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Corporate Office:
1122 E 10TH PL
GARY, IN 46402-2733
Website(s): No Websites Found
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.
Manufactured by: Orbit Oil in Gary, IN
Purchased at: Rockville, MD
Date of purchase: 7/1/2015
Website(s): No Websites Found
CONSUMER ALERT--
The results of the tests conducted on this sample do NOT meet the SAE J300 specifications for the SAE Viscosity Grade listed on the product label. The Kinematic Viscosity @ 100°C is 35% lower than the minimum viscosity specification for this SAE grade, and the Low-Temperature Cranking Viscosity is 63% higher than the maximum viscosity specification for this SAE grade. In addition, the labels for this product do not reference any API Service Categories. Use of this product in modern automobile engines may cause harm to the engine.
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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 | Orbit |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | 0.53 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to <12.5 | 6.0 |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 35.9 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 112 | |
| Viscosity @-30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 10769 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
| Additives | ||
| Calcium | 1501 | |
| Magnesium | 646 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 1173 | |
| Zinc, ppm | 1375 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | 73 | |
| Barium, ppm | 2 | |
| Boron, ppm | 216 | |
| Silicon, ppm | 5 | |
| Potassium, ppm | 2 | |
| Manganese, ppm | 0 | |
| Titanium, ppm | 0 | |
| Copper, ppm | 1 | |
| Sodium, ppm | 4 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | 0 | |
| Contaminants | ||
| Silver, ppm | 0 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | 2 | |
| Chromium, ppm | 0 | |
| Iron, ppm | 15 | |
| Nickel, ppm | 0 | |
| Lead, ppm | 1 | |
| Antimony, ppm | 1 | |
| Tin, ppm | 0 | |
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