This is a friends Lancer. This is the second run with the Valvoline Maxlife 5w-20 I picked it up on clearance for $1 a qt back last Dec. The oil filter on this run was a Mann filter. I don't know much about how the vehicle is driven, it is a standard shift. They live about 10 miles in the country and it is mostly driven on 2 lane country roads. I picked up some Mobil 1 high mileage 5w-20 for a dollar a qt as well and that is what is in the Lancer now with a CarQuest filter.
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This first sample from your Lancer looked good. Universal averages for this type of Mitsubishi 4B11 engine (far right)
show typical wear levels after ~5,000 miles on the oil, and after a longer interval, your metals were lower in comparison.
That's a good indication that internal parts are getting along famously and no obvious mechanical issues are in the
works. We didn't find any coolant or excess fuel in the oil, and the TBN was fine at 3.1. Insolubles at 0.5% are near the
limit and show your oil filter was close to being used up, so try running just 8,000 miles on the next oil.
OIL Valvoline Maxlife 5w-20
MILES IN USE 7,019
MILES 105,503
SAMPLE TAKEN 5/22/15
ALUMINUM 2
CHROMIUM 1
IRON 12
COPPER 0
LEAD 1
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 21
NICKEL 1
MANGANESE 0
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 3
BORON 24
SILICON 10
SODIUM 286
CALCIUM 2222
MAGNESIUM 10
PHOSPHORUS 711
ZINC 862
BARIUM 0
SUS VIS 210ºF 51.8
cSt @ 212ºF 7.83
FLASHPOINT ºF 385
Fuel%
Antifreeze% 0.0
wATER% 0.0
INSOLUBLES 0.5
TBN 3.1
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This first sample from your Lancer looked good. Universal averages for this type of Mitsubishi 4B11 engine (far right)
show typical wear levels after ~5,000 miles on the oil, and after a longer interval, your metals were lower in comparison.
That's a good indication that internal parts are getting along famously and no obvious mechanical issues are in the
works. We didn't find any coolant or excess fuel in the oil, and the TBN was fine at 3.1. Insolubles at 0.5% are near the
limit and show your oil filter was close to being used up, so try running just 8,000 miles on the next oil.
OIL Valvoline Maxlife 5w-20
MILES IN USE 7,019
MILES 105,503
SAMPLE TAKEN 5/22/15
ALUMINUM 2
CHROMIUM 1
IRON 12
COPPER 0
LEAD 1
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 21
NICKEL 1
MANGANESE 0
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 0
POTASSIUM 3
BORON 24
SILICON 10
SODIUM 286
CALCIUM 2222
MAGNESIUM 10
PHOSPHORUS 711
ZINC 862
BARIUM 0
SUS VIS 210ºF 51.8
cSt @ 212ºF 7.83
FLASHPOINT ºF 385
Fuel%
Antifreeze% 0.0
wATER% 0.0
INSOLUBLES 0.5
TBN 3.1