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SOPUS Products

Company and Product Information

Corporate Office:
SOPUS Products
700 Milam 
Houston, TX 77002

Website(s): www.ROTELLA.com

Shell Oil Company US (SOPUS) is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. Royal Dutch Shell is one of the largest major oil companies in the world SOPUS is a leading producer of oil and natural gas, gasoline, and petrochemical products in the US.

The company is also a leading manufacturer and marketer of motor oils and other automotive and industrial lubricants and products. In addition to Shell branded lubricants, Pennzoil-Quaker State Company, doing business as SOPUS Products, Inc., produces motor oils and other automotive products under the Pennzoil and Quaker State brand names.

Shell Rotella T4 Triple Protection
SAE 15W-40 Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Oil

Product: Shell Rotella T4 Triple Protection
Viscosity Grade: SAE 15W-40
Labeled: API CK-4

Distributed By: SOPUS Products, Houston, TX

Purchased at: Piscataway, NJ

Date of purchase: 6/26/2018

 

Website(s): www.ROTELLA.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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Phosphorus, ppm (ASTM D5185)

The results of the Phosporus test conducted on this sample meet the requirements of API CK-4.
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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 is truncated for illustrative purposes.

PHYSICAL TESTS (click for test details) - a Standard Rotella T4
TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) 10.04
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 12.5 to <16.3 15.0
Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 112
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 139
Viscosity @-20ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) 7,000 Max 6,160
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b
Additives
Calcium, ppm 2,045
Magnesium, ppm 18
Phosphorus, ppm 1,200 Max-c 969
Zinc, ppm 1,070
Molybdenum,  ppm 3
Barium, ppm <1
Boron, ppm 179
Silicon, ppm 4
Potassium, ppm 8
Manganese, ppm <1
Titanium, ppm <1
Copper, ppm <1
Sodium, ppm 1
Vanadium, ppm <1
Contaminants
Silver, ppm <1
Aluminum, ppm <1
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 one significant figure, therefore results up to 1,249 are considered on specification.