I had given a friend of mine a sample bottle awhile back and he recently made use of it in taking a sample of the FF for a 9 month OCI of almost 10k miles on his X3.
(In that time period he estimated only about a third of a litre of consumption. He did not top up)
Code:
Lab BStone
Vehicle 2011 BMW X3
Oil BMW High Performance 5W30
Filter OEM
Total Miles 9600 miles
Miles on oil 9600 miles over 9 months (March 2011 to December 2011)
Aluminum....... 24
Chromium....... 2
Iron........... 91
Copper......... 13
Lead........... 0
Tin............ 2
Moly........... 279
Nickel......... 1
Manganese...... 13
Silver......... 0
Titanium....... 0
Potassium...... 10
Boron.......... 45
Silicon........ 17
Sodium......... 6
Calcium........ 2739
Magnesium...... 25
Phosphorus..... 636
Zinc........... 649
Barium......... 0
Flashpoint..... 380
Fuel...........
Antifreeze..... 0
Water.......... 0
Insoluables.... 0.4
SUS Visc@210f.. 57.7
cST Visc@100c.. 9.57
TBN............ 1.7
(In that time period he estimated only about a third of a litre of consumption. He did not top up)
Code:
Lab BStone
Vehicle 2011 BMW X3
Oil BMW High Performance 5W30
Filter OEM
Total Miles 9600 miles
Miles on oil 9600 miles over 9 months (March 2011 to December 2011)
Aluminum....... 24
Chromium....... 2
Iron........... 91
Copper......... 13
Lead........... 0
Tin............ 2
Moly........... 279
Nickel......... 1
Manganese...... 13
Silver......... 0
Titanium....... 0
Potassium...... 10
Boron.......... 45
Silicon........ 17
Sodium......... 6
Calcium........ 2739
Magnesium...... 25
Phosphorus..... 636
Zinc........... 649
Barium......... 0
Flashpoint..... 380
Fuel...........
Antifreeze..... 0
Water.......... 0
Insoluables.... 0.4
SUS Visc@210f.. 57.7
cST Visc@100c.. 9.57
TBN............ 1.7