onederful100

good info.

hammeron

yeah that is nice that they didn't find
any mud in the oil and like it says in the
report, your car appears to be wearing
very nicely.

moosestang

4 ppm more than the universal average, I ain't worried. Of course we don't know how many people in that average are blown. Maybe I should have put that in the comments. I didn't consider the possibility that my info would be used in their universal average.

moosestang

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums...ue#Post1116934

Here are 5 different oil analysis' on the same car for reference. This guy ran amsoil for 11k and almost 15k! I'd never leave my oil in the engine that long, i don't care if it's super duper oil. funny how he switched oil and started changing it every 5k miles.

mygt500

Looks like everything is great so far with the boosted engine!!!!! congrats Moose!

mygt500

Looks like everything is great so far with the boosted engine!!!!! congrats Moose!

explict

That's good results, considering you on par with an N/A Mustang!

explict

And why do you run 5w30?

moosestang

Because I like my oil a bit thicker. I'm hoping the slightly thicker oil will give my bearings a little more protection. If you go to that link I posted, that guy ran 5w20 and 5w30, he had more wear metals with 5w20.

Someone on there suggested trying 10w30 to see if the copper number drops, since i'm in Florida and it doesn't get very cold here. I'm not sure having the oil a little thicker when cold will make much difference in wear.

Anyone know what is made of copper? Every analysis i've found shows copper in the 20's.

I found this explanation of oil analysis' and what some of the metals come from, not sure how accurate though.

http://www.f150online.com/forums/eng...-analysis.html

I clipped this from the above post.

Another concern on some trucks is the copper level. Copper is an additive in some oils but you would not know this unless you asked the Mfg. of the oil or sent a new sample of oil in for analysis. Sometimes copper shows up and makes you think that you have a bearing problem. This is only true if you also have Tin and Lead. Copper, Tin and Lead is an indication of bearing wear. If you only have Copper showing up on your analysis, then you most likely are seeing copper oxides from an oil cooler. This is not a problem at all. You should only be alarmed if you have all three (Copper, Tin and Lead)

We do not have oil coolers do we?

157dB

Nope, not unless one has been added aftermarket.