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Consolidated 2017 SAE 10W-30

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SAE 10W-30 TEST RESULTS ACTIVE API SERVICE CATEGORIES
CONSUMER ALERTS

Test Results for Passenger Car Motor Oils 

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Brand Chevron Havoline DG Auto Everest GILCO Lubricants Par Mar Stores Premium Speedway Warren
Ford Motorcraft Super Duty Formula Diesel
SUPER XXX Platinum
Q Motor Oil Q Motor Oil
API SN
ILSAC GF-5
API SN
ILSAC GF-5
API SN
ILSAC GF-5
API SN
ILSAC GF-5
API SN
ILSAC GF-5
API SN
ILSAC GF-5
API SN
ILSAC GF-5
"MEETS FORD WSS-M2C171-F1" and "CONTAINS MORE THAN 1000 PPM PHOSPORUS FOR BETTER WEAR PROTECTION"
"API SM/GF-3"
"10•30 Motor Oil" "10•30 Motor Oil"
             
CONSUMER ALERT
CONSUMER ALERT CONSUMER ALERT
PHYSICAL TESTS (click test for details)
Standards(a)
 
6.91 6.95 8.18 8.8 7.06 8.30 6.79
8.98
2.26
0.01 0.31
9.3 to <12.5 9.85 10.48 10.88 9.99 10.02 10.49 10.04
11.78
7.53
11.3 9.6
  63.77 64.12 71.81 61.51 63.83 69.16 63.89
78.82
50.52
71.9 57.3
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 138 152 141 148 142 139 143
143
112
150 152
Viscosity @ -25ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293)  7,000 Max 5,634 3,454 5,603 4,514 4,834 5,915 4,696
5,931
7,302
5,544 3,510
NOACK Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) 15 Max (d) 12 12.1 9.2 12.9 7.6 13.5 7.9
11.8
13.2
N/A (f) N/A (f)
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS-b,c
Additives
Calcium, ppm   1,940 2,021 2,319 2,478 2,001 2,444 1,902
1,331
509
1 4
Magnesium, ppm   41 10 9 11 8 18 8
709
36
1 1
Phosphorus, ppm 600 to 800 (e) 625 755 802 820 761 760 718
1,085
512
305 223
Zinc, ppm   741 826 854 851 833 857 788
1,206
553
7 9
Molybdenum, ppm 156 43 86 47 44 47 42
<1
9
0 0
Barium, ppm   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
1
3
0 0
Boron, ppm   107 186 253 20 207 16 198
97
36
1 1
Silicon, ppm 4 5 4 4 5 6 5
6
110
134 213
Potassium, ppm   <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5
<5
9
4 4
Manganese, ppm   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
<1
<1
0 0
Titanium, ppm   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
4
2
0 0
Copper, ppm   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
<1
16
108 76
Sodium, ppm   <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 <5
6
17
0 0
Vanadium, ppm   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
<1
1
0 0
Contaminants
Silver, ppm   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
<1
<1
0 0
Aluminum, ppm   <1 <1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1
<1
2
7 7
Chromium, ppm   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
<1
<1
0 0
Iron, ppm   1 1 <1 <1 1 1 1
2
46
40 48
Nickel, ppm   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
<1
<1
0 0
Lead, ppm   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
2
2
7 5
Antimony, ppm   <1 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1
<1
<1
0 0
Tin, ppm   <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1
<1
<1
5 1

a- Standards, shown in black, are established by API, SAE and others.

b-Test Method used for metal analysis is ASTM ASTM D5185.

c- ASTM D5185-09 Reproducibility by Element.

d- This specification is expressed to two significant figures, therefore results up to 15.5 are considered on specification for 10W-30s.

e- This specification is expressed to one significant figure, therefore results between 550 and 849 are considered on specification.

f- Motor Oils with API Service Categories prior to API SJ do not have a NOACK Volatility standard.

 

 

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