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January 18, 2005Detroit Diesel Launches Oil Spec
By Tim Sullivan
So much for precluding the development of diesel engine
oilstandards by individual engine manufacturers. Detroit
DieselCorp. announced a specification for oils to be used in
its2002 and later engines last week, just four months after
thelaunch of API CI-4 Plus, an upgrade that was supposed to putan
end to spec proliferation.
The new specification is Power Guard 93K214, and DetroitDiesel
recommends that oils certified as meeting it be used in
trucks model year 2002 and later that are equipped with
itsSeries 50, Series 60, MBE 900 and MBE 4000 engines. Thecompany
used CI-4 Plus as the core of its spec, but said itwas compelled to
go beyond the industry standard because ofrapidly changing engine
designs. In particular, officials said
they needed a way to identify oils that provide adequate
lubrication in engines that use cooled exhaust gasrecirculation
to reduce emissions.
Over the past couple of years we have seen a proliferation ofOEM
specifications and requirements for emission controlledengines that
are quite dynamic, Senior Chemist Mesfin Belaysaid. As a result,
DDC has strengthened its oilspecifications to provide better engine
durability andperformance.
At least two companies ChevronTexaco and BPs Castrol HeavyDuty
Lubricants say they have oils that meet DetroitDiesels
specification already available.
The American Petroleum Institute began commercial licensing
of
CI-4 Plus oils in September after OEMs and the oil andadditive
industries developed the specification as amini-upgrade from CI-4.
They developed the spec largely inresponse to the higher soot
levels that engines are beingforced to carry and in hopes that it
would assuage enginemanufacturers from taking standards into their
own hands.
Ironically, the first OEM to introduce a spec after the
launch
of CI-4 Plus is Detroit Diesel, a manufacturer that has
relied
upon API standards in the past.
Its fair to say that there is some disappointment that DDCfelt
the need to introduce its specification, said oneindustry observer,
who spoke on condition of anonymity.Marketers are not happy with
the prospect of having morespecifications for which they have to
qualify.
As Detroit Diesel noted, other major diesel engine
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manufacturers already have their own specifications. MackTruck
and Cummins are among those that do. Those who wouldrather see the
trucking industry follow the example of thepassenger car market
where industrywide standards prevail will now have to wait until
fall 2006 to see if the situationchanges. Thats when the next
diesel oil upgrade, PC-10, isscheduled to come to market.
Published by LNG Publishing Co., Inc.Copyright 2005 LNG
Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved.Tim Sullivan, Editor. Lube
Report (ISSN 1547-3392), Lubes'n'GreasesMagazine and Lubricants
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