Silicon level way high in oil analysis please help

It was explained to me. Silcon (Si) is dirt.
Potassium(K) and Sodium(K) come from antifreeze.
Maybe ask if you can send in a sample to compare.
Good luck.

 

Silicon I believe indicates dirt contamination. Could have been as simple as not cleaning thoroughly around the sample port or plug. Even dropping a bit of dirt into the bottle is enough to skew the results. I would have it re-sampled and make dang sure everything stays super clean. If the second sample shows the same results, there's a good chance the engine is sucking in dirt somewhere.

 

silicon is dirt can indicate bad air filter cracked boots/hoses leaks between the air filter and the turbo. i would expect to see high iron and chromium and possibly other wear metals with a real high silicon number. having trouble reading your sample on the screen. but if you have real high wear metals along with the silicon i would walk away from the truck. if wear metals are normal i would assume contaminated sample and take a second sample.

 

First of all, I would send it off to a real lab.

http://m.blackstone-labs.com

 

Coolant is a sealed system.. why would they keep adding if not losing it somewhere?

 

Silicon is dirt and dirt will elevate te wear metals real fast so will coolant in the oil, unless you see coolant leaking it's getting burned in the engine, coolant in the oil will stipulated the bearings, the only way I would buy this truck is if I had the budget to in frame it shortly after

 

Silicon is indeed from dirt contamination and If silicon was from poor air filter or similar, then there would be a corresponding higher levels of wear metals in the UOA because it would have been eating away at the engine internals over the OCI. This seems clearly is a result of sloppy oil sample handling, either in gathering the sample or a dirty test machine. It doesn't take much to skew a sample.

 

Can't remember who hosts the show or Wich day but if you got XM radio one of the hosts does a show that is about this stuff buying trucks running the business side of things but he also gives advice on oil samples and what not seems pretty knowledgeable about them... Channel 146 if you got it

 

One thing to keep in mind on oil samples, when one area of the sample if elevated, there are corresponding changes to other areas of the oil sample. Oil sample analysis is as much an art form as it is science. One has to look for patterns and changes over time with multiple samples. A wild spike in one area, with no corresponding change in other areas implies a poorly taken oil sample. The OP's sample shows no elevated levels in lead, tin, Iron, copper, chrome, etc. All of which would have been affected by high silicon in the oil. Viscosity and oxidation are well inside normal limits as well.