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Corporate Office:
Orion Lubricants Inc.
Worth, IL 60482
Website(s):No Website 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.
Distributed By: Orion Lubricants Inc, Worth, IL
Purchased at: Watervliet, MI
Date of purchase: 11/15/2016
Website(s): No Website Found
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, and are NOT consistent with the listed API Service Category. In addition, the phosphorus content is over five times the maximum level required by the referenced API specification which could cause damage to catalytic converters. Furthermore, the organometallic additive levels in this sample are exceedingly high, potentially leading to excessive piston deposits, and the silicon results indicate the product may be contaminated with abrasive material.
Use of this product in modern automobile engines will likely cause harm to the engine.
Note: This is the second time PQIA has issued a Consumer Alert on REV 360 10W-30, see link below:
REV 360 10W-30 2/17/2016
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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 | REV 360 |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | ||
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to <12.5 | |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 116 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 143 | |
| Viscosity @-25ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 7,000 Max | |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
| Additives | ||
| Calcium | ||
| Magnesium | 153 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 1,000 Max | |
| Zinc, ppm | ||
| Molybdenum, ppm | 9 | |
| Barium, ppm | 16 | |
| Boron, ppm | 495 | |
| Silicon, ppm | ||
| Potassium, ppm | 2 | |
| Manganese, ppm | 0 | |
| Titanium, ppm | 6 | |
| Copper, ppm | 0 | |
| Sodium, ppm | 449 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | 0 | |
| Contaminants | ||
| Silver, ppm | 0 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | ||
| Chromium, ppm | 0 | |
| Iron, ppm | ||
| Nickel, ppm | 1 | |
| Lead, ppm | 0 | |
| Antimony, ppm | 0 | |
| Tin, ppm | 0 | |
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