Just received my Blackstone report...
ANTHONY: Note the jump in wear and silicon. Both could be related if the silicon is from abrasive dirt, so we suggest
checking your air filter. If you have done any work on the engine recently, then that could explain both wear and
silicon. In that case, wear is from break-in of new parts and silicon is from sealers. This oil was run longer than any
previous sample, though that usually only affect iron. Soot levels were high, but no fuel or anti-freeze showed up.
Check back in 5,000 miles to keep an eye on wear. There could be problem with brass/bronze parts.
Cummins 6 BT 5.9L
7,500 Mile on sample, 33,000miles on unit
ALUMINUM 2
CHROMIUM 1
IRON 45
COPPER 60
LEAD 6
TIN 2
MOLYBDENUM 359
NICKEL 1
SILVER 3
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 3
BORON 30
SILICON 11
SODIUM 6
CALCIUM 3015
MAGNESIUM 28
PHOSPHORUS 1490
ZINC 1296
BARIUM 0
SUS viscosity @ 210f = 85.4
cST viscosity @ 100c = 16.85
flashpoint = 435
fuel less than .5
water zero
antifreeze zero
insolubles .5
Silicon jumped from my average of 7 to 11
Iron from average of 25 to 45... ouch
Copper from 5 to 60....?
This is running Schaeffers9000 5w40
What is going on with my Cummins?
ANTHONY: Note the jump in wear and silicon. Both could be related if the silicon is from abrasive dirt, so we suggest
checking your air filter. If you have done any work on the engine recently, then that could explain both wear and
silicon. In that case, wear is from break-in of new parts and silicon is from sealers. This oil was run longer than any
previous sample, though that usually only affect iron. Soot levels were high, but no fuel or anti-freeze showed up.
Check back in 5,000 miles to keep an eye on wear. There could be problem with brass/bronze parts.
Cummins 6 BT 5.9L
7,500 Mile on sample, 33,000miles on unit
ALUMINUM 2
CHROMIUM 1
IRON 45
COPPER 60
LEAD 6
TIN 2
MOLYBDENUM 359
NICKEL 1
SILVER 3
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 3
BORON 30
SILICON 11
SODIUM 6
CALCIUM 3015
MAGNESIUM 28
PHOSPHORUS 1490
ZINC 1296
BARIUM 0
SUS viscosity @ 210f = 85.4
cST viscosity @ 100c = 16.85
flashpoint = 435
fuel less than .5
water zero
antifreeze zero
insolubles .5
Silicon jumped from my average of 7 to 11
Iron from average of 25 to 45... ouch
Copper from 5 to 60....?
This is running Schaeffers9000 5w40
What is going on with my Cummins?