14-month OCI (from May 31, 2010 to July 25, 2011).
Toyota OEM air filter and oversized Mobil 1 M1-209 oil filter were used.
39,475 total car miles on Camry.
9,000 miles on oil (actually 115 miles short of 9,000 miles).
This was my first fill with Amsoil SSO 0w-30. I had previously used RLI BioSyn 0w-30, Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30, Mobil 1 5w-30, and Valvoline Dino.
Easy to moderate driving on roads in St. Louis, Missouri. The highest RPM this oil might have seen was probably somewhere between 2,600 and 3,200 rpm. I'm not sure I even drove once at 3,200 RPM so if I did, it was a rare, rare occurrence for a second or two.
Probably 80 percent was city driving with most trips averaging somewhere between 15 city miles in length to 30 miles.
Highway speeds usually were between 55 mph and 70 mph. On very, very rare occasion 80 mph.
On the actual day of the oil change, in order to get the oil hot just before changing the oil, I drove the car about 55 miles, much of it on the highway.
Although my manual calls for 4 quarts of oil when changing the Denso oil filter, I have always put in 4.25 quarts with that filter. Right now I'm probably adding a little more than 4.25 quarts because I now use the oversized Mobil 1 filter and I place some oil inside the oil filter itself before attaching the filter to the car (thanks for that tip).
This is Toyota's 2.4L 2AZ-FE engine, an inline 4 cylinder.
Blackstone-Labs results:
Miles on oil: 8,885
Miles on engine: 39,475
Sample date: 7/25/2011 ; Report date: 8/1/2011
Makeup oil added: 0
First number = Amsoil SSO 0w-30 (9,000-mile OCI over 14 months)
Second number = Bio-Syn 0w-30 (7,500-mile OCI over 9.75 months)
Third number = PP 5w-30 (4,920-mile OCI over 6 months)
Fourth number = Universal Averages for this engine over about a 5,000-mile OCI
Aluminum 3 , 2 , 3 , 3
Chromium 1 , 1 , 0 , 0
Iron 23 , 15 , 7 , 12
Copper 2 , 1 , 1 , 2
Lead 4 , 17 , 3 , 2
Tin 0 , 0 , 0 , 0
Molybdenum 2 , 10 , 53 , 80
Nickel 1 , 0 , 0 , 0
Manganese 0 , 0 , 0 , 1
Silver 0 , 0 , 0 , 0
Titanium 0 , 0 , 0 , 0
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Potassium 2 , 3 , 2 , 1
Boron 10 , 11 , 28 , 43
Silicon 30 , 16 , 17 , 17
Sodium 14 , 6 , 4 , 33
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Calcium 3713 , 2511 , 2795 , 2354
Magnesium 19 , 14 , 15 , 86
Phosphorous 681 , 733 , 714 , 706
Zinc 836 , 953 , 860 , 833
Barium 0 , 1 , 1 , 0
MY Amsoil SSO 0w-30 RESULTS // MY Bio-Syn 0w-30 RESULTS // My PP 5w-30 RESULTS // WHAT VALUES SHOULD BE
SUS Viscosity @ 210* F = 57.9 // 62.4 // 59.3 // 57 - 67
cSt Viscosity @ 100* C = 9.63 // 10.88 // 10.03 // 9.4 - 12.4
Flashpoint in * F = *375* // 415 // 400 // > 385
Fuel % = 0.5 // < 0.5 // < 0.5 // < 2.0
Antifreeze % = 0.0 // 0.0 // 0.0 // 0.0
Water % = 0.0 // 0.0 // 0.0 // < 0.1
Insolubles % = 0.3 // 0.3 // 0.2 // < 0.6
TBN = 3.2 // 2.0 // 4.7 (Amsoil // RenewableLube // Pennzoil Platinum)
TAN = 5.4 // 8.5 // 0.9 (Amsoil // RenewableLube // Pennzoil Platinum)
Toyota OEM air filter and oversized Mobil 1 M1-209 oil filter were used.
39,475 total car miles on Camry.
9,000 miles on oil (actually 115 miles short of 9,000 miles).
This was my first fill with Amsoil SSO 0w-30. I had previously used RLI BioSyn 0w-30, Pennzoil Platinum 5w-30, Mobil 1 5w-30, and Valvoline Dino.
Easy to moderate driving on roads in St. Louis, Missouri. The highest RPM this oil might have seen was probably somewhere between 2,600 and 3,200 rpm. I'm not sure I even drove once at 3,200 RPM so if I did, it was a rare, rare occurrence for a second or two.
Probably 80 percent was city driving with most trips averaging somewhere between 15 city miles in length to 30 miles.
Highway speeds usually were between 55 mph and 70 mph. On very, very rare occasion 80 mph.
On the actual day of the oil change, in order to get the oil hot just before changing the oil, I drove the car about 55 miles, much of it on the highway.
Although my manual calls for 4 quarts of oil when changing the Denso oil filter, I have always put in 4.25 quarts with that filter. Right now I'm probably adding a little more than 4.25 quarts because I now use the oversized Mobil 1 filter and I place some oil inside the oil filter itself before attaching the filter to the car (thanks for that tip).
This is Toyota's 2.4L 2AZ-FE engine, an inline 4 cylinder.
Blackstone-Labs results:
Miles on oil: 8,885
Miles on engine: 39,475
Sample date: 7/25/2011 ; Report date: 8/1/2011
Makeup oil added: 0
First number = Amsoil SSO 0w-30 (9,000-mile OCI over 14 months)
Second number = Bio-Syn 0w-30 (7,500-mile OCI over 9.75 months)
Third number = PP 5w-30 (4,920-mile OCI over 6 months)
Fourth number = Universal Averages for this engine over about a 5,000-mile OCI
Aluminum 3 , 2 , 3 , 3
Chromium 1 , 1 , 0 , 0
Iron 23 , 15 , 7 , 12
Copper 2 , 1 , 1 , 2
Lead 4 , 17 , 3 , 2
Tin 0 , 0 , 0 , 0
Molybdenum 2 , 10 , 53 , 80
Nickel 1 , 0 , 0 , 0
Manganese 0 , 0 , 0 , 1
Silver 0 , 0 , 0 , 0
Titanium 0 , 0 , 0 , 0
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Potassium 2 , 3 , 2 , 1
Boron 10 , 11 , 28 , 43
Silicon 30 , 16 , 17 , 17
Sodium 14 , 6 , 4 , 33
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Calcium 3713 , 2511 , 2795 , 2354
Magnesium 19 , 14 , 15 , 86
Phosphorous 681 , 733 , 714 , 706
Zinc 836 , 953 , 860 , 833
Barium 0 , 1 , 1 , 0
MY Amsoil SSO 0w-30 RESULTS // MY Bio-Syn 0w-30 RESULTS // My PP 5w-30 RESULTS // WHAT VALUES SHOULD BE
SUS Viscosity @ 210* F = 57.9 // 62.4 // 59.3 // 57 - 67
cSt Viscosity @ 100* C = 9.63 // 10.88 // 10.03 // 9.4 - 12.4
Flashpoint in * F = *375* // 415 // 400 // > 385
Fuel % = 0.5 // < 0.5 // < 0.5 // < 2.0
Antifreeze % = 0.0 // 0.0 // 0.0 // 0.0
Water % = 0.0 // 0.0 // 0.0 // < 0.1
Insolubles % = 0.3 // 0.3 // 0.2 // < 0.6
TBN = 3.2 // 2.0 // 4.7 (Amsoil // RenewableLube // Pennzoil Platinum)
TAN = 5.4 // 8.5 // 0.9 (Amsoil // RenewableLube // Pennzoil Platinum)