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  FOLLOW-UP TESTING ON GOLDEN STALLION

On July 11, 2012, PQIA issued a Consumer Alert on Golden Stallion Super Pro Plus 10W-30. Days after publishing the alert, PQIA received phone calls and a letter from, Dean Mohammad, president and CEO of US Global Petroleum, the manufacturer of Golden Stallion. The letter does not dispute PQIA's analysis, but claims a limited quantity of bottles were incorrectly labeled and production was immediately stopped. Further U.S. Global Petroleum encouraged PQIA to proactively test its products and visit its facility to see its "state-of-the-art packaging equipment" in action. 

In an effort to assure the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace, PQIA took US Global Petroleum up on its offer to visit its facility and proactively test its packaged and bulk products. We did so on two occasions, including September and October 2012. During that time, we randomly pulled samples of quart bottles from inventory and two samples from discharge lines leading to bulk tanks.  As shown below, each of the samples tested meet their stated specifications as an API SN, ILSAC GF-5 for the 5W-, and 10W-30 viscosity grades.

Note: Test results are specific to the sample(s) tested. The results are not intended to reflect the quality of other brands and visosity grades manufactured by USGP, nor are they an endorsement of any products. 

 

February 2013
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Test Results for   Motor Oils

 10W-30   5W-30
    Tank Discharge
Oct 15, 2012		   Sep 9, 2012 Tank Discharge
Oct 15, 2012		 Oct 15, 2012          
PHYSICAL TESTS (click test for details)
Standards/ranges-a
                      
   TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896)
6.1 to 8.3
   8.1   7.8 7.6 7.9          

   Viscosity @ 100șC, cSt, (ASTM D445)
9.3 to 12.5
   10.7   10.9 10.9 10.8          
   Viscosity @ 40șC, cSt, (ASTM D445)
55.8 to 65.2
   69.9   65.7 65.8 64.4          
   Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270)

156 to 169

   142   158 158 159          
Viscosity @ -30șC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) 6,600 Max   n/a   5,855 5,877 6,031          
   Viscosity @ -25șC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293)
7,000 Max
   5,470   n/a n/a n/a          
   NOACK volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250șC (ASTM D5800)
15 Max
   8.8/9.1   12.8 12.9 12.8          
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-b,c
Additives                      
    Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762)

599 to 990

   n/r   n/r n/r n/r          
    Calcium, ppm
 1,570 to 2,460
   2,121   2,131 2,122 2,128          
    Magnesium, ppm
 6 to 46
   9 10 10 10
    Phosphorus ,ppm
600 to 800
   708   722 714 717          
    Zinc, ppm

 766 to 868

   832   838 834 872          
    Molybdenum,  ppm

 <1 to 269

   80   80 80 83          
    Barium, ppm

 <1

   <1   <1 <1 <1          
Additive and/or other                      
    Boron,  ppm
 <1 to 237
   241   242 238 242          
    Silicon,  ppm
 3 to 9
   5   6 6 10-d          
    Potassium, ppm
 9 to 17
  <5   <5 <5 <5          
    Manganese, ppm
 <1
  <1 <1 <1 <1
    Titanium, ppm
 <1 to 114
   <1   <1 <1 <1          
    Sulfur, ppm

5,000 max

   n/r   n/r n/r n/r          
    Copper, ppm
 <1
  <1   <1 <1 <1          
    Sodium, ppm
 5 to 454
   <5   <5 <5 6          
    Vanadium, ppm
 <1
   <1   <1 <1 <1          
Contaminants                      
    Silver, ppm
 <1
   <1   <1 <1 <1          
    Aluminum, ppm
 <1 to 3
   2   2 2 2          
    Chromium, ppm
 <1
   <1   <1 <1 <1          
    Iron, ppm
 <1 to 1
   1   <1 <1 <1
    Nickel, ppm
 <1
   <1   <1 <1 <1          
    Lead, ppm
 <1
  <1   <1 <1 <1          
    Antimony, ppm
 <1
   <1   <1 <1 <1          
    Tin, ppm
 <1
   <1   <1 <1 <1          

 

a- Standards, shown in black 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.

 b-Test Method used for metal analysis is ASTM ASTM D5185.

 c- ASTM D5185-09 Reproducibility by Element.

d- Silicon is slighly higher than expected in a new oil sample.

 

 

 

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