PQIA's MISSION
PQIA’s mission is to serve the consumer of lubricants by testing and reporting on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace. It is expected that this improved visibility of quality will lead to wider conformance by lubricant manufacturers to specification and performance claims.

PQIA SUPPORTERS

Afton Chemical

Chemlube International

 Chevron

CHS Industries

CITGO

Eni USA R&M Co. Inc.

Infineum USA L.P.

Lubrication Engineers

Lubricating Specialties Co.

Lubrizol

Phillips 66

Pinnacle Oil

Safety-Kleen

Universal Lubricants, LLC

Warren Distribution

Warren Oil

Lubricant Distributors

GH Berlin- Windward
Keller-Heartt
Circle Lubricants
Leahy-Wolf
PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
SAMPLE SUMMARY /PASSENGER CAR MOTOR OIL
Passenger car motor oil is the lifeblood of your engine. In addition to lubricating moving parts to help reduce wear and tear and the buildup of heat in your engine, motor oils contain performance additives that help to reduce oxidation, neutralize acids, prevent rust, corrosion, and foam, condition seals, save fuel, and keep your engine clean. But all engine oils are far from created equal. In fact, some motor oils on the shelves can cause harm to your engine and premature failure. Know what motor oil goes into your car.

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Details Brand
Date Type Grade API Status
1st Priority 4/12/2012 Conventional 10W-30 SM
7 Eleven 3/25/2010 Conventional 10W-30 SM
Accel 10/22/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Advance AutoParts 4/08/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SL
American XT 11/27/2011 Conventional 10W-30 SM
ARCO Supreme 4/28/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
TriStar 7/13/2011 Conventional 10W-30 SC/CC
TriStar 10/05/2011 Conventional 10W-30 SM
Trop Artic 7/14/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
TruBlend Synthetic Blend 4/12/2012 Syn Blend 10W-30 SN
TruSouth 4/12/2012 Conventional 10W-40 SM
TruStar 6/09/2012 Conventional 10W-30 SC/CC
US Economy 11/27/2011 Conventional - -
US Spirit High Performance 11/27/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SF/CC
Valero 4/12/2012 Conventional 10W-30 SN
ValvolinePremium 9/17/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Valvoline NextGen 9/17/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
ValvolinePremium 12/01/2009 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Warren Oil 10/24/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Warren Oil 3/25/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
WILCO-a 3/09/2011 Conventional 10W-30 SM
Wolf's Head 3/01/2012 Conventional 5W-20 SN
Wolf's Head 1/06/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Xcel XHD Turbo 4/06/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SG
XP Super Premium 12/01/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
EXTREME 2000 6/02/2012 Conventional 10W-30 SF
Arrow Mart 6/20/2013 Conventional 5W-30 -
Atlas Team 3/17/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Auto Club 6/02/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SH
Autozone 3/23/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Blain's Farm & Fleet 9/15/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
BP Select 1/04/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Bullet Motor Oil (see footnote a) 3/27/2013 Conventional 5W-30 SC
Bullseye 7/13/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SC
CAM2 SuperPro Plus 9/22/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
CAM2 SuperPro Plus 3/24/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Carolina Petroleum 1/02/2012 Conventional 10W-40 SM
CarQuest 1/04/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Casey's General Store 10/23/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Castrol GTX 9/17/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Castrol GTX 12/01/2009 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Cenex Auto Gold 12/01/2009 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Certified 10/04/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Chevron Supreme 10/04/2011 Conventional 10W-30 SN
Chevron Supreme 4/29/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
CITGO Supergard 3/17/2012 Conventional 10W-40 SN
City Star 1/14/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
CoGo's 7/16/2011 Conventional 10W-30 SM
Custom Plus 4/29/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
DG Auto 12/09/2011 Conventional 10W-40 SF
Duplex 11/23/2011 Conventional 10W-40 SN
Everclear 7/14/2011 Conventional 10W-30 SC
Exxon Superflo 12/01/2009 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Federted Auto 12/03/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Five Star Supreme 4/29/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Formula 300 10/05/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SF
Shell Formula 12/01/2009 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Gard High Performance 10/05/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Giant Petroleum 3/17/2012 Conventional 10W-40 SL
Gilco 4/12/2012 Conventional 10W-30 SN
Gilco 4/12/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Gilco 4/12/2012 Conventional SAE 30 SL
G/Oil 12/10/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Gold Star 12/13/2011 Conventional 10W-40 SC/CC
Golden Stallion (see footnote a) 6/09/2012 Conventional 10W-30 SN
GTC 4/13/2012 Conventional 10W-30 SN
Gulf 1/03/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Havoline 9/22/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Havoline 12/01/2009 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Hess 2000 4/06/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Homelife 7/15/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Homelife 9/21/2010 Conventional 10W-30 SM
Kangaroo Premium 4/04/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Kendall Liquid Titanium GT/1 9/17/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Kendall GT/1 12/01/2009 Conventional 5W-30 SM/SL
Liberty Gold Plus SMO 1/06/2011 Conventional 5W-30 -
Love's Premium 12/03/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
LUKOIL Synthetic Blend 7/16/2011 Syn Blend 5W-30 SM
MAG1 3/18/2012 Conventional 10W-40 SN
MAX1 7/16/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SN
MaxiGuard 9/27/2011 Conventional 10W-40 SA
Meijer 10/23/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Mobil Clean 5000 12/01/2009 Conventional 5W-30 SM/CF
Mobil Special 9/20/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Mobil Super 5000 9/17/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Motorcraft Synthetic Blend 11/27/2011 Syn Blend 5W-30 SM
Mototech 3/17/2011 Conventional 10W-30 SN
MotoTech 9/27/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Murphy USA Premium 10/04/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
MyMart 10/04/2011 Conventional 30 SB
O'Reilly Motor Oil 4/10/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SN
O'Reilly Motor Oil 7/14/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
PartsPlus Premium Semi/Synthetic 7/18/2012 Syn Blend 5W-30 SN
Peak Performance 11/27/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Pennzoil 9/17/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Pennzoil 12/01/2009 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Petro/Canada 9/03/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Pilot 6/09/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
PittPenn 3/25/2010 Conventional 10W-30 -
Platinum Plus 9/15/2012 Conventional 5W-30 -
PolyGUARD 8/27/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SG/CD
ProForce 7/13/2011 Conventional 10W-30 SF/CC
Proline 11/27/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Proline 3/24/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Quaker State 9/17/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Quaker State 12/01/2009 Conventional 5W-30 SM
RacePro 4/29/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
RacePro 4/28/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
RaceTeam 4/29/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Road/Tech 6/02/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Road/Tech 3/18/2012 Conventional 10W-30 SN
Road/Tech 6/09/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Royal 9/15/2012 Conventional 10W-40 SA
Royal Star 8/27/2012 Conventional 5W-30 -
Rugged 9/21/2010 Conventional 10W-30 SM
Sheetz 3/18/2012 Conventional 10W-40 SN
Sheetz 7/22/2010 Conventional 5W-40 SM
Shell Formula 9/17/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Signiture 10/04/2011 Conventional 10W-40 SF/CC
Silogram 12/07/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SN
SuperS 3/03/2010 Conventional 10W-30 SM
Spectrol 9/27/2011 Conventional 10W-40 SM
Spectrol 10/25/2010 Conventional 5W-40 SM
Speedway 1/03/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Star Petroleum High Mileage 7/13/2011 High Mileage 10W-30 SB
STP Motor Oil 10/05/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Sunoco Ultra 9/20/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Super XXX 7/14/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SB
SuperS Dexos 3/19/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SN
SuperTech 3/24/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
SureGuard 6/02/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SM
SureGuard 3/24/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Terrible Herbst 4/28/2011 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Texas Gold 4/11/2012 Conventional SAE 30 SC/CC
Thorntons Premium 10/23/2010 Conventional 5W-30 SM
Toyota 2/07/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Traveller 7/17/2012 Conventional 5W-30 SN
Amsoil OE 3/06/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Amsoil Signiture 3/06/2012 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
CAM2 SYNAVEX 4/13/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Castrol Edge 1/25/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
ENEOS 3/02/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Formula Shell 1/26/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
FRAM 3/02/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Havoline 3/05/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Kendall GT/1 with Liquid Titanium 1/29/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
LubriGold 4/13/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Lucas 1/25/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Lucas 12/03/2011 Synthetic 5W-30 SM
Lukoil 1/29/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Mobil1 1/25/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Mobil Super Synthetic 1/25/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
NAPA 1/25/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Pennzoil Platinum 1/30/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Pennzoil Ultra Class 1/30/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Proline 1/25/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Quaker State 1/25/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Royal Purple 1/25/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Royal Purple 10/5/2011 Synthetic 10W-30 SL
Schaeffer's Supreme 9000 1/29/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 -
Super Tech 1/25/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Traveller 2/05/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN
Valvoline 1/25/2013 Synthetic 5W-30 SN

 
a/Company took corrective action (click brand for more information.)

An Advisory is intended to advise consumers to exercise caution when considering purchase of a specific oil to be certain that the oil is suitable for its intended use. An Advisory is issued when the product analysis is inconsistent with its labeled specifications or claims, or the product label contains exaggerated, confusing, deceptive, or incomplete recommendations or claims.

A Consumer Alert is intended to alert consumers to exercise extreme caution when considering purchase of a specific oil to be certain that the oil is suitable for its intended use. An Alert is issued when the oil has a significant potential to cause harm to modern engines.

Although laboratory tests alone cannot be used to establish if engine oil meets an API Service Category, they can be used to determine if it doesn't.
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