosphorus		 841			843
zinc			 952			928
boron			 146			160 

All of the larger values are additives, though I'm unsure about the
molybdenum number.  That may be partially due to some piston ring wear.
At
160k miles, I wouldn't be terribly surprised.

By the way, if anyone ever does a sample of unused Mobil 1, please let
me know!  I'd be curious to see if the molybdenum is from my rings or is
just an additive.

Mike Humbert
90 titanium w/ 160k
Troy, NY for two more weeks 


----Original Message----

Would like to have the base numbers for Mobil 1, but could never find
them and am too cheap to just send a new sample...

"Just got the test back from another oil analysis on the "95MTX.

Because of the weather I let the thing go far too long without changing
the 10W-30 Mobil 1. The oil change places won't put on the big 5.0L
FL-1a Mustang filter on, so I started doing the oil changes myself.
11,000 miles! My BAD! (flame suit
on)

But strange as it seems the oil appears to be in better shape than the
last test in November which had only 7k on it before I changed it.  In
both cases, Oil Analyzers said "results of test performed indicate no
corrective action required".

Thinking that the rod bearings can wait a while?

            Nov test        Mar test
miles    7000            11000
iron        18                11    (ppm)
chrome    1                  2
lead        23                20
copper     4                  2
tin            0                  0
Alum       3                 2
nickel      0                 0
silver       0                0
silcone     5                9
boron       162            68    (think that this an oil additive)
sodium      16            0        (don't know what to think..)
magnesium - calcium - phosphorius - zinc all have really big numbers
(thinking that these are part of the additive package)
tbn                7.05        7.31  (total base no. - whats left to
take
care of acids)
OXD             11            34   (don't know if this oxidation number
is
important)"

regards,
Jim White - greensho@crown.net
Valparaiso, Indiana
'93  5 SPEED   278k few mods
'95  5 SPEED   239k lots of mods (happy with Ted's LPM)
"double clutch"  it's good for both you and your SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tommy" <thanasi73@videotron.ca>
To: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 3:16 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Oil Analysis ever done on the V6?


> Has anyone ever done an oil analysis on the 3.0 or 3.2 V6 SHO engine 
> while
using synthetic oil?
> If yes, what were the results. Thank you.