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Test Results for 10W-40 Motor Oils |
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| ALERT | ADVISORY-d |
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| PHYSICAL TESTS (click test for details) | Standards/ranges-a |
Spectrol | MaxiGuard | Signature | ||||||||
| TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) |
6.1 to 8.3 |
7.9 | 0.6 | 4.9 | ||||||||
12.5
to 16.3 |
15.59 | 6.43 | 14.50 | |||||||||
| Viscosity @ 40șC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 55.8
to 65.2 |
107.0 | 39.4 | 98.7 | ||||||||
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 156 to 169 |
155 | 113 | 152 | ||||||||
| Viscosity @ -25șC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) |
7,000 Max |
5,759 | 5,509 | 3,858 | ||||||||
| NOACK volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250șC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max |
10.7 | 27.7 | 10.8 | ||||||||
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-b,c | ||||||||||||
| Additives | ||||||||||||
| Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | 599 to 990 |
889 | 294 | 340 | ||||||||
| Calcium, ppm | 1,570
to 2,460 |
2,167 | 185 | 1,488 | ||||||||
| Magnesium, ppm | 6 to
46 |
8 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||
| Phosphorus ,ppm | 600 to
800 |
718 | 175 | 722 | ||||||||
| Zinc, ppm | 766 to 868 |
785 | 31 | 788 | ||||||||
| Molybdenum, ppm | <1 to 269 |
42 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Barium, ppm | <1 |
<1 | 2 | <1 | ||||||||
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| Boron, ppm | <1 to
237 |
242 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Silicon, ppm | 3 to
9 |
5 | 186 | 5 | ||||||||
| Potassium, ppm | 9
to 17 |
11 | 17 | 9 | ||||||||
| Manganese, ppm | <1 |
<1 | 12 | <1 | ||||||||
| Titanium, ppm | <1
to 114 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||||
| Sulfur, ppm | 5,000 max |
4,205 | 4,304 | 2,318 | ||||||||
| Copper, ppm | <1 |
<1 | 13 | <1 | ||||||||
| Sodium, ppm | 5 to
454 |
<5 | 20 | <5 | ||||||||
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||||
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| Silver, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||||
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 to
3 |
1 | 223 | 1 | ||||||||
| Chromium, ppm | <1 |
<1 | 3 | <1 | ||||||||
| Iron, ppm | <1 to
1 |
<1 | 200 | <1 | ||||||||
| Nickel, ppm | <1 |
<1 | 1 | <1 | ||||||||
| Lead, ppm | <1 |
<1 | 24 | <1 | ||||||||
| Antimony, ppm | <1 |
<1 | <1 | <1 | ||||||||
| Tin, ppm | <1 |
<1 | 19 | <1 | ||||||||
a- The standards and ranges shown in the table above are for the latest specification (API SN GF-5) b-Test Method used for metal analysis is ASTM ASTM D5185. c- ASTM D5185-09 Reproducibility by Element. d- 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.
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