Hi all,
Just had an oil analysis done, vehicle is a GU3 zd30 with 75k on the clock. Oil (Castrol RX Super 15W40) had been used for about 2800km prior to the test, results came back as:
Aluminium(ppm) 1
Nickel <1
Copper <1
Chromium <1
Iron 6
Lead 1
Tin <1
Silicon 5
Boron <5
Sodium <1
Potassium 1
Phosphorus 1180
Molybdenum 1
Calcium 2251
Magnesium 323
Zinc 1411
Water (%) <0.1
Soot (%) 0.4
Viscosity (cSt, 100degC) 13.9
PQ index <10
Oxidation (Abs) 10.8
Sulphation (Abs) 16.4
Fuel (%) 1
Dispersancy Pass
Total Base Number (by FTIR) 8.4
So, what does that all mean then?
Just had an oil analysis done, vehicle is a GU3 zd30 with 75k on the clock. Oil (Castrol RX Super 15W40) had been used for about 2800km prior to the test, results came back as:
Aluminium(ppm) 1
Nickel <1
Copper <1
Chromium <1
Iron 6
Lead 1
Tin <1
Silicon 5
Boron <5
Sodium <1
Potassium 1
Phosphorus 1180
Molybdenum 1
Calcium 2251
Magnesium 323
Zinc 1411
Water (%) <0.1
Soot (%) 0.4
Viscosity (cSt, 100degC) 13.9
PQ index <10
Oxidation (Abs) 10.8
Sulphation (Abs) 16.4
Fuel (%) 1
Dispersancy Pass
Total Base Number (by FTIR) 8.4
So, what does that all mean then?