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Help Needed Reading Oil Analysis 850


The results are in on the analysis of my engine oil, but could someone explain the significance of the following readings:

Spectrochemical Analysis (ppm)
Iron: 5
Chromium: 1
Lead: 0
Copper: 5
Tin: 0
Aluminum: 3
Nickel: 0
Silver: 0
Silicon: 11
Boron: 1
Sodium: 7
Magnesium: 25
Calcium: 3651
Barium: 7
Phosphorus: 1245
Zinc: 1434
Molybendum: 0
Titanium: 0
Vanadium: 0
Potassium: 0

Physical Properties
Fuel (%Vol.): <1
VIS@ 40C cSt: N/A
VIS@ 100C cSt: 15.08
Water (%): 0
Soot/Solids (%Vol.): N/A
Glycol: NEG

Additional Tests
TBN: 6.92
OXID: 12.0
NITR: 14.0

Thanks for any assistance.

--ed850






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