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Corporate Office:
Marathon Petroleum Company LP
539 South Main Street
Findlay, OH 45840
Website(s):
www.marathonpetroleum.com
Marathon Petroleum Company (MPC) is the nation's third-largest refiner, with a crude oil refining capacity of approximately 1.8 million barrels per calendar day in its seven-refinery system.
Marathon brand gasoline is sold through approximately 5,500 independently owned retail outlets across 19 states. In addition, Speedway LLC, an MPC subsidiary, owns and operates the nation's second-largest convenience store chain, with approximately 2,730 convenience stores in 21 states. MPC also owns, leases or has ownership interests in approximately 10,800 miles of pipeline.
According to Marathon's website, "Marathon's Performance Series line of motor oils for passenger vehicles is top of the line in terms of quality."
Source: Marathon's Website
Marketed by: Marathon Petroleum Company LP, Findlay, OH
Purchased at: Cambridge City, IN
Date of purchase: 3/30/2017
Website(s): www.marathonpetroleum.com
The results of the tests conducted on this sample meet the SAE J300 specifications for the SAE Viscosity Grade listed on the product label, and are consistent with the listed API Service Categories.
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Note1: 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. Note2: The specification for cold cranking viscosity includes only a maximum value; the minimum value shown in the “standard” area of the chart are truncated for illustrative purposes.
| PHYSICAL TESTS (click for test details) - a | Standard | Marathon |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | 8.56 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 6.9 to <9.3 | 8.62 |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 48.69 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 156 | |
| Viscosity @-30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 4,856 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max -c | 13.1 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
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| Calcium, ppm | 2,418 | |
| Magnesium, ppm | 12 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 -d | 795 |
| Zinc, ppm | 834 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | 48 | |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | |
| Boron, ppm | 18 | |
| Silicon, ppm | 6 | |
| Potassium, ppm | <5 | |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 | |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 | |
| Copper, ppm | <1 | |
| Sodium, ppm | <5 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | |
| Contaminants | ||
| Silver, ppm | <1 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 | |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | |
| Iron, ppm | <1 | |
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | |
| Lead, ppm | <1 | |
| Antimony, ppm | 1 | |
| Tin, ppm | <1 | |
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