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      11-13-2012, 12:27 PM   #46
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Yeah, that does look pretty good. The copper may be from the bearings but looks good for the mileage and the fact that the engine is so new. I guess you didn't get TBN, viscosity, or flash point numbers done?

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Originally Posted by mhabs View Post
sorry was approx 13.8k miles (15k - 1,200 break in service, not 16 as I thought initially) with 1qt added over that timeframe.

Here's what's on the report.

Iron = 24ppm
Nickel = 2
Aluminum = 8
Copper = 18
Lead = 0
Cadmium, Silver, Vanadium, Chromium, Potassium, Titanium, Lithium all, =0
Silicon = 6
Sodium =4
Molybdeum =1
Magnaese =1
Boron = 54
Magnesium = 632
Calcium = 1437
Barium = 1
Phosphorous = 803
Zinc = 972

all indicated within the "Normal" range given the service interval
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