[Shotimes] Oil Analysis ever done on the V6?

[Paul Nimz]

Here you will find your base numbers on Mobil 1 oil.  Mobil 1 has also
changer their formula lately, it now contains more of the moly additive.
http://theoildrop.server101.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=000095


Paul Nimz
'97 TR SHO
'93 EG mtx SHO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James White" <greensho@crown.net>
To: "Tommy" <thanasi73@videotron.ca>; "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Oil Analysis ever done on the V6?


> I posted this about 2 months ago.
>
> 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.
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