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New World Sales

Company and Product Information

Corporate Office:
Midlothian, IL

Website(s): No Websites Found for New World Sales

 

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.

Super XXX Motor Oil
SAE 10W30

Product: Super XXX
Viscosity Grade: "10W30"
Labeling: API SB

Marketed by: New World Sales in Midlothian, IL

Purchased at: Washington, D.C.

Date of purchase: 7/1/2015

 

Website(s): No Websites Found for New World Sales

Test Results and Assessment:

CONSUMER ALERT - DON'T BUY

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. In addition, the product tested has visible debris.

NOTE: Super XXX has been ordered off the shelves in Missouri by the Weights, Measures and Consumer Protection Division in the State of Missouri.

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 Super XXX
TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) 0.36
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 9.3 to <12.5 10.6
Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 50.7
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 206
Viscosity @-25ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) 7,000 Max 942
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b
Additives
Calcium VD -d
Magnesium VD -d
Phosphorus, ppm   VD -d
Zinc, ppm VD -d
Molybdenum,  ppm VD -d
Barium, ppm VD -d
Boron, ppm VD -d
Silicon, ppm VD -d
Potassium, ppm VD -d
Manganese, ppm VD -d
Titanium, ppm VD -d
Copper, ppm VD -d
Sodium, ppm VD -d
Vanadium, ppm VD -d
Contaminants
Silver, ppm VD -d
Aluminum, ppm VD -d
Chromium, ppm VD -d
Iron, ppm VD -d
Nickel, ppm VD -d
Lead, ppm VD -d
Antimony, ppm VD -d
Tin, ppm VD -d
  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.
  4. Unable to run spectrographic analysis for organometallic metals due to visible debris.