My first ever oil analysis. I don't know much other than what Blackstone labs told me in the write up so please let me know what you guys think. I cant remember the exact day this oil went in, not home at the moment so I can't look at the receipt but I know it was in February, 2016. I should mention that this oil has seen lots of winter idling, and I drive lots of gravel roads and lots of short trips.
RANDY: In terms of wear, this first sample from your F150 looks great! Universal averages for this type of
engine are based on about 9,200 km of use, and after going about 1,000 km less on this oil, iron is
appropriately low. It's the one metal that tracks directly with oil use, while the others tend to stay closer to
average, even after a longer interval. These numbers don't indicate trouble, and the trace of fuel that
showed up isn't anything to be worried about. It’s probably from city driving or cold sampling, and that's fine.
The TBN was strong at 3.3 - lots of active additive left.
Code:
OIL QSUD 0W20
MILES IN USE 8293 KM
MILES 44298 KM
SAMPLE TAKEN 01/08/16
ALUMINUM 4
CHROMIUM 1
IRON 17
COPPER 2
LEAD 0
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 191
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 2
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 4
POTASSIUM 2
BORON 4
SILICON 13
SODIUM 73
CALCIUM 1787
MAGNESIUM 9
PHOSPHORUS 598
ZINC 697
BARIUM 0
INSOLUBLES 0.2
WATER 0
FLASHPOINT ºF 380
SUS VIS 210ºF 52.5
cSt @ 212ºF 8.04
TBN 3.3
RANDY: In terms of wear, this first sample from your F150 looks great! Universal averages for this type of
engine are based on about 9,200 km of use, and after going about 1,000 km less on this oil, iron is
appropriately low. It's the one metal that tracks directly with oil use, while the others tend to stay closer to
average, even after a longer interval. These numbers don't indicate trouble, and the trace of fuel that
showed up isn't anything to be worried about. It’s probably from city driving or cold sampling, and that's fine.
The TBN was strong at 3.3 - lots of active additive left.
Code:
OIL QSUD 0W20
MILES IN USE 8293 KM
MILES 44298 KM
SAMPLE TAKEN 01/08/16
ALUMINUM 4
CHROMIUM 1
IRON 17
COPPER 2
LEAD 0
TIN 0
MOLYBDENUM 191
NICKEL 0
MANGANESE 2
SILVER 0
TITANIUM 4
POTASSIUM 2
BORON 4
SILICON 13
SODIUM 73
CALCIUM 1787
MAGNESIUM 9
PHOSPHORUS 598
ZINC 697
BARIUM 0
INSOLUBLES 0.2
WATER 0
FLASHPOINT ºF 380
SUS VIS 210ºF 52.5
cSt @ 212ºF 8.04
TBN 3.3
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