Xcel XHD Turbo 5W-30 5W-30 API SG/CF-4
Xcel Lubricants, Tampa, FL
Purchased in: I-Mart BP, Hagerstown, MD
Date of purchase: April 6, 2011
Advisory:
Label may be easily misinterpreted by consumers. API SG is an obsolete specification. Engine oils
labeled as such are designated for use in vehicles built prior
to 1993.
Although the label on this oil displays no API symbol, the back label clearly states that the oil is “RECOMMENDED FOR ALL GASOLINE AND DIESEL ENGINES OF UNITED STATES, JAPANESE, AND EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS." The label also says the product is recommended by 20 different vehicle manufacturers. Whereas it is likely you will find your vehicle manufacturer on the label, unless you read and understand the last four words of the paragraph: “when specifying API SG/CF-4," you could assume this engine oil is appropriate for your vehicle; it's not if your car was built after 1993. None of the referenced vehicle manufacturers recommend this oil for modern vehicles.
PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TEST PROGRAM |
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| PHYSICAL TESTS | Standard/ranges-b | Average-e |
Xcel XHD Turbo |
| TBN, mg KOH/g, (ASTM D2896) | 7.4 to 9.0 | 8.0 | 4.9 |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt, (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to 12.5 | 10.39 | 10.92 |
| Viscosity @ 40ºC, cSt, ASTM D445 | 55.0 to 82.0 | 60.48 | 65.36 |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 156 to 167 | 163 | 159 |
| Viscosity @ -30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5,793 | 5,880 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 13.5 | 18.2/19.0 | |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-c | |||
| Additives | |||
| Nitrogen μg/g (ASTM D-5762) | 720 to 1,000 | 860 | 83 |
| Calcium | 1,648 to 2,301 | 2,043 | 1,752 |
| Magnesium, ppm | 6 to 43 | 11 | 2 |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 772 | 474 | |
| Zinc, ppm | 789 to 887 | 851 | 517 |
| Molybdenum, ppm | <1 to 226 | 93 | 0 |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Boron, ppm | <1 to 246 | 84 | 6 |
| Silicon, ppm-d | 4 to 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Potassium, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 to 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 | <1 | 0 |
| Sulfur, ppm | 5,000 max | 3,021 | 1,413 |
| 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.
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