Decided to try Idemitsu with Moly to compare to the regular ol' plain jane Idemitsu. Got this oil on sale from Amazon for like $25 shipped, I think.
Also decided to extend the interval a bit, to actually give the oil a challenge. An 800 mile trip right at the end helped rack up the miles over the course of two days. Haha.
The Oil Life showed 40% remaining using the "flexible" oil life setting, which calculates based on engine operations and conditions.
It's a silly comparison obviously, since most of the miles have been in cooler winter Florida temps, vs the 100F summer runs. The occasional 35F-40F (50-65F average) cold starts have been BRUTAL... on my hands while i grip the ice cold steering wheel and shifter. Hahaha. I don't know how you people live up north where its ACTUALLY COLD. Goodness gracious. I want my FL warmth back.
Code
OIL Idemitsu 0w20 Synthetic
MILES IN USE 5,495 miles
MILES on unit 74,368
SAMPLE TAKEN 11/18/2018
Make up Oil 0
Universal Average based on 6,000 miles
ALUMINUM 2 4
CHROMIUM 0 0
IRON 7 11
COPPER 1 3
LEAD 0 0
TIN 0 0
MOLYBDENUM 589 144
NICKEL 0 0
MANGANESE 0 0
SILVER 0 0
TITANIUM 0 2
POTASSIUM 0 2
BORON 195 81
SILICON 9 12
SODIUM 7 40
CALCIUM 2036 1804
MAGNESIUM 9 291
PHOSPHORUS 696 649
ZINC 764 740
BARIUM 1 0
Values Should Be*
SUS VIS 210�F 49.8 46-57
cSt @ 212�F 7.20 6.0-9.7
FLASHPOINT �F 390 >385
Fuel %
Antifreeze 0.0 0.0
WATER 0.0
INSOLUBLES 0.2
TBN 4.9 >1.0
TAN 5.9
Also decided to extend the interval a bit, to actually give the oil a challenge. An 800 mile trip right at the end helped rack up the miles over the course of two days. Haha.
The Oil Life showed 40% remaining using the "flexible" oil life setting, which calculates based on engine operations and conditions.
It's a silly comparison obviously, since most of the miles have been in cooler winter Florida temps, vs the 100F summer runs. The occasional 35F-40F (50-65F average) cold starts have been BRUTAL... on my hands while i grip the ice cold steering wheel and shifter. Hahaha. I don't know how you people live up north where its ACTUALLY COLD. Goodness gracious. I want my FL warmth back.
Code
OIL Idemitsu 0w20 Synthetic
MILES IN USE 5,495 miles
MILES on unit 74,368
SAMPLE TAKEN 11/18/2018
Make up Oil 0
Universal Average based on 6,000 miles
ALUMINUM 2 4
CHROMIUM 0 0
IRON 7 11
COPPER 1 3
LEAD 0 0
TIN 0 0
MOLYBDENUM 589 144
NICKEL 0 0
MANGANESE 0 0
SILVER 0 0
TITANIUM 0 2
POTASSIUM 0 2
BORON 195 81
SILICON 9 12
SODIUM 7 40
CALCIUM 2036 1804
MAGNESIUM 9 291
PHOSPHORUS 696 649
ZINC 764 740
BARIUM 1 0
Values Should Be*
SUS VIS 210�F 49.8 46-57
cSt @ 212�F 7.20 6.0-9.7
FLASHPOINT �F 390 >385
Fuel %
Antifreeze 0.0 0.0
WATER 0.0
INSOLUBLES 0.2
TBN 4.9 >1.0
TAN 5.9