Spectrol 10W-40 API SM, SL, SJ
Delfin, North Charleston, SC
Purchased in: Deals, Rahway, NJ
Date of purchase: 9-27-2011
All tests conducted on this sample meet the specifications for API SM and ILSAC GF-4 10W-40 Engine oil.
The Standard below are for the latest specification (API SN GF-5), and the Ranges and Averages are based on the 13 major brands of API SN ILSAC GF-5 tested in September 2011. Click here for more on API Service Categories.
PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TEST PROGRAM |
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PHYSICAL TESTS | Standard/ranges-b | Average-e | Spectrol |
TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) | 6.1 to 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.9 |
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 12.5 to 16.3 | n/a | 15.59 |
Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445 | n/a | 107.0 | |
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | n/a | 155 | |
Viscosity @ -25ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 7,000 Max | n/a | 5,759 |
Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max | 14.2 | 10.7 |
`ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c | |||
Additives | |||
Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | 599 to 990 | 804.2 | 889 |
Calcium | 1,570 to 2,460 | 2,051 | 2,167 |
Magnesium, ppm | 6 to 46 | 12.3 | 8 |
Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 703 | 718 |
Zinc, ppm | 766 to 868 | 791 | 785 |
Molybdenum, ppm | <1 to 269 | 60 | 42 |
Barium, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Boron, ppm | <1 to 237 | 79 | 242 |
Silicon, ppm-d | 3 to 9 | 5 | 5 |
Potassium, ppm | 9 to 17 | 11 | 11 |
Manganese, ppm | <1 | <1 | <1 |
Titanium, ppm | <1 to 114 | 11 | <1 |
Sulfur, ppm | 5,000 max | 2,785 | 4,205 |
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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Spectrol | |||||
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 Spectrol tested with the API SN ILSAC GF-5 requirements. |
Viscometrics | ||||
The viscometrics of the sample of Spectrol 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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