Delvac-1 5w-40 VW 1.9L 9940 miles

[hannaco]

Delvac-1 5w-40
Cat SOS Lab
Miles on oil: 9940
Miles on motor: 79960


Vis @100C 17.7
Al 3
B 67
Cr 2
Cu 4
Fe 39
Pb 2
Mg 484
Mo 17
Ni 1
Si 5
Na 3
Sn 1
Zn 1518

Soot 1.9%
Water 0
Fuel 0
Anti-freeze 0
TBN 9.0

Car is driven about 90% highway and 10% creep and go.
This is by far the best Delvac-1 sample for this car.

[ October 27, 2003, 02:08 PM: Message edited by: hannaco ]

 

[V6 Diesel]

This test sure had a big improvement in the iron. Have you always run Delvac?
Same oil filters or air filters?
The tbn sure stays high, what is the oil capacity?

 

[hannaco]

OEM air and oil filters from beginning. Delvac-1 for the past 40K miles. First fill from dealer was Kendall GT-1, which got changed out shortly after I found out what was used. This was the first test after the crank seal was changed, which seems to have cleared things up a bit.
Sump holds 4.5L. Usage is about 6 oz. in 10k miles.