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Conatus Oil & Gas, Inc

Company and Product Information

Corporate Office:
Conatus Oil & Gas, Inc
Miami, FL

Website(s): No Website Found

"Q Motor Oil® is a Registered Mark of Conatus Oil & Gas, Inc" 

Q 10•30 Motor Oil

Product: Q Motor Oil
Viscosity Grade: "Viscosity Range 10 to 30*"
Labeled: "10•30 Motor Oil"

Marketed By: N/A ("Q Motor Oil® is a Registered Mark of Conatus Oil & Gas, Inc") 

Purchased at: Cleveland, OH

Date of purchase: 9/15/2017

 

Website(s): No Website Found

Test Results and Assessment:

Use of this product in virtually all automobile engines will likely cause harm to the engine.

Q Motor Oil 10•30

Whereas the label on this product states "10•30” in large print (which could be interpreted by a consumer as meaning it’s an SAE 10W-30 viscosity grade), the label also states in smaller print “Viscosity Range 10 To 30*.”  This terminology is not consistent with any multi-viscosity motor oil as defined by SAE J300.

In addition, although the label on this product does not claim it meets any API Service Category (or any other specification for that matter), the test results on this sample indicates the product lacks any meaningful level of additives to protect engines from wear, sludge, and corrosion. Further, the metal analysis results indicate the product may contain used oil and abrasive material. For these reasons, the product is NOT suitable for use in virtually all automobile engines currently on the road.

Use of this product in virtually all automobile engines will likely cause harm to the engine. Similarly, although the back label on the product states “Suitable for Moderate Diesel Engines,” use of this product in virtually all diesel engines currently on the road will likely cause harm to the engine.

 

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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.

PHYSICAL TESTS (click for test details) - a Standard Q Motor Oil
TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) 0.31
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445)   9.6
Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 57.3
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 152
Viscosity @-25ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293)   3,510
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b
Additives
Calcium, ppm 4
Magnesium, ppm 1
Phosphorus, ppm   223
Zinc, ppm 9
Molybdenum,  ppm 0
Barium, ppm 0
Boron, ppm 1
Silicon, ppm 213
Potassium, ppm 4
Manganese, ppm 0
Titanium, ppm 0
Copper, ppm 76
Sodium, ppm 0
Vanadium, ppm 0
Contaminants
Silver, ppm 0
Aluminum, ppm 7
Chromium, ppm 0
Iron, ppm 48
Nickel, ppm 0
Lead, ppm 5
Antimony, ppm 0
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.