2023 FLTRK Amsoil MCV 20W50, 5447 miles
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Nope clutch and engine is separate. The last 2 twin cam engines I had took about 20,000 miles for wear metals to drop where they should be. Hopefully this M8 is no different.Shared wet sump clutch? Tin is elevated & copper a little bit but Iron is low as is aluminum. You're already running a really thick oil so nothing left to do except keep the wind through the hair..
That's great! I've never owned one that was separate but it's good to hear & in my opinion it is better to separate them. You're almost to 20k. Was this your first analysis on this bike? You going to do more in the future to see if the metals are going down?
Yes, this was the first sample. Yes, I will take more samples in the future.
That's great to hear! It's nice to see what's going on with the engine/oil. Amsoil appears to be doing well too.
Looks good to me. The first thing I look at is viscosity. Yours is right in the middle for a 50 grade oil, so that’s good. Not sure about the tin but the magnesium looks OK from other UOA’s I’ve seen from Amsoil. Check out the link below. This guys has several UOA’s and his magnesium looks similar to yours. You could always sent in a VOA which would tell you how new oil looks as a comparison.
How many times has the oil been changed?
How many times has the oil been changed?
2016 FLTRU Amsoil MCV 20W50, 5032 miles
I rebuilt engine over the winter. !0,000 miles on rebuild. Fuel Moto 107, Wood 777 cams, Level B heads and lower end done by Darkhorse. 128.5ft.lb. torque Samples 13 and 14 were from rebuild. Sorry for the small print not sure how to fix it.
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I agree, I think next oil change wear metals should be lower. I'm guessing Oil Analyzers has not been notified of changes in oil recipe??That guy is me.. Oil has been changed 5 times.
It looks like Amsoil just does not have much magnesium in it. Check out the UOA link below using M1 15W-50. The magnesium is 597. It’s used as a detergent so I would be to concerned about the little bit in yours.
2017 HD 107 has high copper wear
I'm not good at reading oil analysis, anybody have any thoughts on this?
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Magnesium
“Also used as a detergent and dispersant additive to maintain suspension of particulate matter, and occasionally used in certain alloys of steel. Concentration levels vary greatly depending on oil brand.”
Engine Oil Analysis - Bob is the Oil Guy
What is an engine oil analysis? Engine oil analysis is a process that involves a sample of engine oil, whether virgin or used, and analyzing it for various properties and materials in order to monitor wear metals and contamination. By analyzing a sample of used engine oil, you can determine the...
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I was looking around at other oil analysis and seen a wide number like 20 to 1700PPM of magnesium in different oils.Magnesium
“Also used as a detergent and dispersant additive to maintain suspension of particulate matter, and occasionally used in certain alloys of steel. Concentration levels vary greatly depending on oil brand.”
Engine Oil Analysis - Bob is the Oil Guy
What is an engine oil analysis? Engine oil analysis is a process that involves a sample of engine oil, whether virgin or used, and analyzing it for various properties and materials in order to monitor wear metals and contamination. By analyzing a sample of used engine oil, you can determine the...bobistheoilguy.com
One of the reasons that link shows higher magnesium is the fact they reduced calcium. OP has plenty of detergent via Calcium. There is no cause for concern here for OP's Amsoil.
I agree. I missed typed in post #9. I should have said, “I would not be too concerned”. Sorry for the confusion.