Royal Purple (regular - not XPR) 5W-20 VOA
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I've done a VOA on RP 5W20. Opted for a TBN count too
Nice, 14 TBN
Originally Posted By: D Bone
I will have a 1 year, 8,000ish, UOA of RP 5w-20 with an RP filter from my 2006 Mazda3 2.3 posted on here in mid August. I have high hopes for this oil and filter.
The RP UOAs usually look really good. Looking forward to it.
I will have a 1 year, 8,000ish, UOA of RP 5w-20 with an RP filter from my 2006 Mazda3 2.3 posted on here in mid August. I have high hopes for this oil and filter.
The RP UOAs usually look really good. Looking forward to it.
With a TBN higher then PU shouldn't the collective be drooling over Royal Purple the same way they did over Ultra.
Here's a VOA/7.5K UOA of RP 5W20 done at the same time from the same batch of oil, at the same lab last year. It still had a 10 TBN at 7.5K! And it was still well into high grade 20 category. No complaints on this oil from me!!
Properties
Virgin/7500 mile OCI (Same batch)
'05 F-150HD, 5.4L V8, 18,966 miles
Lab: WearCheck
OCI- 7463 mi/14.5 months
Previous Oil & Filter MC 5W20/MC FL820S
Makeup Oil: 0
Oil Capacity 7 qts.
Oil Filter: MC FL820S
Silicon: 0/19
Potassium: 8.5/5/1
Sodium: 7.1/15
Fuel %: 0/ Glycol: 0/0
Water: Sulfation: 0/23% of max
Nitration: 0/16 % of max
Boron: 14/5.9
Barium: 1.3/0
Calcium: 2524/2280
Magnesium: 1252/1164
Moly: 170/118
Phosphorus: 872/825
Zinc: 862/908
Vis @ 40C: 50.83/--
Vis @ 100C: 9.31 cSt/8.9 cSt
VI: 168/--
Oxidation:0/27 % of max
TBN: 13.6/10.0
Iron: 3.7/28
Nickel: 0.5/0.5
Chromium: 0/1.7
Titanium: 0/0.2
Copper: 0.1/4.4
Aluminum: 1.3/5.3
Lead 1.4/0
All other values: 0
Properties
Virgin/7500 mile OCI (Same batch)
'05 F-150HD, 5.4L V8, 18,966 miles
Lab: WearCheck
OCI- 7463 mi/14.5 months
Previous Oil & Filter MC 5W20/MC FL820S
Makeup Oil: 0
Oil Capacity 7 qts.
Oil Filter: MC FL820S
Silicon: 0/19
Potassium: 8.5/5/1
Sodium: 7.1/15
Fuel %: 0/ Glycol: 0/0
Water: Sulfation: 0/23% of max
Nitration: 0/16 % of max
Boron: 14/5.9
Barium: 1.3/0
Calcium: 2524/2280
Magnesium: 1252/1164
Moly: 170/118
Phosphorus: 872/825
Zinc: 862/908
Vis @ 40C: 50.83/--
Vis @ 100C: 9.31 cSt/8.9 cSt
VI: 168/--
Oxidation:0/27 % of max
TBN: 13.6/10.0
Iron: 3.7/28
Nickel: 0.5/0.5
Chromium: 0/1.7
Titanium: 0/0.2
Copper: 0.1/4.4
Aluminum: 1.3/5.3
Lead 1.4/0
All other values: 0
I'm impressed that the TBN is still 10 after 7500 miles AND 14.5 months. It could have gone 15k and 29 months.
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walmart atleast in my are carrys it for 7.89 a quart
It's a very balanced POA...excellent additive package.
I have a WalMart that has RP in 10W-30/5W-30 and 5W-20.
The 10W-30 runs so very well in my 20 HP Briggs Tractor V-Twin...I am totally sold.
I am gonna try the 5W-20 as well.
My feeling is that if the oil dosen't shear down...you will be in great shape...has a high TBN...you can extend with confidence...moly and ZDDP are proven...this is a balanced oil...and if I am going synthetic...I am old school and prefer PAO's.
I have a WalMart that has RP in 10W-30/5W-30 and 5W-20.
The 10W-30 runs so very well in my 20 HP Briggs Tractor V-Twin...I am totally sold.
I am gonna try the 5W-20 as well.
My feeling is that if the oil dosen't shear down...you will be in great shape...has a high TBN...you can extend with confidence...moly and ZDDP are proven...this is a balanced oil...and if I am going synthetic...I am old school and prefer PAO's.
Too much abrasive detergent and not enough ZDDP. Looks more like a LOW SAP light duty diesel oil add pack. I dont like the balance. IDK what this detergent fetish is around here
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