Got my third report back and the sodium is back. I had the dealer perform the service since it's still under warranty, but I supplied my own oil for the fill. I wasn't there for the sampling process, so I have no idea how the tech sampled the oil. My hope in explaining the sodium is that he dipped the sample container in the drain pan and it had some previous oil residue from the oil they use (which I believe is Castrol).
Anyone else have a tech sample their oil and have some weird results come back? What do you think a tech would typically do if asked to get a sample? Since sodium was high in my first report, I've been nervous about it. The second report was much better and I thought I was out of the woods.
Thanks for the help, folks. I lurk here often and learn something new every time I browse. Great group!
NOTE - UOA is in order from oldest to newest - left to right (so third column is my most recent).
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Date 7/8/12 10/3/13 6/13/14 My Averages Universal Averages
Total Miles 22,126 38,013 44,944
Oil Miles 7,483 8,000 6,930
Aluminum 3 4 4 4 3
Chromium 0 0 0 0 0
Iron 10 12 18 13 16
Copper 5 5 5 5 4
Lead 1 0 2 1 1
Tin 3 1 2 2 1
Molybdenum 62 76 52 63 53
Nickel 0 0 0 0 0
Manganese 0 0 1 0 5
Silver 0 0 0 0 0
Titanium 0 0 0 0 0
Potassium 2 4 3 3 2
Boron 37 27 108 57 38
Silicon 6 8 6 7 5
Sodium 51 6 60 39 26
Calcium 1,394 945 1,044 1,128 2,248
Mangesium 734 698 550 661 170
Phosphorus 784 670 567 674 741
Zinc 946 745 666 786 870
Barium 0 0 0 0 0
SUS Viscosity at 21 55.5 56.4 55.6 56 55 to 62
cSt Viscosity at 10 8.9 9.2 9.0 9.0 8.8 to 11.1
Flashpoint in °F 380 400 390 > 365
Fuel % < 0.5 < 0.5 < 2.0
Antifreeze % ? 0 ? 0
Water % 0 0 0 0
Insolubles % 0 0 0 < 0.6
Anyone else have a tech sample their oil and have some weird results come back? What do you think a tech would typically do if asked to get a sample? Since sodium was high in my first report, I've been nervous about it. The second report was much better and I thought I was out of the woods.
Thanks for the help, folks. I lurk here often and learn something new every time I browse. Great group!
NOTE - UOA is in order from oldest to newest - left to right (so third column is my most recent).
Code:
Date 7/8/12 10/3/13 6/13/14 My Averages Universal Averages
Total Miles 22,126 38,013 44,944
Oil Miles 7,483 8,000 6,930
Aluminum 3 4 4 4 3
Chromium 0 0 0 0 0
Iron 10 12 18 13 16
Copper 5 5 5 5 4
Lead 1 0 2 1 1
Tin 3 1 2 2 1
Molybdenum 62 76 52 63 53
Nickel 0 0 0 0 0
Manganese 0 0 1 0 5
Silver 0 0 0 0 0
Titanium 0 0 0 0 0
Potassium 2 4 3 3 2
Boron 37 27 108 57 38
Silicon 6 8 6 7 5
Sodium 51 6 60 39 26
Calcium 1,394 945 1,044 1,128 2,248
Mangesium 734 698 550 661 170
Phosphorus 784 670 567 674 741
Zinc 946 745 666 786 870
Barium 0 0 0 0 0
SUS Viscosity at 21 55.5 56.4 55.6 56 55 to 62
cSt Viscosity at 10 8.9 9.2 9.0 9.0 8.8 to 11.1
Flashpoint in °F 380 400 390 > 365
Fuel % < 0.5 < 0.5 < 2.0
Antifreeze % ? 0 ? 0
Water % 0 0 0 0
Insolubles % 0 0 0 < 0.6