JHZR2
Staff member
This is an analysis of M1 0w-30 that has been in my mothers 1997 Plymouth breeze (2.0L 4cyl) over the winter. I have a previous sample from last spring, which was m1 5w-30 and 0-30 in a 50/50 mix, I believe.
Every workday my mother drives this car 5 blocks 5 times. It is pretty severe serice, but M1 seems to be a good fit, so the wear rates dont indicate any problems, probably because the synth oil flows well enough at startup. In the interrim between these two samples, M1 5w-30 was used at an interval of about 5000 miles. The latest sample was in about 6 months.
FYI, I am almost 100% sure that the last oil change I put in a FRAM air filter... I thought they were OK, but SI values are pretty high. I might have that filter swapped.
Sample Date 4/10/2004 5/12/2003
Unit Age 69259m 59856m
Time on Fluid 5000m 4500m
Time on Filter 5000m 4500m
Fluid Maint. Changed Changed
Filter Maint. Changed Changed
Fluid M1 0w-30 M1 mix
Iron (Fe) 16 21
Chromium (Cr) 0.5 0.8
Nickel (Ni) 1.3 1.1
Titanium (Ti) 0.0 0.2
Silver (Ag) 0.0 0.0
Aluminum (Al) 6.7 8.2
Lead (Pb) 1.2 0.2
Copper (Cu) 1.7 2.9
Tin (Sn) 0.3 0.0
Silicon (Si) 23 11
Sodium (Na) 3.9 5.2
Potassium (K) 0.0 0.0
Boron (B) 176 142
Barium (Ba) 0.0 0.0
Molybdenum (Mo) 79 67
Magnesium (Mg) 22 20
Calcium (Ca) 2889 2510
Phosphorus (P) 848 820
Zinc (Zn) 952 928
Sulfur (S) 2242 2373
Cadmium (Cd) 0.0 0.0
Manganese (Mn) 1.2 0.5
Vanadium (V) 0.0 0.0
Soot(%) 0 0
Oxidation(PA) 34 40
Nitratrion(PA) 0 10
Sulfation(PA) 45 90
ZDDP 0 0.00 0.00
Kv@100°C 11.00 10.66
White Metal NONE NONE
Babbitt NONE NONE
Precipitate NONE NONE
Silt NONE NONE
Debris NONE NONE
Dirt NONE NONE
Appearance NORML NORML
Odor NORML NORML
H2O(Emul) NEG NEG
H2O(Free) NEG NEG
[ April 20, 2004, 06:35 PM: Message edited by: JHZR2 ]
Every workday my mother drives this car 5 blocks 5 times. It is pretty severe serice, but M1 seems to be a good fit, so the wear rates dont indicate any problems, probably because the synth oil flows well enough at startup. In the interrim between these two samples, M1 5w-30 was used at an interval of about 5000 miles. The latest sample was in about 6 months.
FYI, I am almost 100% sure that the last oil change I put in a FRAM air filter... I thought they were OK, but SI values are pretty high. I might have that filter swapped.
Sample Date 4/10/2004 5/12/2003
Unit Age 69259m 59856m
Time on Fluid 5000m 4500m
Time on Filter 5000m 4500m
Fluid Maint. Changed Changed
Filter Maint. Changed Changed
Fluid M1 0w-30 M1 mix
Iron (Fe) 16 21
Chromium (Cr) 0.5 0.8
Nickel (Ni) 1.3 1.1
Titanium (Ti) 0.0 0.2
Silver (Ag) 0.0 0.0
Aluminum (Al) 6.7 8.2
Lead (Pb) 1.2 0.2
Copper (Cu) 1.7 2.9
Tin (Sn) 0.3 0.0
Silicon (Si) 23 11
Sodium (Na) 3.9 5.2
Potassium (K) 0.0 0.0
Boron (B) 176 142
Barium (Ba) 0.0 0.0
Molybdenum (Mo) 79 67
Magnesium (Mg) 22 20
Calcium (Ca) 2889 2510
Phosphorus (P) 848 820
Zinc (Zn) 952 928
Sulfur (S) 2242 2373
Cadmium (Cd) 0.0 0.0
Manganese (Mn) 1.2 0.5
Vanadium (V) 0.0 0.0
Soot(%) 0 0
Oxidation(PA) 34 40
Nitratrion(PA) 0 10
Sulfation(PA) 45 90
ZDDP 0 0.00 0.00
Kv@100°C 11.00 10.66
White Metal NONE NONE
Babbitt NONE NONE
Precipitate NONE NONE
Silt NONE NONE
Debris NONE NONE
Dirt NONE NONE
Appearance NORML NORML
Odor NORML NORML
H2O(Emul) NEG NEG
H2O(Free) NEG NEG
[ April 20, 2004, 06:35 PM: Message edited by: JHZR2 ]
