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Corporate Office:
Sinclair Oil Corporation
Salt Lake City, UT 84130
Website(s): www.sinclairoil.com
Sinclair is a privately held Wyoming company with executive offices in Salt Lake City and more than 1,200 employees across several states. Sinclair owns and operates two refineries in Wyoming along with a network of both crude oil and finished-product pipelines and terminals in the Rocky Mountain and midcontinent regions. The company markets fuel in 24 states, supplying high-quality fuels to more than 1,300 branded stations, featuring DINOCARE™ TOP TIER™ Gasoline. Sinclair Oil and Gas Company manages its exploration and production portfolios by only participating in major oil and gas development projects in the United States.
Source: Sinclair
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: Sinclair Oil Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT
Purchased at: Julesburg, CO
Date of purchase: 4/12/2016
Website(s): www.sinclairoil.com
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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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 | Sinclair |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | 6.87 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to <12.5 | 11.04 |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 65.88 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 160 | |
| Viscosity @-30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5,700 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max -c | 12.7 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
| Additives | ||
| Calcium | 1,895 | |
| Magnesium | 12 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 | 792 |
| Zinc, ppm | 835 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | 41 | |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | |
| Boron, ppm | 201 | |
| Silicon, ppm | 6 | |
| Potassium, ppm | <5 | |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 | |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 | |
| Copper, ppm | <1 | |
| Sodium, ppm | <5 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | |
| Contaminants | ||
| Silver, ppm | <1 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | 3 | |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | |
| Iron, ppm | <1 | |
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | |
| Lead, ppm | <1 | |
| Antimony, ppm | <1 | |
| Tin, ppm | <1 | |
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