My Car: 1996 Acura Integra SE, 1997 B18C JDM ITR motor (totally stock inside) with about 82,500 miles on the engine at the time of the change
The Oil: Motul 8100 X-Cess 5w40 was changed after ~7400 miles/~6 months in the engine, with about 2 liters of make-up oil added during that time, and was used with an Amsoil EaO oil filter. For a little over a month and probably 600-700 miles, the oil filter was a liiiiittle bit loose and was leaking oil, which is partially why I used two liters of make-up. I tightened the oil filter and consumption dropped a lot. The rest of the reason is that it’s a VTEC engine, and I like using VTEC...hehe...
Location/Driving: Philadelphia, PA suburbs during summer, winter, and holidays; Gettysburg, PA during the school year. Mostly highway driving during school year, mostly city driving when outside Philly, with occasional periods of very spirited driving throughout. Most of my driving is calm and normal. This interval saw a drive up to Toronto and back at the end of the summer.
Relevant Mods: No-name short ram intake with an Amsoil EaA dry air filter and a magnetic engine oil drain plug
Aluminum--------4
Chromium-------2
Iron--------------14
Copper-----------2
Lead--------------1
Tin----------------0
Molybdenum-----5
Nickel------------0
Manganese------1
Silver------------0
Titanium--------0
Potassium-------2
Boron------------6
Silicon-----------16
Sodium----------9
Calcium---------1410
Magnesium-----1109
Phosphorous----838
Zinc-------------1129
Barium----------0
SUS Visc. @ 210F----71.1
CSt Visc. @ 100C----13.23
Flashpoint in F-------415
Fuel (%)-------------- Water (%)------------0
Antifreeze (%)-------0
Insolubles------------0.3
Some misc. notes (in case they matter):
- oil was put in August, 2007, and drained February 2008
- the car runs for at least 10-15 seconds on cold starts before driving (no more than a minute)
- always babied until the engine is up to temp (no more than 3000rpm), then everyday driving is pretty much always under 3500-4000 rpm
- majority of driving is easy-going
- spirited driving is very spirited
- car sees 8000-8600rpm from time to time (during spirited driving, or just having fun here and there), but not too often. 8600rpm is the engine's stock redline.
- lots of highway/constant speed driving
Overall, I think that oil held up pretty well...I'm curious, however, to know what you all think about it and why my Magnesium is so incredibly high. Is it part of an additive?
I'm currently running GC in the engine and will post up a UOA on that when I change it. Next up is Motul X-Lite 0w30, which I'm really looking forward to.
--Brian
Previous UOA on Amsoil TSO with my old engine
The Oil: Motul 8100 X-Cess 5w40 was changed after ~7400 miles/~6 months in the engine, with about 2 liters of make-up oil added during that time, and was used with an Amsoil EaO oil filter. For a little over a month and probably 600-700 miles, the oil filter was a liiiiittle bit loose and was leaking oil, which is partially why I used two liters of make-up. I tightened the oil filter and consumption dropped a lot. The rest of the reason is that it’s a VTEC engine, and I like using VTEC...hehe...
Location/Driving: Philadelphia, PA suburbs during summer, winter, and holidays; Gettysburg, PA during the school year. Mostly highway driving during school year, mostly city driving when outside Philly, with occasional periods of very spirited driving throughout. Most of my driving is calm and normal. This interval saw a drive up to Toronto and back at the end of the summer.
Relevant Mods: No-name short ram intake with an Amsoil EaA dry air filter and a magnetic engine oil drain plug
Aluminum--------4
Chromium-------2
Iron--------------14
Copper-----------2
Lead--------------1
Tin----------------0
Molybdenum-----5
Nickel------------0
Manganese------1
Silver------------0
Titanium--------0
Potassium-------2
Boron------------6
Silicon-----------16
Sodium----------9
Calcium---------1410
Magnesium-----1109
Phosphorous----838
Zinc-------------1129
Barium----------0
SUS Visc. @ 210F----71.1
CSt Visc. @ 100C----13.23
Flashpoint in F-------415
Fuel (%)-------------- Water (%)------------0
Antifreeze (%)-------0
Insolubles------------0.3
Some misc. notes (in case they matter):
- oil was put in August, 2007, and drained February 2008
- the car runs for at least 10-15 seconds on cold starts before driving (no more than a minute)
- always babied until the engine is up to temp (no more than 3000rpm), then everyday driving is pretty much always under 3500-4000 rpm
- majority of driving is easy-going
- spirited driving is very spirited
- car sees 8000-8600rpm from time to time (during spirited driving, or just having fun here and there), but not too often. 8600rpm is the engine's stock redline.
- lots of highway/constant speed driving
Overall, I think that oil held up pretty well...I'm curious, however, to know what you all think about it and why my Magnesium is so incredibly high. Is it part of an additive?
I'm currently running GC in the engine and will post up a UOA on that when I change it. Next up is Motul X-Lite 0w30, which I'm really looking forward to.
--Brian
Previous UOA on Amsoil TSO with my old engine
