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CONSUMER ALERT |
City Star
Automatic Transmission Fluid
City Petroleum, Dearborn, MN
Purchased in: Toledo Food Market, Toledo, OH
Date of purchase: August 26, 2012
CONSUMER ALERT:
The results of the tests
conducted on this sample show a product that does not meet
any definition of Automatic Transmission Fluid. The
very low viscosity, lack of additives, and high silicon
level indicate this product may cause damage to automatic
transmissions.
Note: In addition to now finding serious issues with City Star ATF, PQIA issued a Consumer Alert on City Star engine oil in July 2011, and on October 13, 2011, North Carolina officials ordered that three grades of City Star Motor Oil be removed from retail stores throughout the state because of the manufacturer's failure to meet stated viscosity claims.
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PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TEST PROGRAM
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 Test Results |
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averages shown in the table below are for
10
samples tested in February 2012. |
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| PHYSICAL TESTS | Specification | Average-a | |
| Brookfield Viscosity @ -40°C, cP | 20,000 cP Max | 17,511 | n/r |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 6.8 cSt Min | 7.20 | 2.66 |
| Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445 | - | 34.0 | n/r |
| Flash Point °C (ASTM D92) | 170/177°C Min-b | 195 | 158 |
| Viscosity Index | - | 182 | n/r |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c | |||
| Additives | |||
| Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | - | 805 | n/r |
| Calcium | - | 119 | 4 |
| Magnesium, ppm | - | 1 | <1 |
| Phosphorus, ppm | - | 242 | <1 |
| Zinc, ppm | - | 7 | 2 |
| Molybdenum, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Barium, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Boron, ppm | - | 94 | <1 |
| Silicon, ppm-d | - | 4 | 148 |
| Potassium, ppm | - | <5 | <5 |
| Manganese, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Titanium, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Sulfur, ppm | - | 838 | n/r |
| Copper, ppm | - | <1 | <1 |
| Sodium, ppm | - | 3 | <5 |
| 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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