Looking at buying this car, so took oil sample, which seller had never seen before. Analyst flagged fuel dilution and nitration. Viscosity at low end for 30. When I called fuel dilution to his attention, seller said his mechanic says "No problem - they're all like that." Me, I think there's a leaking injector(s).
Code:
OIL BMW 5W30
MILES IN USE 0.3k
MILES 67.4k
SAMPLE TAKEN 5/19/11
ALUMINUM 3
CHROMIUM 0
IRON 17
COPPER 5
LEAD 7
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 109
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 0
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 0
BORON 50
SILICON 5
SODIUM 15
CALCIUM 2184
MAGNESIUM 23
PHOSPHORUS 821
ZINC 1016
BARIUM 0
INSOLUBLES 0
WATER
FLASHPOINT ºF N/A
SUS VIS 210ºF N/A
cSt @ 212ºF 10.7
FUEL DILUTION% 4.1
TBN 5.85
OXIDATION 14
NITRATION 22
Code:
OIL BMW 5W30
MILES IN USE 0.3k
MILES 67.4k
SAMPLE TAKEN 5/19/11
ALUMINUM 3
CHROMIUM 0
IRON 17
COPPER 5
LEAD 7
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 109
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 0
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 0
BORON 50
SILICON 5
SODIUM 15
CALCIUM 2184
MAGNESIUM 23
PHOSPHORUS 821
ZINC 1016
BARIUM 0
INSOLUBLES 0
WATER
FLASHPOINT ºF N/A
SUS VIS 210ºF N/A
cSt @ 212ºF 10.7
FUEL DILUTION% 4.1
TBN 5.85
OXIDATION 14
NITRATION 22