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Corporate Office:
AIOD
Montrose, CO 81402
Website(s): www.SERVICE-PRO.com
"Service Pro® products were introduced in 1995 as the national brand of the Association of Independent Oil Distributors (AIOD), an international marketing group of independently owned distributors with 79 distribution facilities to serve the professional installer. Distributed throughout North America including the 48 contiguous United States, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada. Service Pro provides motor oils, lubricants, and antifreeze, filters, chemicals, wiper blades and accessory parts."
Source: Service Pro Website
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 for AIOD, Montrose, CO
Purchased at: St. Francis, KS
Date of purchase: 4/12/2016
Website(s): www.SERVICE-PRO.com
The sample tested meets the requirements of an API SM/ILSAC GF-4 SAE 5W-20 Motor Oil. Whereas the 15.6/16.0 NOACK of the sample tested exceeds the specification of 15% maximum loss, it is within the API acceptable "Expanded Range."
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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 | Service Pro |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | 6.26 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 6.9 to <9.3 | 8.34 |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 49.33 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 144 | |
| Viscosity @-30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 6,227 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max -c | 15.6 (Recheck 16.0) |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
| Additives | ||
| Calcium | 1,756 | |
| Magnesium | 8 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 692 |
| Zinc, ppm | 763 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | 30 | |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | |
| Boron, ppm | 12 | |
| Silicon, ppm | 2 | |
| 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 | |
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