drum roll please !!! high OCI on CJ

[Gary - K7GLD]

You've undoubtedly seen the test results from Steve's 10K or so run with the Shell CJ - looked VERY good!



It's encouraging to see these CJ results - the prospects look lots better than they did a few months ago!

 

[JHardwick]

You've undoubtedly seen the test results from Steve's 10K or so run with the Shell CJ - looked VERY good!

Yes sir I have ... ... ... ... there were a few other guys posting results a few months back. They have all looked good so far.

 

[steved]

After running CJ-4 last winter and seeing how quickly I got oil pressure (as compared to CI-4+), I was very impressed...

My first UOA had everything from a run from PA to Key West (with a camper and trailer) and temps over 90*F to a run to Minnesota (and the resultant -5*F temps)... the "worst" wear metal was iron @ 24ppm (with nearly 10k on the oil)...

This second UOA was all unloaded highway... and at just over 8k with iron @ 11ppm, I'm very happy...

I'm going camping next weekend, will sample after I run the truck around 80 miles to the campsite to make sure everything is blended (been sitting for almost two weeks) and sample... right around 5500 miles of nothing but loaded miles to the Rocky's... it will be 5500 miles on a filter change and the resultant 1. 5 gallons of makeup oil...

And one other thing to note... JHardwick seems to be "fueled" a little more than I am, and that might account for the differences in TBN between our UOAs (along with the miles)...

JHardwick - do you have a bypass filter installed??? If you don't that might make a world of difference in those "extended" OCIs...

steved

 

[JHardwick]

JHardwick - do you have a bypass filter installed??? If you don't that might make a world of difference in those "extended" OCIs...



steved

Yeah, I know. I'm one of those who needs to justify things like that in black and white. I've put pen to paper on the bypass filters and synthetic oils, also the bypass filters with synthetic oils, and they keep coming up short in dollars and cents.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

JHardwick - do you have a bypass filter installed??? If you don't that might make a world of difference in those "extended" OCIs...

For sure, with extended oil change intervals, there's no way I'd run WITHOUT a good bypass setup - and lots of big rig operators seem to agree... :-laf

 

[JHardwick]

and lots of big rig operators seem to agree... :-laf

They all went back to dino and regular OCI's around here.