I have read your forum with interest. Can somebody amongst you oil experts tell me if the aluminum & silica levels are high for a vehicle in the country/rural area that spends 1/3 of it's time on dirt roads. The operating temp range has been between -10C~+52C during this last service period. The air filter is a double oil foam filter as the paper filters only last 10000km out here.
Does anybody have the anaylsis/composition of new De**ac 1?
Thanks,
Mike
DATE SAMPLED 24/09/06
VEHICLE 2005 Nissan Navara 3.0lt turbo diesel
OIL Mobil De**ac 1
OIL GRADE 5W -40
OIL ADDED 0
FILTER changed
System Capacity: 6.8lts
Total kms: 40354
This oil sample: 11000kms
- Metals (ppm)
Aluminium (Al) 13
Copper (Cu) 4
Chromium (Cr) 1
Iron (Fe) 90
Lead (Pb) 3
Tin (Sn) 2
- Contaminants / Additives (ppm)
Silicon (Si) 19
Sodium (Na) <1
- Physical Tests
Water (% by FTIR) <0.1
Viscosity (cSt,100°C) 13
Soot % 0.4
PQ Index 12
Fuel % 1
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