Bullseye Automotive Products 5W-30, API SC/CCManufactured by Bullseye Automotive Products, Dolton, IL
Purchased in: AANNUS Corp., Phillipsburg, NJ Date of purchase: 3-19-2012
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Test Results on this sample indicate the product can cause damage to a passenger car engine.
This product is labeled as a 5W-30 motor oil, however, the PQIA test results on this sample show the 100șC viscosity is 34% below the minimum specification for a 5W-30. In addition, the CCS viscosity is 41% higher than the maximum limit for a 5W-30.
The product claims to comply with the obsolete API
service category SC/CC, but the test results show
the additive levels to be well below that required
for SC/CC. In addition, the levels of silicon,
aluminum, iron, sodium, and potassium are indicative
of used oil. This oil should not be used in
automobile engines as it could cause serious damage
to most engines on the road today.
NOTE: This is the third CONSUMER ALERT issued on the Bullseye brand. The first was in January 2011. A second consumer alert on Bullseye was issued for a sample tested in July 2011. CLICK HERE CONSUMER ALERTS ON BULLSEYE
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PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TEST PROGRAM
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 Test Results |
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current specifications (API SN GF-5). Comparison of sample tested is shown at right. |
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| PHYSICAL TESTS | Standard/ranges-b | Average-e | |
| TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) | 6.1 to 8.3 | 7.2 | 1.5 |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to 12.5 | 10.5 | 6.1 |
| Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445 | 55.8 to 65.2 | 61.88 | 36.8 |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 156 to 169 | 160 | 115 |
| Viscosity @ -30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5,775 | 9,330 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max | 14.2 | 26.1 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c | |||
| Additives | |||
| Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | 599 to 990 | 804.2 | 238.3 |
| Calcium | 1,570 to 2,460 | 2,051 | 129 |
| Magnesium, ppm | 6 to 46 | 12.3 | 10 |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 703 | 125 |
| Zinc, ppm | 766 to 868 | 791 | 8 |
| Molybdenum, ppm | <1 to 269 | 60 | <1 |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | <1 | 2 |
| Boron, ppm | <1 to 237 | 79 | 2 |
| Silicon, ppm-d | 3 to 9 | 5 | 421 |
| Potassium, ppm | 9 to 17 | 11 | 44 |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 | <1 | 3 |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 to 114 | 11 | <1 |
| Sulfur, ppm | 5,000 max | 2,785 | 3,308 |
| Copper, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Sodium, ppm | 5 to 454 | 172 | 27 |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Silver, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 to 3 | 1 | 211 |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | <1 | 2 |
| Iron, ppm | <1 to 1 | 1 | 59 |
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | <1 | 2 |
| Lead, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Antimony, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Tin, ppm | <1 | <1 | 2 |
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a- Click here for product label. b- Standards, shown in yellow are established by API, SAE and others. Ranges, shown in teal, represent the high and low data for the 13 major brands of API SN ILSAC GF-5 tested in September 2011. c-Test Method for metal analysis is ASTM ASTM D5185. d- Although silicon is used as an antifoam additive in lubricants, concentrations above 7ppm have been linked to contamination from abrasive material, e- Average of the 13 major brands of API SN ILSAC GF-5 tested in September 2011. |
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| Bullseye 5W-30 | |||
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The American
Petroleum
Institute sets
forth a number
of laboratory
and engine tests
required to meet
an API SN ILSAC
GF-5
performance
specification.
Although
laboratory tests
alone cannot be
used to
establish if an
engine oil meets
API SN, they can
be used to
determine if it
doesn't.
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| Viscometrics | |||
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The viscometrics for the sample tested do not meet the requirements for a 5W-30.
Click here for more on chart and Viscosity@100șC,cSt Click here for about chart and Viscosity @ -30șC
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| FRONT AND BACK LABELS FROM PRODUCT TESTED | |||
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