Signature Premium 10W-40 Motor Oil, API SF/CC
Distributed by Signature Lubricants, Nashville, TN
Purchased in: Chevron Station c-store, Olive Branch, MS
Date of purchase: 10-4-2011
All tests conducted on this sample meet the specifications
for SAE 10W-40 and are consistent with API SF/CC engine oil.
Advisory:
This product is labeled as meeting API SF which is an
obsolete specification and is not recommended for passenger
cars built after 1988. In addition, this product is labeled
as meeting API CC which is an obsolete specification and is
not recommended for diesel engines built after 1990.
The standard below are for the latest specification (API SN GF-5), and ranges and averages are based on the 13 major brands of API SN ILSAC GF-5 tested in September 2011. Click here for API Service Categories.
PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TEST PROGRAM |
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PHYSICAL TESTS | Standard/ranges-b | Average-e | Signature |
TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) | 6.1 to 8.3 | 7.2 | 4.9 |
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 12.5 to 16.3 | n/a | 14.5 |
Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445 | 55.8 to 65.2 | n/a | 98.7 |
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 156 to 169 | n/a | 152 |
Viscosity @ -25ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 7,000 Max | n/a | 3,858 |
Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max | 14.2 | 10.8 |
`ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c | |||
Additives | |||
Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | 599 to 990 | 804.2 | 340 |
Calcium | 1,570 to 2,460 | 2,051 | 1,488 |
Magnesium, ppm | 6 to 46 | 12.3 | 6 |
Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 703 | 722 |
Zinc, ppm | 766 to 868 | 791 | 788 |
Molybdenum, ppm | <1 to 269 | 60 | 1 |
Barium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Boron, ppm | <1 to 237 | 79 | 3 |
Silicon, ppm-d | 3 to 9 | 5 | 5 |
Potassium, ppm | 9 to 17 | 11 | 9 |
Manganese, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Titanium, ppm | <1 to 114 | 11 | <1 |
Sulfur, ppm | 5,000 max | 2,785 | 2,318 |
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 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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Signature Premium | |||||||
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 Signature Premium tested with the API SN ILSAC GF-5 requirements. |
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Viscometrics | |||||||
The viscometrics of the sample of Signature Premium 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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