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ServicePro SAE15W-40 Heavy Duty Engine Oil API CJ-4/SM

Manufactured for AIOD, Montrose, CO

 

Purchased in: Shell, Monaca, PA

Date of purchase: 3-17-2012

 

 

 

 

The results of the tests conducted on this sample meet the requirements of an API CJ-4/SM Engine oil.

 

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TEST PROGRAM 

 

ServicePro
 
PHYSICAL TESTS Standard/ranges-b  
 TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896)     9.7
 Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) 12.5 to 16.3   15.61
 Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445     120.67
 Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270)     136
 Viscosity @ -20ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) 7,000 Max   5,902
 Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) 13 Max   11.6
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c      
Additives
    Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762)     908.8
    Calcium     1,164
    Magnesium, ppm     780
    Phosphorus,  ppm 600 to 1200   1,067
    Zinc, ppm     1,276
    Molybdenum,  ppm     44
    Barium, ppm     <1
 
    Boron,  ppm     3
    Silicon,  ppm-d     7
    Potassium, ppm     5
    Manganese, ppm     <1
    Titanium, ppm     <1
    Sulfur, ppm 4,000 max   3,443
    Copper, ppm     <1
    Sodium, ppm <5
    Vanadium, ppm     <1
Contaminants
    Silver, ppm     <1
    Aluminum, ppm     1
    Chromium, ppm     <1
    Iron, ppm     1
    Nickel, ppm     <1
    Lead, ppm     <1
    Antimony, ppm     <1
    Tin, ppm     <1

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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.

 

  
ServicePro
The American Petroleum Institute sets forth a number of laboratory and engine tests required to meet an API CJ-4/SM   performance specification. Although laboratory tests alone cannot be used to establish if an engine oil meets API CJ-4/SM, they can be used to determine if it doesn't.

The following is a comparison of the test results for the sample of ServicePro tested with the API SM requirements.

 
Viscometrics

The viscometrics meet the required targets for a 15W-40.

Viscosity @ 100șC, cSt, (ASTM D445)
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  Viscosity @ -20șC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293)
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Volatility Phosphorus
   
The volatility meets the requirements for an API CJ-4/SM designation.
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  The phosphorus content meets the requirements
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FRONT AND BACK LABELS FROM PRODUCT TESTED