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Passenger Car Engine Test Category For API SJ And SL
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Requirements
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Test Method
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Properties
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Unit
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Limits
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SJ/EC
GF-2
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SL/EC
GF-3
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1. LABORATORY TESTS
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1.1 Viscosity Grades
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All those that apply, typically SAE 5W-30 and 10W-30. Per SAE J300 specification
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Manufacturer sets targets within SAE J300 parameter
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1.2 Foam Test
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ASTM D892
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Sequence I
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ml initial
Foam/ml
after setting
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10/0 max
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10/0 max
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Sequence II
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50/0 max
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50/0 max
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Sequence III
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10/0 max
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10/0 max
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Sequence IV
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200/50 max
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100/0 max
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1.3 Phosphorus
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ASTM D4951 or D5185
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0.10 max
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0.10 max
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1.4 EOFT
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GM 9099P
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0.6% Water - with dry ice -% reduction in flow
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%
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50 max
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50 max
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1.5 EOWTT
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0.6% Water - without dry ice -% rate of change
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%
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report
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50 max
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1.0% Water - without dry ice -% rate of change
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%
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report
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50 max
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2.0% Water - without dry ice -% rate of change
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%
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report
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50 max
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3.0% Water - without dry ice -% rate of change
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%
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report
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50 max
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1.6 TEOST
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ASTM D6335
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Total Deposits, max
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mg
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60 max
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NR
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1.7 TEOST (MHT4)
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Total Deposits, max
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mg
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NR
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45 max
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1.8 Homogeneity and Miscibility
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FTM STD 791C
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pass
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pass
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1.9 Scanning Brookfield
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ASTM D5133
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Gelation Index
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12 max
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12 max
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1.10 Volatility
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ASTM D5800
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Volatility (Noack), % off
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%
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22 max
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15 max
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ASTM D6417
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Volatility (GCD), % off
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%
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17 max
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10 max
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2. ENGINE TESTS FOR API SJ AND SL
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2.1 BRT
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ASTM D6557
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Rust rating
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Gray value
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100 min
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100 min
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2.2 Sequence IIIF
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% Viscosity increase at 60 hours, max
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%
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325 max
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NR
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% Viscosity increase at 80 hours, max
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%
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NR
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275
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Average piston skirt varnish rating, min
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merits
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8.5 min
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9.0 min
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Weighted piston deposit rating, min
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merits
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3.2 min
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4.0 min
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Cam plus lifter wear avg, max
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microns
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20 max
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20 max
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Hot stuck rings
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#
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none
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none
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Oil consumption, max
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liters
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6.5
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5.2 max
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Low-temperature viscosity performance
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Cp
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NR
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rate and report
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2.3 Sequence IVA
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Cam wear average, max
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microns
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120 max
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120 max
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2.4 Sequence VG
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ASTM D6593
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Average engine sludge, min
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merits
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7.8 min
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7.8 min
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Rocker arm cover sludge, min
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merits
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8.0 min
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8.0 min
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Average piston skirt varnish, min
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merits
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7.5 min
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7.5 min
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Average engine varnish, min
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merits
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8.9 min
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8.9 min
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Oil screen clogging, max
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%
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20 max
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20 max
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Hot stuck compression rings
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#
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none
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none
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Cold stuck rings
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#
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rate and report
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rate and report
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Oil screen debris
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%
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rate and report
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rate and report
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Oil ring clogging
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%
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rate and report
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rate and report
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2.5 Sequence VE
(Only if oil Phosphorus
< 0.08%)
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ASTM D5302
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Cam wear
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Average, max
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microns
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NR
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127 max
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Maximum, max
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microns
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NR
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380 max
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2.6 Sequence VIII
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Bearing weight loss, max
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mg
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26.4 max
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26.4 max
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10 hr stripped viscosity
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cSt
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Stay in grade
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Stay in grade
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2.7 Sequence VIB
(FEI1 using BC before only)
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For viscosity grades:
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OW-20 and 5W-20
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% improvement
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2.0
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NR
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Other OW- and 5W- multigrades
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% improvement
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1.6
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NR
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All 10W- multigrades
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% improvement
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0.9
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NR
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2.8 Sequence VIB
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OW-20 and 5W-20 (FEI1/FEI2/sum), min
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% improvement
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NR
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2.0/1.7/NR
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OW-30 and 5W-30 (FEI1/FEI2/sum), min
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% improvement
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NR
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1.6/1.3/3.0 min
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All other viscosity grades (FEI1/FEI2/sum), min
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% improvement
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NR
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0.9/0.6/1.6 min
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