Here's the latest report after a thorough A-RX clean. This is the first oil change after the A-RX rinse.
This vehicle has also been using Redline 85 Plus at a maintenence dose rate in the fuel. It has made a huge difference to the overall performance, although I suspect this may be where the elevated lead count is comming from, although the other wear metals have dropped. The only other thought it is residual cleaning from the A-RX and the esters in the D1
Any comments ?
Oil change.16/1/04
Oil sample.07/3/04,10/5/04,18/9/04
Oil Type
Fuchs Titan Universal HD, Fuchs Titan Universal HD, Mobil Delvac 1
Total km. 103 094, 110 272, 125 620
Oil km......3 714, 5 132, 5 351
Filter......3 714, 5 132, 5 351
Filters are Donaldson (1 full flow, 1 combination)
Analysis-Metals
Al...4, 5, 1
Cu..1, 2, 2
Cr..less than 1, less than 1, 1
Fe..5, 7, 3
Pb..4, 3, 8
Sn..less than 1, less than 1, 1
Contaminants
Si..2, 3, 3
Na..less than 1, less than 1, less than 1
Physical Tests
Water(% by FTIR)..less than 0.1, less than 0.1, less than 0.1
Vi................14.3, 13.9, 13.5
Soot %............0.4, 0.4, 0.4
PQ Index.......38.0, less than 20, less than 20
Fuel %.............1.0, 1.0, 1.0
Rick.
[ October 04, 2004, 08:06 AM: Message edited by: tdi-rick ]
This vehicle has also been using Redline 85 Plus at a maintenence dose rate in the fuel. It has made a huge difference to the overall performance, although I suspect this may be where the elevated lead count is comming from, although the other wear metals have dropped. The only other thought it is residual cleaning from the A-RX and the esters in the D1
Any comments ?
Oil change.16/1/04
Oil sample.07/3/04,10/5/04,18/9/04
Oil Type
Fuchs Titan Universal HD, Fuchs Titan Universal HD, Mobil Delvac 1
Total km. 103 094, 110 272, 125 620
Oil km......3 714, 5 132, 5 351
Filter......3 714, 5 132, 5 351
Filters are Donaldson (1 full flow, 1 combination)
Analysis-Metals
Al...4, 5, 1
Cu..1, 2, 2
Cr..less than 1, less than 1, 1
Fe..5, 7, 3
Pb..4, 3, 8
Sn..less than 1, less than 1, 1
Contaminants
Si..2, 3, 3
Na..less than 1, less than 1, less than 1
Physical Tests
Water(% by FTIR)..less than 0.1, less than 0.1, less than 0.1
Vi................14.3, 13.9, 13.5
Soot %............0.4, 0.4, 0.4
PQ Index.......38.0, less than 20, less than 20
Fuel %.............1.0, 1.0, 1.0
Rick.
[ October 04, 2004, 08:06 AM: Message edited by: tdi-rick ]