2012 Chrysler Town & Country
3.6L Pentastar Engine
Code:
Sample Universal Averages
MILES IN USE 10,200 5100
MILES 40253
MAKEUP OIL 0 qts
SAMPLE TAKEN 10/4/13
ALUMINUM 4 4
CHROMIUM 1 1
IRON 17 18
COPPER 30 43
LEAD 1 0
TIN 1 1
MOLYBDENUM 59 107
NICKEL 0 0
MANGANESE 2 5
SILVER 0 0
TITANIUM 2 2
POTASSIUM 3 2
BORON 36 59
SILICON 10 13
SODIUM 4 46
CALCIUM 2741 2070
MAGNESIUM 29 247
PHOSPHORUS 728 801
ZINC 834 867
BARIUM 0 1
SUS VIS 210ºF 59.9 54-63
cSt @ 212ºF 10.18 8.5-11.3
FLASHPOINT ºF 435 >365
FUEL %
ANTIFREEZE % 0.0 0.0
WATER % 0.0
INSOLUBLES 0.2
TBN 1.1 >1.0
TAN 4.7
Blackstone Comments: You wanted a TAN for this sample, and that test came back at 4.7. It's helpful to know what the
TAN is starting out, so you can see how acidic the oil has become. They don't all start at 0.0 (though it
seems like they should). The TBN read 1.1, which is on the low side but clearly that didn't hurt your engine
at all. In fact, we'd say you're maximizing your oil use. Wear metals look great considering you ran this oil
10,200 miles and averages are based on just 5,100 miles. No fuel or moisture was present, and the air and
oil filters are working well. Nice engine!
My thoughts:
- History: Bought the car with 19235 on May 12, 2012, former life was a rental according to information we found (carfax and left over paperwork in car) I've changed the oil with PU 5w30/Wix 57526 at, 20,100, 24,998 and 30,053.
- I currently have PU 5w30 and a PureOne filter in it.
- This interval was 329 hrs of use, engine had 1283 hrs on it at the time of change. Trivia tidbit, the first 20k of it's life (previous owner) and the last 20k of it's life (my ownership) have averaged the same MPH. I'm having a little too much fun with the hour meter.
- I'm honestly a little disappointed with the TBN result of this run. Mainly because of the sample I had done on my work car. I know that is a different engine and my work car has a little more ideal of a driving situation (lots of highway) but that was also a no name conventional oil. The van does not have what I would call very severe service, but it has been known to idle some. Generally sees 20 miles each way for a commute and it's practically our only car on the weekend since it's a little tricky to get a family of four and all the stuff in my Neon. As a rule, it is driven a fair distance multiple times a week, so even if it gets short tripped one day over the weekend, the Monday commute makes up for it.
- I don't know what to do with the TAN number, thoughts? I wasn't able to fine a SN PU 5w30 VOA TAN result.
- I'm very happy with the wear numbers, especially considering it is double the averages, in many cases metals were less than or equal to the averages.
- I'm a pleasantly surprised at the silicon number, mainly because changing the oil filter involves taking the intake tube off that goes from the air box to the throttle body. I'm still on the OEM filter with no plans of changing it any time soon, not very dusty/dirty in our area. I'm going to guess it is going to last until 60k-70k miles.
- The OLM tripped at about 7500 miles during this interval.
My conclusion: I was hoping for more buffer room with the TBN at a 10,000 mile interval. This was my first extended interval oil change on anything other than my work car and I'm glad it went well. However, I like buffer room so I think I'm going to knock the interval back to whatever the OLM says for the rest of this vehicles life. It will get PU for a while as I bought a good supply of it in panic mode when it looked like it wasn't going to be available at Walmart anymore. Since this is our primary car, it goes everywhere and I can't control the use it will receive. If it was a very rigid driving schedule, I'd likely stick to the 10k interval, but we are keeping this van for the long haul (this thing will be drug to the yard when we are done with it, with hopefully a few hundred thousand miles) and I don't want a silly oil change to potentially risk the extended life the engine (overkill, I know). And sending a sample out on a regular basis is simply a waste.
Thoughts?
3.6L Pentastar Engine
Code:
Sample Universal Averages
MILES IN USE 10,200 5100
MILES 40253
MAKEUP OIL 0 qts
SAMPLE TAKEN 10/4/13
ALUMINUM 4 4
CHROMIUM 1 1
IRON 17 18
COPPER 30 43
LEAD 1 0
TIN 1 1
MOLYBDENUM 59 107
NICKEL 0 0
MANGANESE 2 5
SILVER 0 0
TITANIUM 2 2
POTASSIUM 3 2
BORON 36 59
SILICON 10 13
SODIUM 4 46
CALCIUM 2741 2070
MAGNESIUM 29 247
PHOSPHORUS 728 801
ZINC 834 867
BARIUM 0 1
SUS VIS 210ºF 59.9 54-63
cSt @ 212ºF 10.18 8.5-11.3
FLASHPOINT ºF 435 >365
FUEL %
ANTIFREEZE % 0.0 0.0
WATER % 0.0
INSOLUBLES 0.2
TBN 1.1 >1.0
TAN 4.7
Blackstone Comments: You wanted a TAN for this sample, and that test came back at 4.7. It's helpful to know what the
TAN is starting out, so you can see how acidic the oil has become. They don't all start at 0.0 (though it
seems like they should). The TBN read 1.1, which is on the low side but clearly that didn't hurt your engine
at all. In fact, we'd say you're maximizing your oil use. Wear metals look great considering you ran this oil
10,200 miles and averages are based on just 5,100 miles. No fuel or moisture was present, and the air and
oil filters are working well. Nice engine!
My thoughts:
- History: Bought the car with 19235 on May 12, 2012, former life was a rental according to information we found (carfax and left over paperwork in car) I've changed the oil with PU 5w30/Wix 57526 at, 20,100, 24,998 and 30,053.
- I currently have PU 5w30 and a PureOne filter in it.
- This interval was 329 hrs of use, engine had 1283 hrs on it at the time of change. Trivia tidbit, the first 20k of it's life (previous owner) and the last 20k of it's life (my ownership) have averaged the same MPH. I'm having a little too much fun with the hour meter.
- I'm honestly a little disappointed with the TBN result of this run. Mainly because of the sample I had done on my work car. I know that is a different engine and my work car has a little more ideal of a driving situation (lots of highway) but that was also a no name conventional oil. The van does not have what I would call very severe service, but it has been known to idle some. Generally sees 20 miles each way for a commute and it's practically our only car on the weekend since it's a little tricky to get a family of four and all the stuff in my Neon. As a rule, it is driven a fair distance multiple times a week, so even if it gets short tripped one day over the weekend, the Monday commute makes up for it.
- I don't know what to do with the TAN number, thoughts? I wasn't able to fine a SN PU 5w30 VOA TAN result.
- I'm very happy with the wear numbers, especially considering it is double the averages, in many cases metals were less than or equal to the averages.
- I'm a pleasantly surprised at the silicon number, mainly because changing the oil filter involves taking the intake tube off that goes from the air box to the throttle body. I'm still on the OEM filter with no plans of changing it any time soon, not very dusty/dirty in our area. I'm going to guess it is going to last until 60k-70k miles.
- The OLM tripped at about 7500 miles during this interval.
My conclusion: I was hoping for more buffer room with the TBN at a 10,000 mile interval. This was my first extended interval oil change on anything other than my work car and I'm glad it went well. However, I like buffer room so I think I'm going to knock the interval back to whatever the OLM says for the rest of this vehicles life. It will get PU for a while as I bought a good supply of it in panic mode when it looked like it wasn't going to be available at Walmart anymore. Since this is our primary car, it goes everywhere and I can't control the use it will receive. If it was a very rigid driving schedule, I'd likely stick to the 10k interval, but we are keeping this van for the long haul (this thing will be drug to the yard when we are done with it, with hopefully a few hundred thousand miles) and I don't want a silly oil change to potentially risk the extended life the engine (overkill, I know). And sending a sample out on a regular basis is simply a waste.
Thoughts?
