Originally Posted by dnewton3
You have no idea at this point if the oil switch was the cause of the escalation, or something else coincidental.
First, on your next OFCI, go back to the Rotella. See what happens.
For you to be able to blame the CK-4 Delo, you'll have to prove that the bad results are repeatable; going back and forth a few times.
Next, you need to understand that the wear even pre-Delo is really high; 95+ ppm Fe in 3500 miles. That's not good at all. Your Pb and Cu are on the way up, along with the Fe. You've got major bearings going out; that's my assessment. You wear rates are (rough estimate) 10x higher than a normal expectation.
As others have mentioned; coolant leak most likely part of the concern; possibly root cause.
No oil is going to put off the inevitable here; there's failure in the future. Syns are not going to stop it. Thicker lubes won't stop it.
I agree.
The wear is much higher than the average, even before the switch and the average is most likely based on more than 3500 miles.
You have no idea at this point if the oil switch was the cause of the escalation, or something else coincidental.
First, on your next OFCI, go back to the Rotella. See what happens.
For you to be able to blame the CK-4 Delo, you'll have to prove that the bad results are repeatable; going back and forth a few times.
Next, you need to understand that the wear even pre-Delo is really high; 95+ ppm Fe in 3500 miles. That's not good at all. Your Pb and Cu are on the way up, along with the Fe. You've got major bearings going out; that's my assessment. You wear rates are (rough estimate) 10x higher than a normal expectation.
As others have mentioned; coolant leak most likely part of the concern; possibly root cause.
No oil is going to put off the inevitable here; there's failure in the future. Syns are not going to stop it. Thicker lubes won't stop it.
I agree.
The wear is much higher than the average, even before the switch and the average is most likely based on more than 3500 miles.
