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XCEL Lubricant

Company and Product Information

Corporate Office:
XCEL Lubricants
1601 McCloskey Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33605

Website(s):www.xcellube.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.

XCEL Motor Oil
XHD Turbo SAE 10W-40

Product: XCEL XHD Turbo
Viscosity Grade: SAE 10W-40
Labeling: API SG/CF-4

Marketed by: XCEL Lubricants in Tampa, FL
XCEL is a registered Trademark of Amalie Oil Company in Tampa, FL

Purchased at: Brentwood, MD

Date of purchase: 7/1/2015

 

Website(s): www.xcellube.com

Test Results and Assessment:

CONSUMER ALERT:

The label on this product states "RECOMMENDED FOR ALL GASOLINE AND DIESEL ENGINES OF UNITED STATES, JAPANESE, AND EUROPEAN MANUFACTURERS INCLUDING: Mack, Cummins, Man, MTY, Renault, Toyota, Volkswagon [sic], Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Volvo, Mercedes Benz, Navistar, Detroit Diesel, IHC, Iveco, DAF, Scania, Fiat, PSA Specifications, when specifying API SG/CF-4."

API SG and CF-4 are obsolete specifications and are not specified by engine manufacturers for modern engines. According to the API, SG oils are not suitable for use in most gasoline-powered automotive engines built after 1993. API CF-4 oils are not suitable for use in most diesel-engines built after 1994. The label on this product fails to give adequate warning to consumers about its limited use. The organometallic additive levels in this sample indicate the product is NOT suitable for use in the majority of automobile engines currently on the road.

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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 XCEL XHD Turbo
TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) 5.2
Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 12.5 to <16.3 13.4
Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) 84.2
Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) 161
Viscosity @-25ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) 7,000 Max 3856
ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b
Additives
Calcium 1606
Magnesium 28
Phosphorus, ppm   488
Zinc, ppm 527
Molybdenum,  ppm 8
Barium, ppm 0
Boron, ppm 15
Silicon, ppm 5
Potassium, ppm 5
Manganese, ppm 0
Titanium, ppm 0
Copper, ppm 0
Sodium, ppm 27
Vanadium, ppm 0
Contaminants
Silver, ppm 0
Aluminum, ppm 2
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.