Report from my 2002 Kawasaki Ninja zx9r. I did use about 3-4 ounces of auto-rx. Refilled with castrol gtx 10W40
99% highway miles with occasional 1.5 mile ride to work, 1.5 mile ride home at end of day. All highway trips were a minimum of 80 miles with no stops in between until I got home, With two 365 mile day trips to NY.
-Rode the bike for 85 miles non stop at highway speeds then got home, let it sit for about an hour and drained it catching it mid stream.
Blackstone comments:
Your engine is making more copper than we typically see out of this type of Kawasaki, and 89 ppm is enought to call a problem. The other metals are fine, so we're not sure why copper is so high. If you've been changing your oil frequently, you should be well past wear-in. If you've only changed the oil two or three times, it could be lingering wear-in. Universal averages show typical wear after about 2900 miles on the oil. Air and oil filtration appear normal. The fuel is ok. Copper probably shows poor wear at a brass or bronze part. Use 2500- miles to monitor.
I emailed Blackstone with the following:
Hello, thank you for my report. Do I need to talk to anyone
specifically about the report? My first report D16259 was from 9/7/07 using Exxon superflo 20w50 and the copper was 10ppm and although you didn't flag it you had mentioned that copper could be considered high, although you had a hard time getting worried about it, although that run was only 1056 miles.This oci consisted of a few 1.5 mile trips to work then another 1.5 miles back home, but 99% of the oci was all highway with a minimum of 80 miles round trip with no stops in between, just leave and come back a minimum of 80 miles later, including two 365 mile day trips to NY and back cruising around 65-75mph, so I always had the motor and oil up to operating temperature to burn off any fuel or condensation. I went for an 85 mile ride then let the bike sit for about an hour then drained the oil. I don't like riding in town stop light to stop light, I like to get on the highway and go for miles.
Blackstone's reply:
Michael: Thanks for the e-mail. I'm sorry we didn't pick up the history on this motorcycle. I'll add it to the report and send you a new copy when I'm finished. The higher copper is a mystery. Since fuel dilution was present, the copper could be from a crack working at a brass/bronze part and that may also be letting fuel into the oil. This level of fuel isn't really a problem, and since all other wear looks good, we aren't ready to call copper a major problem either, though it is certainly something to watch. If you used any after-market oil additives, that could explain the copper and in that case, it's probably not a concern. It's also possible the Brad Penn is using it in the oil as an additive. Copper used to be a really common additive back about 10 years ago, but isn't used much anymore. Please send in a sample of the virgin oil. We'll run it for no charge to make sure that's not the source. If no copper is found in the virgin oil, check back in 1,000-1,500 miles on the next oil for another look. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Miles on bike- 20,452
Miles on oil-2882
Oil filter-Pure one Pl14610
Air filter- K&N drop in(probably hasnt been out of the bike in well over a year)
Iron 9
Chromium 0
Lead 4
Copper 89
Tin 0
Aluminum 5
Nickel 1
Silver
Silicon 8
Boron 14
Sodium 307
Magnesium 512
Cacium 1768
Barium 0
Phosphorus 829
Zinc 1014
Molybdenum 5
Titanium 0
Potassium 3
Fuel 0.8
Visc100 13.25 should be 14.8-19.2
Visc210 71.1 should be 77-94
Insolubles 0.2 should be TBN 6.7
Comments/advice welcome!
99% highway miles with occasional 1.5 mile ride to work, 1.5 mile ride home at end of day. All highway trips were a minimum of 80 miles with no stops in between until I got home, With two 365 mile day trips to NY.
-Rode the bike for 85 miles non stop at highway speeds then got home, let it sit for about an hour and drained it catching it mid stream.
Blackstone comments:
Your engine is making more copper than we typically see out of this type of Kawasaki, and 89 ppm is enought to call a problem. The other metals are fine, so we're not sure why copper is so high. If you've been changing your oil frequently, you should be well past wear-in. If you've only changed the oil two or three times, it could be lingering wear-in. Universal averages show typical wear after about 2900 miles on the oil. Air and oil filtration appear normal. The fuel is ok. Copper probably shows poor wear at a brass or bronze part. Use 2500- miles to monitor.
I emailed Blackstone with the following:
Hello, thank you for my report. Do I need to talk to anyone
specifically about the report? My first report D16259 was from 9/7/07 using Exxon superflo 20w50 and the copper was 10ppm and although you didn't flag it you had mentioned that copper could be considered high, although you had a hard time getting worried about it, although that run was only 1056 miles.This oci consisted of a few 1.5 mile trips to work then another 1.5 miles back home, but 99% of the oci was all highway with a minimum of 80 miles round trip with no stops in between, just leave and come back a minimum of 80 miles later, including two 365 mile day trips to NY and back cruising around 65-75mph, so I always had the motor and oil up to operating temperature to burn off any fuel or condensation. I went for an 85 mile ride then let the bike sit for about an hour then drained the oil. I don't like riding in town stop light to stop light, I like to get on the highway and go for miles.
Blackstone's reply:
Michael: Thanks for the e-mail. I'm sorry we didn't pick up the history on this motorcycle. I'll add it to the report and send you a new copy when I'm finished. The higher copper is a mystery. Since fuel dilution was present, the copper could be from a crack working at a brass/bronze part and that may also be letting fuel into the oil. This level of fuel isn't really a problem, and since all other wear looks good, we aren't ready to call copper a major problem either, though it is certainly something to watch. If you used any after-market oil additives, that could explain the copper and in that case, it's probably not a concern. It's also possible the Brad Penn is using it in the oil as an additive. Copper used to be a really common additive back about 10 years ago, but isn't used much anymore. Please send in a sample of the virgin oil. We'll run it for no charge to make sure that's not the source. If no copper is found in the virgin oil, check back in 1,000-1,500 miles on the next oil for another look. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Miles on bike- 20,452
Miles on oil-2882
Oil filter-Pure one Pl14610
Air filter- K&N drop in(probably hasnt been out of the bike in well over a year)
Iron 9
Chromium 0
Lead 4
Copper 89
Tin 0
Aluminum 5
Nickel 1
Silver
Silicon 8
Boron 14
Sodium 307
Magnesium 512
Cacium 1768
Barium 0
Phosphorus 829
Zinc 1014
Molybdenum 5
Titanium 0
Potassium 3
Fuel 0.8
Visc100 13.25 should be 14.8-19.2
Visc210 71.1 should be 77-94
Insolubles 0.2 should be TBN 6.7
Comments/advice welcome!