[Shotimes] Re: OT - Oil analysis question

[Paul Nimz]

OT - Oil analysis questionYou can find that at the oildropserver.com

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Johnson James J TSgt 726 ACS/SCUP
  To: 'Paul L Fisher' ; v8sho@v8sho.com ; shotimes@autox.team.net
  Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 4:18 PM
  Subject: RE: OT - Oil analysis question


  Hey Paul,

              You really need to get an uncontaminated sample, ie; send in a
fresh sample of oil, this lets you know what you're starting with so you can
determine what your engine is adding.

              j3



  -----Original Message-----
  From: Paul L Fisher [mailto:sho@paul-fisher.com]
  Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 3:09 PM
  To: v8sho@v8sho.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
  Subject: OT - Oil analysis question



  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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