[Shotimes] OT - Oil analysis question

[Paul L Fisher]

This is for my TDI. Here are the last 2 oil analysis results. Anything jump
out?

This isn't a trick question, just wanted some opinions. Before anyone has a
fit, recommend oil change intervals from VW is 10,000 miles.

1st analysis oil in from Sept 03 'till Jan '04

Mileage on car: 19963 
Miles on oil: 9133 
Oil: Amsoil Series 3000 5W-30 
Iron: 63 
Chromiun: 9 
Lead: 4 
Copper: 13 
Tin: 0 
Aluminum: 10 
Nickel: 7 
Silver: 0 
Silicon: 6 
Boron: 1 
Sodium: 1 
Magnesium: 19 
Calcium: 3744 
Barium: 0 
Phosphorus: 1077 
Zinc: 1360 
Molybdenum: 5 
Titanium: 0 
Vanadium: 0 
Potassium: 0 
Fuel (%VOL): <1 
Vis @ 40 C: NA 
Vis @ 100 C: 11.48 
Water: 0 
Soot/Solids: 0.6% 
Glycol: NEG 
TBN: 6.67 
OXID: 22.0 
NITR: 18.0 
F-SOOT: 0.63

2nd analysis oil in from Jan '04 'till  Jun '04

Mileage on car: 31091 
Miles on oil: 11128 
Oil: Amsoil Series 3000 5W-30 
Iron: 84 
Chromiun: 8 
Lead: 3 
Copper: 17 
Tin: 0 
Aluminum: 11 
Nickel: 4 
Silver: 0 
Silicon: 3 
Boron: 10 
Sodium: 4 
Magnesium: 46 
Calcium: 3916 
Barium: 0 
Phosphorus: 1001 
Zinc: 1344 
Molybdenum: 2 
Titanium: 0 
Vanadium: 0 
Potassium: 0 
Fuel (%VOL): <1 
Vis @ 40 C: NA 
Vis @ 100 C: 13.03 
Water: 0 
Soot/Solids: 0.7% 
Glycol: NEG 
TBN: 7.28 
OXID: 24.0 
NITR: 19.0 
F-SOOT: 0.73 

Basically, Iron up, copper up, lead down aluminum up and silicon WAY down.

Thanks!


Paul L Fisher

1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 66K - Kirk'ed 2/29/04.

 - Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30
 - Amsoil TS-124 Oiled Foam air filter

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