PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TEST PROGRAM
The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) is an independent resource for information and insights on the quality of lubricants in the marketplace. Our mission is to serve the consumer of lubricants by randomly sampling and independently testing lubricants taken from the field. Test results are posted along with the brand names on the PQIA website. Although laboratory tests alone cannot be used to establish if engine oil meets an API Service Category, they can be used to determine if it doesn't.
| Arrow Mart Yellow Goose Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) | |
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Arrow Mart Yellow Goose Automatic
Transmission Fluid (ATF) MWS Enterprises, Amherst, NY
Purchased in: Savona, NY Date of purchase: 6-20-2013 ADVISORY - This product does not reference any car manufacturer specifications. Without this information a consumer cannot determine from the labels if this ATF is suitable for use in their transmission and compliant with their vehicle warranty. While the manufacturer of this oil recommends the product for "automatic transmissions in all types of passenger vehicle service", PQIA's test results on this sample show the oil does not meet the Brookfield viscosity specifications required by most transmission manufacturers for modern transmissions.
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| PHYSICAL TESTS | Specification | Average-a |
Arrow Mart ATF |
| Brookfield Viscosity @ -40°C, cP | 20,000 cP Max | 17,511 | 27,944 |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 6.8 cSt Min | 7.20 | 7.0 |
| Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445 | - | 34.0 | 34.6 |
| Flash Point °C (ASTM D92) | 170/177°C Min-b | 195 | 207 |
| Viscosity Index | - | 182 | 169 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c | |||
| Additives | |||
| Calcium | - | 119 | 90 |
| Magnesium, ppm | - | 1 | 1 |
| Phosphorus, ppm | - | 242 | 131 |
| Zinc, ppm | - | 7 | 39 |
| Molybdenum, ppm | - | <1 | 2 |
| Barium, ppm | - | <1 | |
| Boron, ppm | - | 94 | <1 |
| Silicon, ppm-d | - | 4 | <1 |
| Potassium, ppm | - | <5 | <1 |
| Manganese, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Titanium, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Copper, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Sodium, ppm | - | 3 | 2 |
| Vanadium, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Contaminants | |||
| Silver, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Aluminum, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Chromium, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Iron, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Nickel, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Lead, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Antimony, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Tin, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
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a- Average of 10 samples tested in February 2012. b- Dexron® III, 170°C minimum, Mercon®, 177 °C minimum. c -Test Method used for metal analysis is ASTM ASTM D5185.d- ASTM D5185-09 Reproducibility by element.
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