Valvoline Premium Blue Extreme 5w-40 Lab Results
- Thread starter riggz
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Riggz - I only have one UOA w/ Valvoline 5W-40 PBE. I am almost to the point of doing my third oil change with it (second UOA).
I got a few numbers that confuse me:
My Boron was 68, yours was 127.
My Magnesium was 769, yours was 28.
My Calcium was 2041, yours was 3751.
These are different, but not quite as much as the above:
My Phosphorous was 1113, yours was 1452.
My Zinc was 1287, yours was 1714.
I wonder why the differences??
I got a few numbers that confuse me:
My Boron was 68, yours was 127.
My Magnesium was 769, yours was 28.
My Calcium was 2041, yours was 3751.
These are different, but not quite as much as the above:
My Phosphorous was 1113, yours was 1452.
My Zinc was 1287, yours was 1714.
I wonder why the differences??
Yup - I agree. I just changed my oil - will get the second analysis w/ PBE by mid next week.
Results are in .............
Miles on truck....... 48628
Miles on oil........... 5159
Oil......................Valvoline Premium Blue Extreme 5W-40
Miscellaneous....... Analysis was after second OCI w/ VPBE
Parameter............ National Average... UOA Results
Aluminum........................3....................4
Chromium........................1....................1
Iron...............................22...................30
Copper............................3....................2
Lead...............................3....................3
Tin.................................1....................0
Molybdenum....................31...................95
Nickel.............................0.....................1
Manganese......................0.....................0
Silver..............................0.....................0
Titanium..........................0.....................0
Potassium........................4.....................1
Boron..............................33...................98
Silicon.............................11...................6
Sodium.............................3....................6
Calcuim..........................3103...............3115
Magnesium........................83.................192
Phosphorous...................1120................1313
Zinc..............................1288................1505
Barium..............................2.....................0
Vanadium
Antimony
SUS vis at 210 F............65 to 76.............64.2
cSt at 100 C................11.6-14.8............11.4
Flashpoint.......................>410................415
Fuel...............................<2 %...............<0.5
Antifreeze.........................0%...................0
Water (Karl Fischer)..........<0.1 %...............0
Insolubles........................<0.8.................0.2
TBN..................................>1.................8.6
Miles on truck....... 48628
Miles on oil........... 5159
Oil......................Valvoline Premium Blue Extreme 5W-40
Miscellaneous....... Analysis was after second OCI w/ VPBE
Parameter............ National Average... UOA Results
Aluminum........................3....................4
Chromium........................1....................1
Iron...............................22...................30
Copper............................3....................2
Lead...............................3....................3
Tin.................................1....................0
Molybdenum....................31...................95
Nickel.............................0.....................1
Manganese......................0.....................0
Silver..............................0.....................0
Titanium..........................0.....................0
Potassium........................4.....................1
Boron..............................33...................98
Silicon.............................11...................6
Sodium.............................3....................6
Calcuim..........................3103...............3115
Magnesium........................83.................192
Phosphorous...................1120................1313
Zinc..............................1288................1505
Barium..............................2.....................0
Vanadium
Antimony
SUS vis at 210 F............65 to 76.............64.2
cSt at 100 C................11.6-14.8............11.4
Flashpoint.......................>410................415
Fuel...............................<2 %...............<0.5
Antifreeze.........................0%...................0
Water (Karl Fischer)..........<0.1 %...............0
Insolubles........................<0.8.................0.2
TBN..................................>1.................8.6
My numbers on this UOA are beginning to match yours more closely now. I would guess that the differences on Boron, Calcium, Magnesium were due to the fact that I was changing brands of oils and the residual 3-4 quarts of the Schaeffer was the reason for the differences.
Molybdenum is an additive in SOME oils. It is pretty high in the Schaeffer 9000 oil (i had an analysis run of the virgin oil). Some say that molybdenum is not all that compatible with some bearing materials. That is why I changed to the VPBE - because I saw my lead numbers start to climb. After much research, I have come to believe that there is some type of a "lead compound" additive in the Schaeffer oil. I liked the Schaeffer, but I have heard so much about the VPBE, I thought I would try it. I do like the VPBE oil, but who knows if it is worth the price ...............