I HAVE AN 11.1 LITER DETROIT DIESEL IN MY BIG TRUCK. IT HAS 815000 MILES ON IT.IN SPITE OF THE MILEAGE IT ALWAYS GAVE GOOD OIL ANALYSIS RESULTS. I USED THE MOBIL DELVAC 15W-40.
ALUMINUM 2
CHROMIUM 2
IRON 12
COPPER 3
LEAD 1
TIN 1
SILICON 3
POTASSIUM 0
SODIUM 2
THIS WAS WITH 11,500 MILES ON THE OIL.
THIS IS WHERE I MESSED UP. I CHANGED TOO MANY THINGS AT ONE TIME. I INSTALLED A SPINNER II OIL CENTRIFUGE, CHANGED TO MOBIL DELVAC 1 SYNTHETIC (5W-40), AND CHANGED ANALYSIS COMPANIES.
AFTER 14,250 MILES ON THE SYNTHETIC HERE ARE THE RESULTS.
ALUMINUM 3
CHROMIUM 5
IRON 20
COPPER 11
LEAD 3
TIN 0
SOOT 0.9
TBN 9.1
SAE 43
OXIDATION VISC@100 13.7
GLYCOL NOT DETECTED
SILICON 9
POTASSIUM 16
SODIUM 6
EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL WITH ALL THE SAMPLES, BUT WHY DID THE WEAR METALS INCREASE SO MUCH WITH THE SYNTHETIC AND THE BYPASS FILTER. THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING ALL THIS WAS TO REDUCE WEAR. THE FILTER REMOVED A LOT OF SOOT, SO I ASSUME IT IS REMOVING WEAR PARTICLES ALSO. THE SYNTHETIC HAD MORE MILES ON IT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY THAT MUCH INCREASE IN WEAR METALS. SO HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS.
COULD THE DIFFERENT LABS MAKE THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE?
SHOULD I GO BACK TO THE DINO OIL? IT SHOWED LESS WEAR.
COULD THE SPINNER II BE ADDING WEAR METALS? IT IS SUPPOSED TO SPIN AT 5000+RPM'S. IT HUMS FOR QUITE SOME TIME AFTER I TURN THE ENGINE OFF.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY IDEAS.
I JUST NOTICED: COULD THE INCREASE IN SILICON HAVE DONE IT??
JESUS IS MY COPILOT
ALUMINUM 2
CHROMIUM 2
IRON 12
COPPER 3
LEAD 1
TIN 1
SILICON 3
POTASSIUM 0
SODIUM 2
THIS WAS WITH 11,500 MILES ON THE OIL.
THIS IS WHERE I MESSED UP. I CHANGED TOO MANY THINGS AT ONE TIME. I INSTALLED A SPINNER II OIL CENTRIFUGE, CHANGED TO MOBIL DELVAC 1 SYNTHETIC (5W-40), AND CHANGED ANALYSIS COMPANIES.
AFTER 14,250 MILES ON THE SYNTHETIC HERE ARE THE RESULTS.
ALUMINUM 3
CHROMIUM 5
IRON 20
COPPER 11
LEAD 3
TIN 0
SOOT 0.9
TBN 9.1
SAE 43
OXIDATION VISC@100 13.7
GLYCOL NOT DETECTED
SILICON 9
POTASSIUM 16
SODIUM 6
EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL WITH ALL THE SAMPLES, BUT WHY DID THE WEAR METALS INCREASE SO MUCH WITH THE SYNTHETIC AND THE BYPASS FILTER. THE PURPOSE OF CHANGING ALL THIS WAS TO REDUCE WEAR. THE FILTER REMOVED A LOT OF SOOT, SO I ASSUME IT IS REMOVING WEAR PARTICLES ALSO. THE SYNTHETIC HAD MORE MILES ON IT BUT NOT ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY THAT MUCH INCREASE IN WEAR METALS. SO HERE ARE MY QUESTIONS.
COULD THE DIFFERENT LABS MAKE THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE?
SHOULD I GO BACK TO THE DINO OIL? IT SHOWED LESS WEAR.
COULD THE SPINNER II BE ADDING WEAR METALS? IT IS SUPPOSED TO SPIN AT 5000+RPM'S. IT HUMS FOR QUITE SOME TIME AFTER I TURN THE ENGINE OFF.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY IDEAS.
I JUST NOTICED: COULD THE INCREASE IN SILICON HAVE DONE IT??
JESUS IS MY COPILOT