2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Oil sample is in.......

[SHobbs]

SCOTT: The Cummins that powers your 2000 Dodge appears to be wearing well at 216,400 miles. The universal averages for wear metals in oil from the ISB 5. 9L diesel are based on a 6,800 mile oil run. Your oil was in use for about that long and the wear metals in it read at or below those averages and that's a good sign of normal wearing parts. The TBN was 7. 3, which means the oil had plenty of active additive remaining. When it reads 1. 0, it's almost gone. Air and oil filtration (see silicon & insolubles) were normal. Try going

7,500-8,000 miles on the next oil.



MI/HR on oil ... ... ..... 6200

MI/HR on unit ... ... ..... 216,400

Sample Date ... ... ... ..... 03/28/08

Make up oil added ... ... ... 0

Aluminum ... ... ... ... ..... 4

Chromium ... ... ... ... ..... 0

Iron ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13

Copper ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 1

Lead ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 1

Tin ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1

Molybendum... ... ... ... ... 118

Nickel... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 0

Manganese... ... ... ... ... ... . 0

Silver ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0

Titanium ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 0

Potassium ... ... ... ... ... ..... 3

Boron ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 385

Silicon... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 5

Sodium ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 4

Calcium... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2142

Magnesium ... ... ... ... ... ..... 295

Phosphorus... ... ... ... ... ..... 1189

Zinc... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 1387

Barium ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... Should be

SUS Viscocity@210*F... ... ... 71. 5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 69-78

cST Viscocity@100*C ... ..... 13. 35... ... ... ... ... ..... 12. 7-15. 3

Falshpoint in *F ... ... ... ... ... . 430... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... >415

Fuel% ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... <0. 5... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... <2. 0

Antifreeze% ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 0. 0... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 0. 0

Water% ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0. 0... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... <0. 1

insolubles%... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 0. 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . >0. 8

TBN... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... 7. 3



Delo 15w-40 every six thousand miles

 

[kentdiesel]

Looks great, what Lab do you use?

 

[SHobbs]

Blackstone did this one, actually its the first one done, ever.

 

[wilsonsh]

Thanks Scott! I've been curious for a while. Got my kit on the way!

 

[bigdaddydieseldan]

hom much does it usually cost for the kit ? where do you get the kit ? how much for the tests ?

 

[wilsonsh]

Just google Blackstone Laboratories and they explain everything.

 

[SHobbs]

They will send you a kit free. Once you get it just follow the instructions that come with it.

 

[AFoulk]

Is that the older CI-4+ Delo that your using?

 

[SHobbs]

AFoulk,



No sir API CJ-4.



Bigdaddy,



Contact Blackstone they will send a kit for free. The test is around $22. 50 and the TBN test is an additional $10 I believe. The TBN measures the amount of active additive left in the oil.