PROLINE All Season API SN, SM, and ILSAC GF-5, SAE 5W-30
Manufactured by Warren Performance Products, Omaha, NE
Purchased in: Pep Boys, Goodyear, AZ
Date of purchase: 11-27-2011
The results of the tests conducted on
this sample meet the requirements of API SN/GF-5, with the
exception of the
CCS
Viscosity
@ -30°C, which is very slightly higher than the
specification for an
SAE
5W-30. The viscosity does, however, fall well
within the API expanded range, which takes into account test
reproducibility.
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) | |||
| PHYSICAL TESTS | Standard/ranges-b | Average-e | PROLINE |
| TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) | 6.1 to 8.3 | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to 12.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445 | 55.8 to 65.2 | 61.88 | 67.1 |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 156 to 169 | 160 | 144 |
| Viscosity @ -30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5,775 | 6,634/6,619-f |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max | 14.2 | 13.6 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c | |||
| Additives | |||
| Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | 599 to 990 | 804.2 | 924.4 |
| Calcium | 1,570 to 2,460 | 2,051 | 2,263 |
| Magnesium, ppm | 6 to 46 | 12.3 | 9 |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 703 | 736 |
| Zinc, ppm | 766 to 868 | 791 | 808 |
| Molybdenum, ppm | <1 to 269 | 60 | 83 |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Boron, ppm | <1 to 237 | 79 | 235 |
| Silicon, ppm-d | 3 to 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Potassium, ppm | 9 to 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 to 114 | 11 | <1 |
| Sulfur, ppm | 5,000 max | 2,785 | 3,011 |
| Copper, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Sodium, ppm | 5 to 454 | 172 | 6 |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Contaminants | |||
| Silver, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 to 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 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 |
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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. f- Original cold crank result of 6,646, recheck is 6,619. These results are slightly higher than SAE J300 specification of a maximum of 6,600, the results, however, fall well within the API "Expanded Range" of 7,082, which takes into account test reproducability. |
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| PROLINE All Season SAE 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.
The following is a comparison of the test results for the sample of PROLINE All Season 5W-30 tested with the API SN ILSAC GF-5 requirements. |
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| Viscometrics | |||||
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The viscometrics
meet the
required targets
for a 5W-30,with
the exception of
the
CCS
Viscosity @
-30°C, which is
very slightly
higher than the
specification
for an
SAE
5W-30. The
viscosity does,
however, fall
well within the
API expanded
range, which
takes into
account test
reproducibility.
Click here for more on chart and Viscosity@100șC,cSt Click here for about chart and Viscosity @ -30șC |
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| Volatility | Phosphorus | ||||
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