RacePro 5W-30 Semi Synthetic Premium Motor Oil 5W-30, Label marked as "API Service SM GFD-4"
Race Pro Products Co. Riverside, CA
Purchased in: Barstow Chevron, Barstow, CA
Date of purchase: April 28, 2011
Advisory:
The sample tested does not meet the NOACK Volatility
requirements of an API SM ILSAC GF-4 5W-30 Engine Oil.
Further, the label displays "GFD-4" in the Donut. Although there is an ILSAC GF-4 specification, there is no specification set forth by ILSAC designated "GFD-4."
PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TEST PROGRAM |
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| PHYSICAL TESTS | Standard/ranges-b | Average-e |
RacePro 5W-30 Premium Motor Oil |
| TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) | 7.4 to 9.0 | 8.0 | 5.5 |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to 12.5 | 10.39 | 9.78 |
| Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445 | 55.0 to 82.0 | 60.48 | 57.61 |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 156 to 167 | 163 | 156 |
| Viscosity @ -30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5,793 | 5,960 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max | 13.5 | 18.4/19.2-f |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c | |||
| Additives | |||
| Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | 720 to 1,000 | 860 | 530 |
| Calcium | 1,648 to 2,301 | 2,043 | 1,395 |
| Magnesium, ppm | 6 to 43 | 11 | 85 |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 772 | 610 |
| Zinc, ppm | 789 to 887 | 851 | 677 |
| Molybdenum, ppm | <1 to 226 | 93 | 10 |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Boron, ppm | <1 to 246 | 84 | 3 |
| Silicon, ppm-d | 4 to 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Potassium, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 to 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Sulfur, ppm | 5,000 max | 3,021 | 2,458 |
| Copper, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Sodium, ppm | <1 to 467 | 82 | 0 |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Contaminants | |||
| Silver, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 to 2 | <1 | 0 |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Iron, ppm | <1 to 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Lead, ppm | <1 to 1 | <1 | 0 |
| Antimony, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Tin, ppm | 4 to 5 | 5 | 2 |
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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. f- Initial Noack test result was 18.4. A recheck of the test gave 19.2% loss. |
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