UOA on 2012 T4R

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Toyota Synthetic 0W-20 API SN
10,039 miles on engine
5,024 miles on oil
Toyota filters
Shell 89 fuel with LE L-X 2300 fuel additive
Break-in oil changes were done with VWB 5W-20 SN at 600 and 2000 miles.
My wife drives this car doing a few short trips a day with an occassional 1-2 hour trip every couple of weeks.

Polaris Labs Houston

Iron 9
Chromium 0
Nickel 0
Aluminum 2
Copper 38
Lead 0
Tin 0
Cadmium 0
Silver 0
Vanadium 0
Silicon 12
Sodium 24
Potassium 1
Titanium 0
Molybdenum 100
Antimony 0
Manganese 0
Lithium 0
Boron 1
Magnesium 12
Calcium 2126
Barium 3
Phosphorous 686
Zinc 771

Zero make-up oil
Fuel % estimate <1.0
Soot % vol <0.1
Water % vol <0.1 FTIR
V@100C 7.6 cSt
TBN 4.26
Oxidation 17
Nitration 9

Sorry, no VOA of this batch. I put TGMO 0W-20 back in for another 5K OCI.
 
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My copper reading was high at 10k miles too (44) but came down quite a bit by 25k (12) I think it may just be normal for these engines as they break in.

Don't worry about it too much, and do another UOA later to see if it comes down.
 

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