This UOA has been almost 3 years in the making.
Once the Camaro reached the point where it would use a whole quart of oil in a 30-minute lapping session, I decided to retire it from track use, as of October 2016.
But it still runs fine on the street, so I put it on the "perpetual oil change" regimen, to use up the 3 gallons of SN Pennzoil Ultra I had stashed. I changed the filter at 260k.
Polaris Comments:
Flagged data does not indicate an immediate need for maintenance action. Continue to observe the trend and monitor
equipment and fluid conditions. BEARING/BUSHING METAL is at a MODERATE LEVEL: Base Number is MODERATELY LOW. As
Base Number depletes, the ability to neutralize acids is diminished. OXIDATION is at a MODERATE level, which may be due to
extended drain interval or high operating temperature. FLAGGED ADDITIVE levels indicate slight LUBE MIXING; Lubricant and
filter change acknowledged.
Overall, I think I ran it too long based on the high corrected Iron level, and low TBN. I now have VML 5w30 in it, and will do 10k-mile OCI's and see how it likes it.
Once the Camaro reached the point where it would use a whole quart of oil in a 30-minute lapping session, I decided to retire it from track use, as of October 2016.
But it still runs fine on the street, so I put it on the "perpetual oil change" regimen, to use up the 3 gallons of SN Pennzoil Ultra I had stashed. I changed the filter at 260k.
Polaris Comments:
Flagged data does not indicate an immediate need for maintenance action. Continue to observe the trend and monitor
equipment and fluid conditions. BEARING/BUSHING METAL is at a MODERATE LEVEL: Base Number is MODERATELY LOW. As
Base Number depletes, the ability to neutralize acids is diminished. OXIDATION is at a MODERATE level, which may be due to
extended drain interval or high operating temperature. FLAGGED ADDITIVE levels indicate slight LUBE MIXING; Lubricant and
filter change acknowledged.
Overall, I think I ran it too long based on the high corrected Iron level, and low TBN. I now have VML 5w30 in it, and will do 10k-mile OCI's and see how it likes it.
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