I decided to go with the IOLM with this new car, my wife drives 75% highway/25% city
Oil sampled 6/14/14
OILSCAN (through Deere)
9,693 mi./ factory fill (approx. 7 months)
oil and filter were changed at time of sample
no make-up oil
Code:
iron........65
chromium.....2
nickel.......1
aluminum....16
lead.........1
copper......81
tin..........1
silver.....
titanium....
silicon....105
boron.......94
sodium.......4
potassium..
molybdenum..87
phosphorus.943
zinc.......928
calcium...2333
barium......16
magnesium...15
antimony...
vanadium....
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fuel%..........>10%
I am disregarding the fuel % as I only drove around the block prior to changing. The high silicon can be related to assembly, which leaves the high copper reading. My guess is its leaching and will settle down given time.
The low viscosity, again I am to blame for short drive prior to changing.
This is the first UOA I have pulled on a factory fill, and quite honestly it doesn't look all bad, and now I have a baseline for future UOA's.
Oil sampled 6/14/14
OILSCAN (through Deere)
9,693 mi./ factory fill (approx. 7 months)
oil and filter were changed at time of sample
no make-up oil
Code:
iron........65
chromium.....2
nickel.......1
aluminum....16
lead.........1
copper......81
tin..........1
silver.....
titanium....
silicon....105
boron.......94
sodium.......4
potassium..
molybdenum..87
phosphorus.943
zinc.......928
calcium...2333
barium......16
magnesium...15
antimony...
vanadium....
[email protected]
fuel%..........>10%
I am disregarding the fuel % as I only drove around the block prior to changing. The high silicon can be related to assembly, which leaves the high copper reading. My guess is its leaching and will settle down given time.
The low viscosity, again I am to blame for short drive prior to changing.
This is the first UOA I have pulled on a factory fill, and quite honestly it doesn't look all bad, and now I have a baseline for future UOA's.
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