XCEL Type A ATF

Product Tested

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XCEL Lubricants

Company and Product Information

Corporate Office:
XCEL Lubricants
Tampa, FL 33605

Website(s): www.xcellube.com

Automatic Transmission Fluid

PETROLEUM QUALITY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TEST PROGRAM

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.

XCEL
Type A ATF

Marketed by: XCEL Lubricants in Tampa, FL
XCEL is a Registered Trademark of Amalie AOC, Ltd in Tampa, FL

Purchased at: Venice, FL

Date of purchase: 8/26/2016

Website(s): www.xcellube.com

Test Results and Assessment:

Advisory: The front label states "Type A Universal Automatic Transmission Fluid", and the back label states "Type A Universal Automatic Transmission Fluid, and “A quality Automatic Transmission Fluid recommended for use when Dexron, Mercon, and Ford fluids are not available. This fluid may be used in automatic transmissions and power steering units of automobiles and light trucks manufactured by: General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler including European, and Japanese manufacturers.

In fact, TYPE A automatic transmission fluids are OBSOLETE and not recommended for use in any automatic transmissions built after 1957, and therefore clearly not a "Universal Automatic Transmission Fluid." In addition, the fluid does NOT meet the specification for TYPE A ATFs.

	Physical Properties
	Elemental Analysis
	Labeling

Note: Although the laboratory tests conducted cannot alone be used to establish if an Automatic Transmission Fluid meets all of its labeled specifications, they can be used to determine if it doesn't.

PHYSICAL TESTS (click for test details) - a	Standard	XCEL
Flash Point in ºC (ASTM D92)	185 Min	205
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445)	8.3 to 9.1	8.3
Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445)		58.0
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270)	150 Min	113
Brookfield Viscosity @-40ºC mPa s (cP)		144,800

ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b
Additives
Calcium		679
Magnesium		51
Phosphorus, ppm		291
Zinc, ppm		296
Molybdenum, ppm		11
Barium, ppm		0
Boron, ppm		39
Silicon, ppm		2
Potassium, ppm		2
Manganese, ppm		0
Titanium, ppm		0
Copper, ppm		0
Sodium, ppm		59
Vanadium, ppm		0
Contaminants
Silver, ppm		0
Aluminum, ppm		0
Chromium, ppm		0
Iron, ppm		0
Nickel, ppm		0
Lead, ppm		0
Antimony, ppm		1
Tin, ppm		0
Standards, shown in yellow are established by API, SAE and others. Test Method for metal analysis is ASTM D5185.