Sharing my latest oil report from Blackstone.
'98 Dodge Ram 2500 4X4
Cummins 24 valve turbo diesel, stock HP/torque
Sump capacity- 11 quarts
Oil- Mobil Delvac 1 5W-40 CI-4
Filter- Fleetguard StrataPore LF3894
Air filter- Amsoil oiled foam
In service- 10-17-03
Sample drawn- 4-28-04
Mile on oil- 8,647
Miles on engine- 102,879
Filter changed ~5K in 1-04, 1 qt. make-up added at that time.
Zero consumption
Aluminum 4
Chromium 2
Iron 19
Copper 1
Lead 2
Boron 49
Silicon 4
Sodium 2
Calcium 2517
Magnesium 425
Phosphorus 1181
Zinc 1367
All other elements = zero
TBN 7.4
SUS Visc.@210F 75.6
Flashpoint 455F
Fuel Antifreeze 0
Water 0
Insolubles 0.5%
Oil is still in the crankcase. I have a Boss 8'2" power-vee snow plow on this truck, and it received a workout this past winter. Truck is not garaged, and sits outside. I plugged the block heater in twice during the winter, so mostly cold start-ups, and it fires on the first cycle of the intake grid heaters everytime, even when temps are well below zero. Engine also has a Jacobs exhaust brake, that I use most of the time. If only I could get this engine in a Ford Superduty!
'98 Dodge Ram 2500 4X4
Cummins 24 valve turbo diesel, stock HP/torque
Sump capacity- 11 quarts
Oil- Mobil Delvac 1 5W-40 CI-4
Filter- Fleetguard StrataPore LF3894
Air filter- Amsoil oiled foam
In service- 10-17-03
Sample drawn- 4-28-04
Mile on oil- 8,647
Miles on engine- 102,879
Filter changed ~5K in 1-04, 1 qt. make-up added at that time.
Zero consumption
Aluminum 4
Chromium 2
Iron 19
Copper 1
Lead 2
Boron 49
Silicon 4
Sodium 2
Calcium 2517
Magnesium 425
Phosphorus 1181
Zinc 1367
All other elements = zero
TBN 7.4
SUS Visc.@210F 75.6
Flashpoint 455F
Fuel Antifreeze 0
Water 0
Insolubles 0.5%
Oil is still in the crankcase. I have a Boss 8'2" power-vee snow plow on this truck, and it received a workout this past winter. Truck is not garaged, and sits outside. I plugged the block heater in twice during the winter, so mostly cold start-ups, and it fires on the first cycle of the intake grid heaters everytime, even when temps are well below zero. Engine also has a Jacobs exhaust brake, that I use most of the time. If only I could get this engine in a Ford Superduty!