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Circle K Stores Inc.

Company and Product Information

Corporate Office:
Cirlce K Stores Inc.
Tempe, AZ

Website(s): www.circlek.com

Circle K is an international chain of convenience stores, founded in 1951, in El Paso, TX. It is owned and operated by the Canadian-based Alimentation Couche-Tard, which is one of the largest company-owned convenience store operators in the world with more than 16,000 stores across Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, Japan, China, and Indonesia. The company operates its corporate stores under mainly Couche-Tard, Mac’s, Circle K, On the Run and also under the affiliated brands 7-jours, Dairy Mart, Daisy Mart and Winks.

Circle K ATF DM

Product: Circle K
Labeled: ATF DM "...designed to meet GM Dexron III specification performance."

Distributed By: Circle K Stores Inc., Tempe, AZ
Manufactured By: Pinnacle Oil, Indianapolis, IN

Purchased at: Tully, NY

Date of purchase: 9/3/2018

 

Website(s): www.circlek.com

Test Results and Assessment:

The results of the tests conducted on this sample are consistent with their labeled claims.

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Elemental Analysis pass
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Flash Point of a DEXRON III/MERCON Fluid in °C (ASTM D92)

The results of the Flash Point test conducted on this sample meet the requirements of Dexron III/Mercon.
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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 Dexron III/Mercon.
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Brookfield Viscosity @-40°C mPa s (cP)

The results of the Brookfield viscosity test conducted on this sample meet the requirements of Dexron III/Mercon.
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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 specifications for flash point and viscosity @ 100°C include only minimum values; the maximum values shown in the “standard” area of the chart are truncated for illustrative purposes.

PHYSICAL TESTS (click for test details) - a Standard Circle K
Flash Point in ºC (ASTM D92) 170/177 Min-c 233
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 6.8 Min 8.2
Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445)   41.4
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 177
Brookfield Viscosity @-40ºC mPa s (cP)(ASTM D2983) 20,000 Max 18,069
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b
Additives
Calcium, ppm 10
Magnesium, ppm 3
Phosphorus, ppm   150
Zinc, ppm 6
Molybdenum,  ppm <1
Barium, ppm <1
Boron, ppm 51
Silicon, ppm 1
Potassium, ppm <1
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. DEXRON® III, 170°C minimum.