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#601
Sorry, totally missed this. I guess I am not exactly too sure the effect of the junk in my oil, but I am going by what the tech at RP said:
"The silicon and sodium, in these amounts, may be evidence of dirt in the oil, or a dirty sample. One thing, though is that the viscosity identifies it as a 20 weight oil, and right on the money for our 5W-20s."
I have continued to use the same oil for just about 1000 miles, so I am going to send in the follow up sample to see how the results compare and see what the extra 1000 shows, hopefully that will be enough miles to gather some significant data on how the RP oil does over time.
"The silicon and sodium, in these amounts, may be evidence of dirt in the oil, or a dirty sample. One thing, though is that the viscosity identifies it as a 20 weight oil, and right on the money for our 5W-20s."
I have continued to use the same oil for just about 1000 miles, so I am going to send in the follow up sample to see how the results compare and see what the extra 1000 shows, hopefully that will be enough miles to gather some significant data on how the RP oil does over time.
#602
sounds good man and you are welcome to join us anytime. We just have a good time and we have had the rare auto 8 out there. Braking and handling is a big strenght in this car.
We are all about to give up the dedicated r compounds for tracking and just buy the RE11's instead too. Changing wheels and tires is a PITA at times.
We are all about to give up the dedicated r compounds for tracking and just buy the RE11's instead too. Changing wheels and tires is a PITA at times.
The feel of the 8 is so good that I go to track days to tune my tires and suspension to street conditions, and since the 8 is underpowered, I tuned the suspension to light wheels, and tires.
I'm running a lowly Hankook Ventus V12 225/40r18 that weighs 23#, and is pretty good for a street tire that gives some predictable grip on the track. In RE11's I'd probably have a little more dry grip and 2# heavier.
I noticed that Continental ExtremeContact DW is way lighter, tested at 1.01 G dry skid, and I'm looking forward to tracking on them with a 4# lighter weight.
I don't dream of having a supercar even if I could afford it, but I like to feel the 8 at the limit, and tweak the tires and me; I don't want to program any sense of extreme grip into my brain with R comp, since my subconsious might forget which tire I'm on.
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Input please (from Blackstone re Eneos in manual trans for 20k with one track day):
GARY: Your RX8's manual transmission put more aluminum into the oil than the average Mazda 6-speed we've
analyzed. We aren't sure of the exact source of the aluminum, but this amount isn't anything to go tearing into your
57,000-mile transmission over. We'll look for aluminum to improve next time. The viscosity was quite low, and the low
flashpoint may be to blame if it was caused by some sort of contamination in the oil. No moisture was found. Check
back for more information about your RX-8's transmission
Aluminum 72 Universal Average 31
SUS viscosity @ 210 degrees F 51.4 (range 67 to 80)
cSt Viscosity @ 100°C 7.69 (range 12.1-15.8)
GARY: Your RX8's manual transmission put more aluminum into the oil than the average Mazda 6-speed we've
analyzed. We aren't sure of the exact source of the aluminum, but this amount isn't anything to go tearing into your
57,000-mile transmission over. We'll look for aluminum to improve next time. The viscosity was quite low, and the low
flashpoint may be to blame if it was caused by some sort of contamination in the oil. No moisture was found. Check
back for more information about your RX-8's transmission
Aluminum 72 Universal Average 31
SUS viscosity @ 210 degrees F 51.4 (range 67 to 80)
cSt Viscosity @ 100°C 7.69 (range 12.1-15.8)
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I ran the test for the person who bought it from me. What aluminum parts are likely going away and does this relate to the common grinding problems reported (including cars nearly all of which don't use Eneos?
He switched to redline with this change. (half and half MT90 and MTL)
He switched to redline with this change. (half and half MT90 and MTL)
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I have always used Mazda gear oil. My tranny has 128,000 miles on it and occasionally it will grind downshifting to first gear but it only happens rarely. other than that my transmission has been perfect. i wish I could say that about the rest of my car
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Tranny temperature is only mildly high compared to ideal....mine runs about 260-280 with really hard tracking. It is the diff that gets really hot. In 72deg weather after 15 minutes of hard tracktime mine got to almost 400degrees. This is something that I picked up from Eric Meyer as well....the diff needs a cooler to survive long track sessions
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So what parts in there are aluminum? I wouldn't think gears and synchros would be. I am sorry - it is 37,000 on the fluid - I edited above.
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I emailed Blackstone about my results. Here is what they said: I have no idea where the aluminum is coming from, but this amount is not normal for your type of transmission.
I will check with the current owner to see if he saw the sample being pulled. Just want to verify it was a clean sample. (I know the sample bottle was clean because I provided it.
I will check with the current owner to see if he saw the sample being pulled. Just want to verify it was a clean sample. (I know the sample bottle was clean because I provided it.
#616
^With a 10.3 TBN this oil hasn't been stressed, and is ready for another track day.
The wear metals and silicon are very low since it was only 2700 km.
This Motul 5w30 is a very good uoa with a massive antiwear moly additive, so you can run this a lot longer without harm.
The wear metals and silicon are very low since it was only 2700 km.
This Motul 5w30 is a very good uoa with a massive antiwear moly additive, so you can run this a lot longer without harm.
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i already took it out,no chance that oil stays longer than 3500 km in my engine
and i change my diff and gear oil every year.in that attachment you can also see the oil analyse from the last year.can someone explain where the aluminium and iron comes from(which part from engine)?
thx
miki
and i change my diff and gear oil every year.in that attachment you can also see the oil analyse from the last year.can someone explain where the aluminium and iron comes from(which part from engine)?
thx
miki
#618
SII Valvoline 20w50
Series II GT 6spd, Valvoline 20w50. 22,500 on the car, 2,200 on the oil. No track time but car is run way hard once warmed up. Oil was double flushed 5 qrts each time so the viscosity is way sheared.
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You're right that the oil has sheered heavily.
Probably directly caused by the stationary/rotor gears.
I would bet that motorcycle oil would be the best bet to reduce oil sheering in the RX-8 engine. Have you ever considered picking up some motorcycle 10W-40, 10W-50, 15W-40, or 20W-50?
That would be an interesting set of results.
BC.
Probably directly caused by the stationary/rotor gears.
I would bet that motorcycle oil would be the best bet to reduce oil sheering in the RX-8 engine. Have you ever considered picking up some motorcycle 10W-40, 10W-50, 15W-40, or 20W-50?
That would be an interesting set of results.
BC.
#622
Id thought that too, but here's a UOA in what Id call a less demanding application where the M1 0w50 didnt hold viscosity much better, if at all better than mineral oil.
#623
You're right that the oil has sheered heavily.
Probably directly caused by the stationary/rotor gears.
I would bet that motorcycle oil would be the best bet to reduce oil sheering in the RX-8 engine. Have you ever considered picking up some motorcycle 10W-40, 10W-50, 15W-40, or 20W-50?
That would be an interesting set of results.
BC.
Probably directly caused by the stationary/rotor gears.
I would bet that motorcycle oil would be the best bet to reduce oil sheering in the RX-8 engine. Have you ever considered picking up some motorcycle 10W-40, 10W-50, 15W-40, or 20W-50?
That would be an interesting set of results.
BC.
I’ve actually ordered some Total Quartz 9000 0w30 after seeing a UOA after 5K in a non DI BMW I6 built within the last couple years where 0% shear occurred. I also am thinking it MAY be using some PAG base stocks which might be a good bet for our application in clean burning and bearing protection as well as the other benefits of a heavier oil with its HTHS of >3.5 and 100C of >12 plus perfect start up protection. I am also looking to extend my OCI's since as we see in mine contamination and oil integrity are positive. And for giggles if that doesn’t work or I want to keep playing around they make through their ELF name one of the more notable 10w50 motorcycle oils.
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12.86 is not too bad but i would expect better. Still way better than the 20W-50 though. I'll be sending in my first sample from my first full oil change interval on the new engine and turbo this weekend.
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