BLACKSTONE Oil Report
Vehicle: 1987 Jetta 1.8 SOHC gas
OIL: Motomaster F1 5W-30 SM (Canadian Tire) + about 7 other various oils blended together.
OIL FILTER: Fram EG
Oil sump: 4.0 liters
MI/HR on Oil: 4,608 km (2,880 miles) ... ~ 2 years on oil (Aug8/2006 - July16/2008)
MI/HR on Unit: 130,000 km (81,250 miles)
Sample Date: 07/16/2008
Make Up Oil Added: 2.0L
ALUMINUM:........ 2
CHROMIUM:........ 1
IRON:............... 4
COPPER:........... 43
LEAD:............... 9
TIN:................. 1
MOLYBDENUM:.... 36
NICKEL:............. 0
MANGANESE:....... 5
SILVER:............. 0
TITANIUM:......... 0
POTASSIUM:....... 1
BORON:........... 69
SILICON:........... 4
SODIUM:.......... 19
CALCIUM:...... 1320
MAGNESIUM:.... 350
PHOSPHORUS:.. 777
ZINC:............ 906
BARIUM:.......... 10
SUS Vis 210°F:.... 56.1
cSt Vis 100°C:.... 9.09
Flashpoint °F:.... 370 … … (oil drained cold)
Fuel %:........... < 0.5
Antifreeze %:...... 0.0
Water %:........... 0.0
Insolubles %:...... 0.5
TBN:............... 2.5
The vehicle sees all city driving with a fair amount of short tripping. Car sits outside (Edmonton) where it can hit -30C in the dead of winter, so the vehicle gets idled for warm-up 15-20 minutes or more sometimes when it is very cold. My only concern with running the oil 2 years was the tough winters we go through and the many short trips (cycling) that the oil saw.
The oil was about 2 liters of conventional Motomaster F1 5W-30 SM oil with quite a few other oils blended in, some over the OCI, including …
Motomaster Supreme 5W-30 SM
Motomaster F1 synthetic blend 5w-30 SJ ... (older GII/PAO made by Esso, current MM is Shell)
Esso Extra 5w-30 SM
Pennzoil 5W-30 SL
Tech 2000 5W-30 SM
Motomaster F1 5W-50 SM (synthetic)
Castrol Syntec 5w-50 SH (synthetic) … total amount of syn 5W-50's added was quite small, < 0.5 liters.
BLACKSTONE COMMENTS: This initial sample from your Volkswagen showed high levels of copper and lead. These normally come from the bearings, so this could indicate a problem there. Both elements also come from bronze parts and may be okay of any new parts like those were added recently. All other wear looks fine, so we think these metals are just something to keep any eye on for now. Universal averages show typical wear levels from the 1.8L 4-cylidner after ~6,100 miles use on the oil. The TBN was still strong at 2.5, so the oil mix had some active additive left. 1.0 is low.
I think I had the cam cover off 3 times during the oil change interval (experimenting with pictures) and the air filter was changed during the oil run too. So, the high copper reading could be a result of a little dirt getting into the system (at least that is my current thinking). The TBN was still good for a conventional oil being run through 2 winters with the fair amount of idling the car sees during winter and the short tripping. The other interesting thing is the mix of 8 different oils -- which looks to be doing well going by the iron wear and TBN reading.
Vehicle: 1987 Jetta 1.8 SOHC gas
OIL: Motomaster F1 5W-30 SM (Canadian Tire) + about 7 other various oils blended together.
OIL FILTER: Fram EG
Oil sump: 4.0 liters
MI/HR on Oil: 4,608 km (2,880 miles) ... ~ 2 years on oil (Aug8/2006 - July16/2008)
MI/HR on Unit: 130,000 km (81,250 miles)
Sample Date: 07/16/2008
Make Up Oil Added: 2.0L
ALUMINUM:........ 2
CHROMIUM:........ 1
IRON:............... 4
COPPER:........... 43
LEAD:............... 9
TIN:................. 1
MOLYBDENUM:.... 36
NICKEL:............. 0
MANGANESE:....... 5
SILVER:............. 0
TITANIUM:......... 0
POTASSIUM:....... 1
BORON:........... 69
SILICON:........... 4
SODIUM:.......... 19
CALCIUM:...... 1320
MAGNESIUM:.... 350
PHOSPHORUS:.. 777
ZINC:............ 906
BARIUM:.......... 10
SUS Vis 210°F:.... 56.1
cSt Vis 100°C:.... 9.09
Flashpoint °F:.... 370 … … (oil drained cold)
Fuel %:........... < 0.5
Antifreeze %:...... 0.0
Water %:........... 0.0
Insolubles %:...... 0.5
TBN:............... 2.5
The vehicle sees all city driving with a fair amount of short tripping. Car sits outside (Edmonton) where it can hit -30C in the dead of winter, so the vehicle gets idled for warm-up 15-20 minutes or more sometimes when it is very cold. My only concern with running the oil 2 years was the tough winters we go through and the many short trips (cycling) that the oil saw.
The oil was about 2 liters of conventional Motomaster F1 5W-30 SM oil with quite a few other oils blended in, some over the OCI, including …
Motomaster Supreme 5W-30 SM
Motomaster F1 synthetic blend 5w-30 SJ ... (older GII/PAO made by Esso, current MM is Shell)
Esso Extra 5w-30 SM
Pennzoil 5W-30 SL
Tech 2000 5W-30 SM
Motomaster F1 5W-50 SM (synthetic)
Castrol Syntec 5w-50 SH (synthetic) … total amount of syn 5W-50's added was quite small, < 0.5 liters.
BLACKSTONE COMMENTS: This initial sample from your Volkswagen showed high levels of copper and lead. These normally come from the bearings, so this could indicate a problem there. Both elements also come from bronze parts and may be okay of any new parts like those were added recently. All other wear looks fine, so we think these metals are just something to keep any eye on for now. Universal averages show typical wear levels from the 1.8L 4-cylidner after ~6,100 miles use on the oil. The TBN was still strong at 2.5, so the oil mix had some active additive left. 1.0 is low.
I think I had the cam cover off 3 times during the oil change interval (experimenting with pictures) and the air filter was changed during the oil run too. So, the high copper reading could be a result of a little dirt getting into the system (at least that is my current thinking). The TBN was still good for a conventional oil being run through 2 winters with the fair amount of idling the car sees during winter and the short tripping. The other interesting thing is the mix of 8 different oils -- which looks to be doing well going by the iron wear and TBN reading.