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Delfin Group U.S.A.

Company and Product Information

Corporate Office:
4950 Virginia Ave
North Charleston, SC 29405 USA

Website(s):www.delfinusa.com

 

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.

Spectrol SAE 30
API Service SM, SL, SJ

SAE 30
API Service SM, SL, SJ

Manufactured by: Delfin Group U.S.A.

Purchased at: Sarver, PA

Date of purchase: 1/1/2015

 

Website(s): www.delfinusa.com

Test Results and Assessment:

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.

 

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 Spectrol
TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) 6.46
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 9.3 to <12.5 10.6
Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 68.8
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 143
Viscosity @-20ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) N/A N/A
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b
Additives
Calcium 2139
Magnesium 11
Phosphorus, ppm 550 min 769
Zinc, ppm 858
Molybdenum,  ppm 107
Barium, ppm 0
Boron, ppm 101
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 0
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.