What is Lubricant
Engine oil
Association specifications
API (American Petroleum Institute)
Engine oil specifications made by API and divided into gasoline and diesel. The newer the specification, the more the reinforced oxidation stability, fuel efficiency, and durability, etc.
The newer specification exceeds the former in aspect of fucntion.
– Gasoline
(SJ<SL<SM<SN(SN+)<SP)
Begins with S as an abbreviation of ‘Service,’ and followed by SA-SP.
– Diesel
(CH-4<CI-4<CJ-4<CK-4(FA-4))
Begins with C as an abbreviation of ‘Commercial,’ and is followed by CA-CK-4.
After having used CA. CB, CC. CD, CE. CF designations, CG-4, CH-4, CI-4, CJ-4, CK-4 have been enacted.
ILSAC (International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee)
Engine oil specifications made by ILSAC composed of North American/Japanese automakers; includes GF-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Fundamentally, they are specifications with fortified fuel efficiency performance added to API performance.
ACEA (Association des Constructeurs Europeans d’Automobiles)
Engine oil specifications made by ACEA with emphasis on the characteristic durability and extension of the replacement interval of European vehicles compared to API or ILSAC. Generally, the specifications are amended on a 2-year interval.
Classified largely into 3 types depending on vehicle type with each type sub-classified according to performance and fuel efficiency (HTHSI/SAPS level).
– Passenger Car(Gasoline/Diesel)
A3/B3, A3/B4, A5/B5
– Heavy Duty Diesel
E4, E6, E7, E9
– For vehicle with Aftertreatment device
C1. C2, C3. C4, C5
OEM specifications
Apart from associations (API, ILSAC, ACEA), each automaker has its own in-house oil specifications with different specifications required for each OEM. Names of the specifications of the representative OEM are as follows.
Passenger vehicles
– Mercedes-Benz: MB 229.1, 229.3, 229.31, 229.5, 229.51, 229.52 etc
– Volkswagen: WW 50200, 504 00,505 00,505 01, 507 00
– General Motor: Dexos 1, Dexos 2
– Renault : RN 0700, 0710, 0720
Heavy duty diesel
– Mercedes-Benz: MB 228.1.228.3, 228.31.228.5.228.51, etc
– MAN : M 3275, 3277,3477, etc
– Volvo VDS-3, 4, 4.5, etc
– Cummins : Cummins 20078, 20081, 20086etc
Automotive transmission oil
Performance specifications
Since there are many OEMs with long replacement intervals and recognized as a concept of component, there are no unified specifications per automaker as in the case of engine oil.
General Motor: Dexron III, VI, etc.
Ford : Mercon V, Mercon LV, Mercon SP, etc.
Hyundai : SP III, IV, IV-RR, etc.
ZE: TEEML 03D, 04D, 05L, 09, 11B, 16L, 170, 14A, etc.
Chrysler : MS-1872, 5931, 9602, 10838, etc.
Automotive
gear oil
Performance specifications
Apart from performance specifications of Automotive transmission oil, 2 specifications are popular in the field of Auto-gear oil
API specifications : GL-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, MT-1
US Military specifications : MIL-L-2105A, 2105B, 2105C, 2105D, MIL-PRF-2105E
Industrial
lubricants
Performance specifications
Oil types that belong to industrial oil are highly diversified and, as such, there are highly diversified performance specifications according to each oil type.
Representative performance specifications of hydraulic oil, gear oil, and turbine oil are as follows:
Hydraulic oil
– Denison : HF-0, 1, 2
– DIN 51524 : Part I, Part II, Part III
– ISO 11158 : HH, HL, HM, HV
– Cincinnati Machine(CM) : P-68, 69, 70
– Vickers : 104C, 35VQ25, 1-286-S, M-2950-S
– Vickers : 104C, 35VQ25, 1-286-S, M-2950-S
Gear oil
– AGMA 9005 : E02, F17
– DIN 51517 : Part I, Part II, Part III
– ISO 12925-1 : CKB, CKC, CKD, CKE, CKS
– US Steel : 224
Turbine oil
– DIN 51515 : Part I, Part II
– General Electric : GEK-32568, GEK-107395