City Star 5W30 Motor Oil API SA
City Petroleum, Dearborn, MI
Test
Results on this sample indicate the product can cause damage
to a passenger car engine.
Purchased in: Shamsan Food Mart, 1501 Broadway, Gary, IN
Date of purchase: July 14, 2011
CONSUMER ALERT: The label on this product states it is an "SAE 5W30" motor oil. Test results show this product is not a SAE 5W-30, and does not meet any recognized specifications for a motor oil. The viscosity for this oil is 74% below where it should be for a SAE 5W-30.
Further, this product is labeled as meeting API SA which is an obsolete specification. The API cautions this specification "Contains no additives. Not suitable for use in gasoline-powered automotive engines built after 1930. Use in more modern engines may cause unsatisfactory performance or equipment harm.
PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TEST PROGRAM |
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| PHYSICAL TESTS | Standard/ranges-b | Average-e |
City Star 5W30 Motor Oil API SA |
| TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) | 8.0 | 0.0 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to 12.5 | 10.39 | 2.38 |
| Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445 | 60.48 | 9.48 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 163 | 50 | |
| Viscosity @ -30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5,793 | 850 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 13.5 | N/A | |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c | |||
| Additives | |||
| Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | 860 | 13 | |
| Calcium,ppm | 2,043 | 0 | |
| Magnesium, ppm | 11 | 0 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 772 | 0 | |
| Zinc, ppm | 851 | 0 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | 93 | 0 | |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Additives and/or other | |||
| Boron, ppm | 84 | 0 | |
| Silicon, ppm-d | 5 | 5 | |
| Potassium, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Manganese, ppm | 1 | 0 | |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Sulfur, ppm | 3,021 | 542 | |
| Copper, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Sodium, ppm | 82 | 4 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Contaminants | |||
| Silver, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Iron, ppm | 1 | 0 | |
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Lead, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Antimony, ppm | <1 | 0 | |
| Tin, ppm | 5 | 0 | |
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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 major brands tested. 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 10 major brands tested. Click here for brands tested. |
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The viscometrics of City Star 5W30 Motor Oil does not meet the required targets for a 5W-30 (SAE J300 specification).
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