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Corporate Office:
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
Fairfax, VA
Website(s):www.mobil.com
ExxonMobil Corp., headquartered in Irving, TX, is an American multinational oil and gas company. The company was incorporated in 1882 and is currently the largest publically traded oil and gas company in the world. The company has three primary business segments, including upstream, downstream, and chemical. The company’s lubricants business resides in the downstream segment where it operates as ExxonMobil Fuels, Lubricants & Specialties Marketing Company. ExxonMobil is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of automotive and industrial lubricants and enjoys a long and strong position in synthetic lubricants, including the Mobil1 brand.
The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA) is an independent resource for information and insights on the quality of lubricants in the marketplace. Our mission is to serve the consumer of lubricants by randomly sampling and independently testing lubricants taken from the field. Test results are posted along with the brand names on the PQIA website. This webpage provides an analysis on the brand detailed below.
The following are the test results for the sample examined.
Marketed by: ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA
Purchased at: Edison, NJ
Date of purchase: 12/28/2015
Website(s): www.mobil.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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Note: 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.
| PHYSICAL TESTS (click for test details) - a | Standard | Mobil 1 |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | 9.21 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 6.9 to <9.3 | 8.65 |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 45.19 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 173 | |
| Viscosity @-35ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,200 Max | 3,928 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max -c | 10.7 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
| Additives | ||
| Calcium | 1,094 | |
| Magnesium | 757 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 669 |
| Zinc, ppm | 709 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | 79 | |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | |
| Boron, ppm | 99 | |
| 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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