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Bullseye Lubricants Inc.

Company and Product Information

Corporate Office:
Chicago, IL 60655

Website(s):No Websites Found

 

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.

BULLSEYE LUBRICANTS
SAE 10W-30

SAE 10W-30

Manufactured by: Bullseye Lubricants Inc.

Purchased at: Paxton, IL 

Date of purchase: 1/5/2015 

 

Website(s): No Websites Found

Test Results and Assessment:

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. The Kinematic Viscosity @ 100°C is lower than the minimum viscosity specification for this SAE grade. In addition, the labels state that this oil "Helps keep engines clean, provides wear protection, helps prevent engine leaks, and fights rust and corrosion". In fact, the organometallic additive levels in this sample indicate the product is NOT suitable for use in the majority of automobile engines currently on the road. Use of this product in modern automobile engines will likely cause harm to the engine.

 Note: The Bullseye motor oil brand has been ordered off the shelves in Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, and Missouri. This sample was purchased in Paxton, IL.

bottle icon Physical Properties pass
Elemental Analysis pass
Labeling warning

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 Bullseye Lubricants
TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) 2.72
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 9.3 to <12.5 8.7
Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 53.7
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 139
Viscosity @-25ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) 7,000 Max 6253
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b
Additives
Calcium 0
Magnesium 0
Phosphorus, ppm 0
Zinc, ppm 0
Molybdenum,  ppm 0
Barium, ppm 0
Boron, ppm 0
Silicon, ppm 3
Potassium, ppm 0
Manganese, ppm 0
Titanium, ppm 0
Copper, ppm 0
Sodium, ppm 1
Vanadium, ppm 0
Contaminants
Silver, ppm 0
Aluminum, ppm 0
Chromium, ppm 0
Iron, ppm 1
Nickel, ppm 0
Lead, ppm 0
Antimony, ppm 0
Tin, ppm 0
  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 two significant figures, therefore results up to 15.5 are considered on specification.