From Blackstone Labs. Engine has 77k miles on it. I bought it 3.5 years ago with 28k on it. Been on a steady diet of 5W-30 full syns between Pennzoil, Quaker State, and Mobil 1 since I've owned it. Always used the GM OLM to 5% (usually between 6500-7500 miles) and changed with an AC Delco PF48 filter. Mixed city and highway. Ran harder than your average driver but not abused by any means. No racing. Engine is stock outside of a CAI. Gearing has been changed (and it's a 6 speed manual) so it may spend more time in the mid-range RPM than other LS3's. Car has been nothing short of an absolute pleasure to drive the whole time I've owned it. I'm a fairly die hard GM guy and have been for years.
Pennzoil Platinum 5W-30 - 7500 mile UOA. This one in particular had three separate 1200 mile hard runs from NC to FL across a two month span AFTER it was below 35% on the OLM. The mileage and driving at high(er) sustained speeds (90+) was one of the reasons I decided to get this UOA done now.
From Blackstone: Your Camaro looks excellent in this report. Typical wear for the LS-3 is shown on the far right (those averages are based on ~4,300 miles use), and these engine are known for leaving a good deal of copper in the oil. Your sample has just 7 ppm copper, showing very low wear from brass/bronze components. Other wear metals are in great shape too. This looks like a healthy engine to us, and it didn't
mind the 7,500-mile oil change interval in the slightest. The viscosity is in spec too, and no contamination was found. What a fantastic report!
Element/Compound - UOA PPM - Universal Averages
Aluminum - 4 - 7
Chromium - 1 - 2
Iron - 13 - 31
Copper - 7 - 68
Lead - 0 - 5
Tin - 0 - 1
Moly - 51 - 98
Nickel - 0 - 1
Manganese 0 - 5
Silver - 0 - 0
Titanium - 0 - 1
Potassium 2 - 5
Boron - 4 - 65
Silicon - 5 - 12
Sodium - 7 - 23
Calcium - 2137 - 1820
Magnesium 28 - 375
Phosphorus 589 - 769
Zinc - 674 - 908
Barium - 0 - 0
Sus Vicosity @ 210*F - 59 - 55-63
cSt Viscosity @ 100*C - 9.93 - 8.8-11.3
Flashpoint - 395 - >365
No Fuel (0.5), Antifreeze, Water, or Insolubles. I didn't pay for a TBN. Comments welcomed. Hope this helps someone, somewhere.
Pennzoil Platinum 5W-30 - 7500 mile UOA. This one in particular had three separate 1200 mile hard runs from NC to FL across a two month span AFTER it was below 35% on the OLM. The mileage and driving at high(er) sustained speeds (90+) was one of the reasons I decided to get this UOA done now.
From Blackstone: Your Camaro looks excellent in this report. Typical wear for the LS-3 is shown on the far right (those averages are based on ~4,300 miles use), and these engine are known for leaving a good deal of copper in the oil. Your sample has just 7 ppm copper, showing very low wear from brass/bronze components. Other wear metals are in great shape too. This looks like a healthy engine to us, and it didn't
mind the 7,500-mile oil change interval in the slightest. The viscosity is in spec too, and no contamination was found. What a fantastic report!
Element/Compound - UOA PPM - Universal Averages
Aluminum - 4 - 7
Chromium - 1 - 2
Iron - 13 - 31
Copper - 7 - 68
Lead - 0 - 5
Tin - 0 - 1
Moly - 51 - 98
Nickel - 0 - 1
Manganese 0 - 5
Silver - 0 - 0
Titanium - 0 - 1
Potassium 2 - 5
Boron - 4 - 65
Silicon - 5 - 12
Sodium - 7 - 23
Calcium - 2137 - 1820
Magnesium 28 - 375
Phosphorus 589 - 769
Zinc - 674 - 908
Barium - 0 - 0
Sus Vicosity @ 210*F - 59 - 55-63
cSt Viscosity @ 100*C - 9.93 - 8.8-11.3
Flashpoint - 395 - >365
No Fuel (0.5), Antifreeze, Water, or Insolubles. I didn't pay for a TBN. Comments welcomed. Hope this helps someone, somewhere.
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