amsoil ALM 5w20 w/ TAN ford 3.5 v6 n/a explorer

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con't from http://tinyurl.com/q97somt
oil in service for 11 months. 50/50 city mix. 132% OLM
1 qt make up oil due to consumption and filter change at 57.3k. and still OEM air filter in place.

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OIL ALM 5W20 ALM 5w20 ALM 5W20

MILES IN USE 13.5K 10.2k 8.5k

O&F CHANGED Y Y Y

MILES 60.3K 47k 26.6k

MAKEUP OIL 1 1 0

SAMPLE TAKEN 1-AUG-15 5-SEPT-14 4-APRIL-13

LAB OAI WIX OAI



IRON 20 20 29

CHROMIUM 0 0 0

NICKEL 0 0 0

ALUMINIUM 5 13 10

COPPER 22 23 25

LEAD 0 0 0

TIN 0 2 0

CADMIUM 0 N/R 0

SILVER 1 0 0

VANADIUM 0 0 0

SILICON 18 15 22

SODIUM 10 14 11

POTASSIUM 2 6 1

TITANIUM 0 0 0

MOLYBDENUM 153 148 141

ANTIMONY 0 N/R 0

MANGANESE 7 N/R 10

LITHIUM 0 N/R 0

BORON 70 107 115

MAGNESIUM 17 8 18

CALCIUM 3763 3440 3434

BARIUM 0 0 0

PHOSPHORUS 654 634 670

ZINC 773 722 765





WATER 0 0 0

cSt @ 212ºF 9.7 9 8.8

FUEL 0 N/R 0

TAN 3.73 N/R N/R

TBN 4.03 3.5 3.99

OXIDATION 59 N/R 53

NITRATION 18 N/R 16

 

[donnyj08]

Not sure on universal averages for this engine, however wear seems to be trending consistent, looks like the Amsoil is working well for your longer drains.

 

[bigt61]

The last 13.5k run is especially impressive. You could even go longer. Your engine is really taking to the extended runs w Amsoil. Good post.