The current and previous API Service Categories are summarized in convenient charts. Vehicle owners should refer to their owner's manuals before consulting these charts. Oils may have more than one performance level.
API Service Category CK-4 describes oils for use in high-speed four-stroke cycle diesel engines designed to meet 2017 model year on-highway and Tier 4 non-road exhaust emission standards as well as for previous model year diesel engines.
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API Introduces Three New Gasoline Engine Oil Standards, ILSAC GF-6A, GF-6B, and API SP. API’s Lubricants Standards Group approved by letter ballot the adoption of two new ILSAC specifications, GF-6A and GF-6B, and a new API Service Category, API SP.
The current and previous API Service Categories are listed here. Vehicle owners should refer to their owner’s manuals before consulting these charts. Oils may have more than one performance level. For automotive gasoline engines, the latest API Service Category includes the performance properties of each earlier category and can be used to
API Engine Oil Classifications For Service Fill Oils BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS Footnotes (1) Not required for SAE XW-16 and OW-20. (2) Not required for Non-ILSAC viscosity grades. (3) 45 max for Non-ILSAC viscosity grades. (4) No maximum for API SP or …
API stands for American Petroleum Institute. In 1970 along with the SAE and ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), they established the API Service Classification System to define the performance level of a given oil, unrelated in the main, to oil viscosity.
Which oil is right for you? The current and previous API Service Categories are listed below. Vehicle owners should refer to their owner's manuals before consulting these charts. Oils may have more than one performance level.
Oct 7, 2020 · In this brochure the API Service Categories are summarised in easy to use charts. This includes the Passenger Car Engine Oil Requirements for API SP-RC and GF-6A/6B Categories and the Commercial Vehicle Engine Oil Requirements for API CK-4 …
consulting these charts. Oils may have more than one performance level. For automotive gasoline engines, the latest engine oil service category includes the performance properties of each earlier category. If an automotive owner’s manual calls for an API SH or SJ oil, an API SL oil will provide full protection. For diesel