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Corporate Office:
Pep Boys
3111 W Allegheny Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Website(s): www.pepboys.com
Pep Boys operates more than 7,000 service bays in more than 800 stores (Supercenters and Service & Tire Centers) in 35 states and Puerto Rico. Currently, Pep Boys operates in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
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.
Distributed by: Pep Boys in Philadelphia, PA
Purchased at: Edison, NJ
Date of purchase: 9/18/2015
Website(s): www.pepboys.com
The test results for this product are consistent with its labeled claims.
Note:Although the label on this product states it meets ASTM D-4340, it should be noted that ASTM D-4340 is not a specification. Instead, it is a standard test method for Corrosion of Cast Aluminum Alloys in Engine Coolants Under Heat-Rejecting Conditions. ASTM D-3306, also noted on the label, however, is a specification. This specification requires a specimen loss of <1.0 mg/cm2/wk when tested by ASTM D-4340. Coolant/antifreeze producers and marketers often refer to ASTM D-4340 because it is an important aluminum specific test method, and to ASTM D-3306 because it is a specification.
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Note: Although laboratory tests alone cannot be used to establish if coolant meets standards, they can be used to determine if it doesn't.
| Physical Properties and Chemical Analysis | PROLine |
| Percent Antifreeze, (Based on Percent Glycol) | 50 |
| Freeze Point, (ASTM D3321) in ⁰F | -34 |
| Bitterant, (ASTM D7704) in ppm | 39 |
| pH, (ASTM D1287) | 9.08 |
| Color, (Visual) | Yellow |
| Chloride and Other Anions by Ion Chromatography (ASTM D5827) | |
| Glycolate, ppm | Not Detected |
| Formate, ppm | Not Detected |
| Chloride, ppm | 13 |
| Sulfate, ppm | 14 |
| Nitrite, ppm | Not Detected |
| Nitrate, ppm | Not Detected |
| Phosphate, ppm | Not Detected |