Yes, if the UOAs look like this with the Lubro-Moly MoS2 don't change unless you were to change oils.
It used to be NAPA Synthetic was the equivalent of Valvoline SynPower essentially?? Maybe others can correct me here as I haven't been on the site as much for the last year or two.
Heck, you could even see what Lubegard's BIOTECH Engine Oil Protectant would do for this type of combination instead of MoS2.
At that point, you might consider changing just to see how the oil holds up; not necessarily for 'wear numbers' in ppm. It's more of a gist than rule of thumb when looking at UOAs.
UOA is mostly about what the engine does to the oil than which oil is the best for wear. However, UOAs are great for seeing shearing, fuel dilution(not the oils fault ofc), abnormal contaminants(again not the oils fault), etc.
At least, UOAs of this cost. It gives an idea of engine health wrt the wear numbers, but for this price isn't conclusive for oil vs oil comparisons with regards to which one is better for wear protection in of itself; though other factors may point to this such as the way the oil held up it's own physical properties. However, there are variables to consider and weigh against one another even at that such as the varying real-world driving conditions; etc.
All of that said, again solid OCI and IF you continue with NAPA's Syn, probably a good idea to keep the MoS2 or an additive boost that is reliable like the Lubegard product.
It used to be NAPA Synthetic was the equivalent of Valvoline SynPower essentially?? Maybe others can correct me here as I haven't been on the site as much for the last year or two.
Heck, you could even see what Lubegard's BIOTECH Engine Oil Protectant would do for this type of combination instead of MoS2.
At that point, you might consider changing just to see how the oil holds up; not necessarily for 'wear numbers' in ppm. It's more of a gist than rule of thumb when looking at UOAs.
UOA is mostly about what the engine does to the oil than which oil is the best for wear. However, UOAs are great for seeing shearing, fuel dilution(not the oils fault ofc), abnormal contaminants(again not the oils fault), etc.
At least, UOAs of this cost. It gives an idea of engine health wrt the wear numbers, but for this price isn't conclusive for oil vs oil comparisons with regards to which one is better for wear protection in of itself; though other factors may point to this such as the way the oil held up it's own physical properties. However, there are variables to consider and weigh against one another even at that such as the varying real-world driving conditions; etc.
All of that said, again solid OCI and IF you continue with NAPA's Syn, probably a good idea to keep the MoS2 or an additive boost that is reliable like the Lubegard product.
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