Giant Petroleum Motor Oil 10W-40 API SL
Distributed by American Sales Company, Lancaster, NY
Purchased in: Giant Food Store, New Cumberland, PA
Date of purchase: March 17, 2012
All tests conducted on this sample meet the specifications
for API SL 10W-40 Engine oil.
Note: Whereas the label on this product states "Giant SAE 10W-40 is a premium-quality, high detergent automotive oil specially formulated to meet the stringent lubrication requirements of today's engine," the label does not adequately advise consumers that the API SL Service Classification this product meets is formulated for vehicles manufactured prior to 2004.
The Standard below are for the latest specification (API SN GF-5), and the Ranges and Averages are based on the 13 major brands of API SN ILSAC GF-5 tested in September 2011. Click here for more on API Service Categories.
PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TEST PROGRAM |
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The ranges and averages shown
in the table below are for 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 | Giant Petroleum |
TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) | 6.1 to 8.3 | 7.2 | 8.0 |
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 12.5 to 16.3 | n/a | 14.5 |
Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445 | n/a | 96.5 | |
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | n/a | 156 | |
Viscosity @ -25ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 7,000 Max | n/a | 4,797 |
Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max | 14.2 | 12.3 |
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c | |||
Additives | |||
Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | 599 to 990 | 804.2 | 570.6 |
Calcium, ppm | 1,570 to 2,460 | 2,051 | 1,857 |
Magnesium, ppm | 6 to 46 | 12.3 | 9 |
Phosphorus, ppm | 1,000 max | 703 | 878 |
Zinc, ppm | 766 to 868 | 791 | 1,037 |
Molybdenum, ppm | <1 to 269 | 60 | 55 |
Barium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Boron, ppm | <1 to 237 | 79 | 4 |
Silicon, ppm-d | 3 to 9 | 5 | 3 |
Potassium, ppm | 9 to 17 | 11 | 6 |
Manganese, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Titanium, ppm | <1 to 114 | 11 | <1 |
Sulfur, ppm | 2,785 | 2,745 | |
Copper, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Sodium, ppm | 5 to 454 | 172 | <5 |
Vanadium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Contaminants | |||
Silver, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Aluminum, ppm | <1 to 3 | 1 | 1 |
Chromium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Iron, ppm | <1 to 1 | 1 | <1 |
Nickel, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Lead, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Antimony, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Tin, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
a- Click here for product label. b- Standards, shown in orange, 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 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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Giant Petroleum Motor Oil | |||||
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.
The following is a comparison of the test results for the sample of Giant tested with the API SN ILSAC GF-5 requirements. |
Viscometrics | ||||
The viscometrics of the sample of Giant tested meets the required targets for a 10W-40.
Click here for more on chart and Viscosity@100șC,cSt Click here for about chart and Viscosity @ -25șC |
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Volatility | Phosphorus | ||||
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FRONT AND BACK LABELS FROM PRODUCT TESTED | |||||
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