Norman
Veteran Member
Could the oil gurus amongst us please comment on the following analysis taken off a '00 Golf w/ 30K miles, Upsolute chip, Original Tuning Box and K&N drop in filter? The sample was used in the vehicle for almost exactly one year at the stated interval. 70+% of mileage during that time consisted of relatively short commutes (<10 miles).
<PHYSICAL PROPERTIES>
Glycol: NEG
% H2O: <0.05
% Fuel: <1.0
VISCOSITY 40C: NA 100C: 12.7
% Solids: NA
<OIL DEGRADATION>
Soot: 2.2
%OXD: 72.2
%NOX: 21.4
TBN: 6.6
TAN: NA
<SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS> (in Parts Per Million)
Iron: 59
Chromium: 3
Lead: 4
Copper: 8
Tin: 2
Aluminum: 12
Nickel: 7
Silver: 0
Manganese: 2
Silicon: 4
Boron: 32
Sodium: 3
Magnesium: 21
Calcium: 2609
Barium: 0
Phosphorus: 935
Zinc: 1294
Molybdenum: 0
Titanium: 0
Vanadium: 0
Cadmium: 0
<Oil Analyzers Inc.'s short report of this analysis>
Oxidation elevated
Analyze operating conditions
Reduce drain period
Resample at next regular interval...(hmm, I wonder if this is in ALL their reports...)
[ May 06, 2002, 21:13: Message edited by: Norman ]
<PHYSICAL PROPERTIES>
Glycol: NEG
% H2O: <0.05
% Fuel: <1.0
VISCOSITY 40C: NA 100C: 12.7
% Solids: NA
<OIL DEGRADATION>
Soot: 2.2
%OXD: 72.2
%NOX: 21.4
TBN: 6.6
TAN: NA
<SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS> (in Parts Per Million)
Iron: 59
Chromium: 3
Lead: 4
Copper: 8
Tin: 2
Aluminum: 12
Nickel: 7
Silver: 0
Manganese: 2
Silicon: 4
Boron: 32
Sodium: 3
Magnesium: 21
Calcium: 2609
Barium: 0
Phosphorus: 935
Zinc: 1294
Molybdenum: 0
Titanium: 0
Vanadium: 0
Cadmium: 0
<Oil Analyzers Inc.'s short report of this analysis>
Oxidation elevated
Analyze operating conditions
Reduce drain period
Resample at next regular interval...(hmm, I wonder if this is in ALL their reports...)
[ May 06, 2002, 21:13: Message edited by: Norman ]