Hi. These are the results of my first oil change in my 2014 fiesta 3 cylinder. Wondering if I should have done a shorter OCI.
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OIL MC5w20 factory fill UNIV AVGS
MILES IN USE 6,952
MILES 6,952
SAMPLE TAKEN 6/1/14
ALUMINUM 11 10
CHROMIUM 0 1
IRON 25 29
COPPER 47 3
LEAD 0 6
TIN 0 1
MOLYBDENUM 26 28
NICKEL 0 1
MANGANESE 21 3
SILVER 0 0
TITANIUM 0 0
POTASSIUM 4 4
BORON 4 42
SILICON 82 9
SODIUM 2 46
CALCIUM 1914 1149
MAGNESIUM 12 356
PHOSPHORUS 782 707
ZINC 914 808
BARIUM 1 3
SUS VIS @ 210ºF 52.0
cSt VIS @ 100ºC 7.88
FLASHPOINT ºF 420
FUEL %
ANTIFREEZE % 0.0
WATER % 0.0
INSOLUBLES % 0.1
TBN 4.0
Blackstone comments:
When it comes to the first sample, it's not unusual to find some higher metals and silicon. The metals are from new parts wearing in and getting acquainted with one another and the silicon is from sand casted parts and harmless sealers used to put the engine together. It might take a few oil changes to wash this stuff out, but eventually, your samples should look better than universal averages, which are under construction since these are new engines and we haven't seen many samples from them yet. The TBN was strong at 4.0 so try 8K miles next time.
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OIL MC5w20 factory fill UNIV AVGS
MILES IN USE 6,952
MILES 6,952
SAMPLE TAKEN 6/1/14
ALUMINUM 11 10
CHROMIUM 0 1
IRON 25 29
COPPER 47 3
LEAD 0 6
TIN 0 1
MOLYBDENUM 26 28
NICKEL 0 1
MANGANESE 21 3
SILVER 0 0
TITANIUM 0 0
POTASSIUM 4 4
BORON 4 42
SILICON 82 9
SODIUM 2 46
CALCIUM 1914 1149
MAGNESIUM 12 356
PHOSPHORUS 782 707
ZINC 914 808
BARIUM 1 3
SUS VIS @ 210ºF 52.0
cSt VIS @ 100ºC 7.88
FLASHPOINT ºF 420
FUEL %
ANTIFREEZE % 0.0
WATER % 0.0
INSOLUBLES % 0.1
TBN 4.0
Blackstone comments:
When it comes to the first sample, it's not unusual to find some higher metals and silicon. The metals are from new parts wearing in and getting acquainted with one another and the silicon is from sand casted parts and harmless sealers used to put the engine together. It might take a few oil changes to wash this stuff out, but eventually, your samples should look better than universal averages, which are under construction since these are new engines and we haven't seen many samples from them yet. The TBN was strong at 4.0 so try 8K miles next time.