Good Luck with this Sounds Scary to me

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Can't see the report very well. Potassium is almost exclusively engine coolant. Other coolant elements can be silicone, chromium, and sodium. Are any of these elevated? What did OA recommend... to change oil? If it came back ok, you might be able to wait and run another analysis later, but definitely don't go beyond warranty miles. If the OA was ok, at least your not compromising wear protection. Tough call.

 

Good advice there Heath.

 

I'll get a better copy up here shortly. Several levels were increased and some dramatically. Thanks for the advice.

Here is a better copy

http://dodgetruckworld.tenmagazines....SEL/360911.jpg

The levels that are increased/decreased off average and by how much are as follows-
Aluminum +4
Chromium -1
Iron +14
Lead +2
Tin -1
Molybedenum -15
Maganese +1
Silver +1
Potasium +25
Boron -79
Silicon +2
Sodium -1
Calcium +385
Magnesium +227
Phosperous + 595
Zinc + 257
Barium +97

OA = Oil Analysis? If so it said that the oil was fine with a TBN at 9.6 and recomended to change oil just to see if that would take care of the potasium level. They suggested running 7500 on the next change before even sampling, but I think I might put like 1000 on and sample it just to check it out and be safe.

 

The question that begs to be answered is what kind of oil are you using?

Rick

P.S. I'll have a difinitive answer a little later this evening.

 

Cen-Pe-Co 15-W-40

Thanks BTW

 

Sounds like a good recommendation. Just to show some variation in labs, here are some normal levels according to Oil Analyzers Inc.-specified for a diesel engine.
alum-<10
chromi-1-8
iron-10-40
copper-3-15
lead <15
tin <15
nickel <5
silicon <15
sodium <25

According you this, you look good except for that potassium. I think if any shows on your 1000 miles, you have good reason to have it looked at.
Heath

 

Cen-pe-co. That's local from around here. Farm Services bought them out about a year ago. Based right out of Iowa I believe. They are high paraffin oils...that's their selling point. Not the best for winter months though. It's used a lot in farm equipment around here.

 

I run it because that is what we run in all of our farm equipment and semi's back home, never had a problem with it in say 20+ years I think.

 

FYI,

Heath is right on the money with his cliff notes version of oil analysis. (Thank you Heath)

From my source(s) unless you are putting bannas in your oil, Coolant is your only culprit.

My question is if there were actually coolant in there why was there no water?

Rick