Here are the VOA results from Blackstone of a recently purchased case of Redline 5w-40. I was expecting a lot of moly!
The sample was about equal amounts from 5 different quart bottles taken as I poured them into my car.
Blackstone comments:
No problems found here. Anti-wear additives in the oil include phosphorus and zinc. Detergent dispersant
additives are boron, calcium and magnesium. Silicon is also additive, which is usually used as an anti-foaming agent.
Keep the silicon number in mind when you review your oil reports with this brand/type oil. The harmless silicon additive
may mask silicon that is coming from dirt getting past the air filter. Red Line used to have more molybdenum, but it
looks like they changed packages. The TBN was strong at 10.8. This is serviceable oil and should do well.
Code:
Total miles 0
Miles on oil 0
Date 10/18/2008
OIL Redline
Weight 5w-40
Make up oil VOA
ALUMINUM 0
CHROMIUM 0
IRON 0
COPPER 0
LEAD 0
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 3
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 0
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 0
BORON 2
SILICON 16
SODIUM 0
CALCIUM 2522
MAGNESIUM 6
PHOSPHORUS 1097
ZINC 1308
BARIUM 0
SUS @ 210F 78.5
cST @100C 15.15
Flashpoint F 440
Fuel % -
Antifreeze % -
Water % 0.0
Insolubles% 0.0
TBN 10.8
The sample was about equal amounts from 5 different quart bottles taken as I poured them into my car.
Blackstone comments:
No problems found here. Anti-wear additives in the oil include phosphorus and zinc. Detergent dispersant
additives are boron, calcium and magnesium. Silicon is also additive, which is usually used as an anti-foaming agent.
Keep the silicon number in mind when you review your oil reports with this brand/type oil. The harmless silicon additive
may mask silicon that is coming from dirt getting past the air filter. Red Line used to have more molybdenum, but it
looks like they changed packages. The TBN was strong at 10.8. This is serviceable oil and should do well.
Code:
Total miles 0
Miles on oil 0
Date 10/18/2008
OIL Redline
Weight 5w-40
Make up oil VOA
ALUMINUM 0
CHROMIUM 0
IRON 0
COPPER 0
LEAD 0
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 3
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 0
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 0
BORON 2
SILICON 16
SODIUM 0
CALCIUM 2522
MAGNESIUM 6
PHOSPHORUS 1097
ZINC 1308
BARIUM 0
SUS @ 210F 78.5
cST @100C 15.15
Flashpoint F 440
Fuel % -
Antifreeze % -
Water % 0.0
Insolubles% 0.0
TBN 10.8