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Introduction
Heavy Duty Engine Oils
Passenger Car Engine Oils
IntroductionICIS LOR 2009: Fuel Economy - The Role of Engine Oils and Base Oils in EuropeUEIL 2008: ACEA 2008 is comingICIS LOR 2008: Biodiesel, Impact on Engine oil Durability and DemandUEIL 2007: Biodiesel, Impact on Engine Oil PerformanceICIS LOR 2007: Euro 5 and ACEA 2008 and Impact on European Base OilICIS PanAmerican 2006: Passenger Car & Heavy Duty Diesel Performance DemandsATA 2006: Euro 5 and BeyondUEIL 2006: Lower SAPS Engine Oils, Essential components
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Glossary
ACEA E7 oils are Super High Performance Diesel (SHPD) lubricants for use in mid-drain applications. ACEA E7 contains many elements of the API CI-4 specification.
ACEA E7 contains many elements of the North American API CI-4 specification. Since E2 is not in the current Oil Sequences, the minimum ACEA performance level for Heavy Duty Diesel applications will become ACEA E7
ACEA E7 oils are typically SAE 15W-40 based on API Group I base oils. However, there is a growing demand for ACEA E7 10W-40 oils with enhanced durability. The main physical and chemical requirements for ACEA E7 are shown below:
ACEA E7 is usually coupled with Daimler MB-Approval 228.3, MAN 3275 and Volvo VDS-3.
The Daimler, MAN and Volvo performance specifications all build on top of an ACEA E7 baseline with additional performance requirements in areas such as wear protection.
Note 1 : Values <9.00 are not accepted.
A number of changes to the requirements for ACEA E7 have been introduced in the ACEA 2008 issue of the oil sequences.
The changes for ACEA 2008 are summarised below:
Not only does ACEA 2008 bring changes in the engine hardware used in the evaluation of ACEA E7 oils, both the new OM646LA and OM501LA tests will also be the first engine tests in the Heavy Duty Sequences to be run with a modern 5% biodiesel (B05) fuel.ACEA E7 now has a minimum TBN level of ≥ 9 mgKOH/g (ASTM D2896), when previously, there was no minimum level specified.
The relative performance diagrams presented below compare Lubrizol's interpretation of the performance of requirements of the ACEA 2008 E7 oil sequence with the ACEA 2008 E4 oil sequence.
This comparison illustrates how both sequences are expected to provide different performance with ACEA E7 providing similar bore polishing but a higher level of performance in terms of wear protection, soot handling and corrosion protection than ACEA E4.
The relative performance diagrams presented below compare Lubrizol's interpretation of the performance of requirements of the ACEA 2008 E7 oil sequence with the ACEA 2008 E9 oil sequence.
This comparison illustrates how both sequences are expected to provide similar performance in terms of bore polishing, wear protection and piston cleanliness. However, ACEA E9 is expected to provide a higher level of performance in terms of corrosion protection, soot handling and aftertreatment compatibility than ACEA E7.