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Western Marketing Inc.

Company and Product Information

Corporate Office:
Western Marketing Inc.
1010 South Access Road 
Tye, TX 79563 

Website(s): www.westmktg.com

Founded in 1953, Western Marketing, Inc., has been a distributor of petroleum products for over 60 years. Originally founded by the W. P. Wright family, Western Marketing, Inc., was purchased in 1990 by local Abilene entrepreneurs John R. Thacker and Richard N. Hasten, who operated it for two decades. In 2010, two Dallas-based private equity organizations, Wingate Partners and CrimStone Partners, acquired WMI and have continued the company’s tradition of expanding its distribution facilities, offering new products,  and investing in its delivery fleet.

Western Marketing Inc. is a multi-branded lubricant distributor serving customers across seven states with an emphasis on truck fleets, agricultural, automotive repair shops, car dealerships, gas engine oil users, manufacturing plants and wind turbine sectors. Its sixth sales location, serving Dallas-Fort Worth, was opened March 2014.
Source: Western Marketing's website

Note: As of April 26, 2017, RelaDyne Enters Agreement to Purchase Western Marketing, Inc.

Preferred Choice Synthetic Blend
SAE 5W-20 High Performance Motor Oil

Product: Preferred Choice Synthetic Blend
Viscosity Grade: SAE 5W-20
Labeled: API SN/ILSAC GF-5

Distributed By: Western Marketing Inc., Tye, TX

Purchased at: Amarillo, TX

Date of purchase: 3/29/2017

 

Website(s): www.westmktg.com

Test Results and Assessment:

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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Elemental Analysis pass
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Viscosity @ 100°C, cSt (ASTM D445)

The results of the Kinematic Viscosity @ 100ºC test conducted on this sample meet the requirements of SAE J300.
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Cold Cranking Viscosity, mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293)

The results of the Cold Cranking Viscosity test conducted on this sample meet the requirements of SAE J300.
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Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800)

The results of the Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC test conducted on this sample meet the requirements of API SN/ILSAC GF-5.
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Phosphorus, ppm (ASTM D5185)

The results of the Phosporus test conducted on this sample meet the requirements of API SN/ILSAC GF-5.
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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 Preferred Choice
TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) 7.28
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 6.9 to <9.3 7.68
Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 42.94
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 149
Viscosity @-30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) 6,600 Max 5,432
Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) 15 Max -c 12.5
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b
Additives
Calcium, ppm 1,932
Magnesium, ppm 7
Phosphorus, ppm 600 to 800 -d 674
Zinc, ppm 759
Molybdenum,  ppm 162
Barium, ppm <1
Boron, ppm 95
Silicon, ppm 4
Potassium, ppm <5
Manganese, ppm <1
Titanium, ppm <1
Copper, ppm <1
Sodium, ppm <5
Vanadium, ppm <1
Contaminants
Silver, ppm <1
Aluminum, ppm 2
Chromium, ppm <1
Iron, ppm <1
Nickel, ppm <1
Lead, ppm <1
Antimony, ppm <1
Tin, ppm <1
  1. Standards, shown in yellow are established by API, SAE and others.
  2. Test Method for metal analysis is ASTM D5185.
  3. This specification is expressed to two significant figures, therefore results up to 15.5 are considered on specification.
  4. This specification is expressed to one significant figure, therefore results between 550 and 849 are considered on specification.