Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Oil Analysis- ISB is the Kalashnikov of diesels!

[mimprevento]

I say that in the positive sense since although the weapon is not the choice of riflemen it has a legendary reputation for functioning in adverse conditions like sand and mud- I put mine on the beach with a sick BHAF. A recent post by me stated that Cummins techs were appalled when they checked my engine and noted that the BHAF and melted off the mounting and the hose to the turbo looked like a sewer line- it was very dirty and they told me to expect some ring damage. Well I did oil analysis at that time- 23,800 miles with 5100 miles on Mopar 15w-40 to see if they were right. Well I think I dodged a bullet. This is what Fleetguard/ Monitor oil analysis says:

Wear Metals



Iron 21

Chromium 1

NIckel 0

Aluminum 1

Copper 3

Lead 2

Tin 0

Cadmium, Silver, Titanium , Vanadium 0



Contaminants



Silicon 5

Sodium 2

Potassium 1



Multi-Source Metals



Molybdenum 2

Antimony 1

Manganese 0

Lithium 0

Boron 149



Additive metals



Magnesium 1022

Calcium 753

Barium 0

Phosphorous 1097

Zinc 1278



Fuel 0. 5, Soot <. 1, Water,<. 1



Only comments were:" Data indicates no abnormal findings"- Not exactly a Blackstone report and they didn't do a VIS or TBN maybe because the oil was changed to Premium Blue Extreme. OIls used for the four changes before the analysis was two fills Premium Blue dino and two fills Mopar 15w-40. I am glad I didn't damage anything and look forward to analysis with CI-4 rated

Synthetic which I will keep in for 7500. Stock box with K &N is back in because the Cummins techs scared the crap out of me. I respect this engine for shaking off some sloppy filtering- I like this truck!!!!Oo. Oo.

 

[David Oxland]

Silicon 5 tends to show that probably not much dirt ever did get in there.