Petroleum Quality Institute of America Newsletter
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PQIA's mission is to serve the consumer of lubricants by testing and reporting on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace. It is expected that this improved visibility of quality will lead to wider conformance by lubricant manufacturers to specification and performance claims.
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Four More Brands Tested; All look Good
The Petroleum Quality Institute of America tested four brands of API SN, 5W-30 engine oils purchased in New England in July 2012. The test results look good. Interestingly, the front label of one brand tested (Homelife), states in the upper right corner, "Compare to Pennzoil�." CLICK BOTTLES BELOW FOR MORE
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Are You Running Your Car on Cake and Cola? The Petroleum Quality Institute of America (PQIA recently covered nearly 1,000 miles of highways and byways in Texas, taking note of the types of engine oils sold at 41 convenience stores visited along the way.
To our disappointment, what we found in Texas is not much different than what we found in many other states; namely, close to 20% of engine oils on convenience store shelves meet only the American Petroleum Institute (API) SA Service Category; these are obsolete oils formulated for use in passenger car engines built before 1930, and they will do damage to nearly all cars currently on the road.
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