Maintenance Operation and Maintenance Manual
Lubricants and operating fluids
Quality categories performances
Oil category Minimum stand-
ards
Recommended
viscosity
classes
Base oil. All have to
be compliant to high
power turbo charged
engines
Base oil. All
have to be
compliant to
high power
turbo
charged
engines
Oil category 1 Not allowed
Oil category 2 ACEA E4 or ACEA
E7 or API CI-4 Plus
or DHD-1 or JASO
DH-1
SAE 5W-40; SAE
10W-40; SAE
15W-40 with
coolant
preheating
system
Synthetic (Group 2
and/or 3 Base oils)
1
Oil category
2.1
ACEA E6 or ACEA
E9 or API CJ-4 or
JASO DH-2
SAE 5W-40; SAE
10W-40; SAE
15W-40 with
coolant
preheating
system
Synthetic (Group 2
and/or 3 Base oils)
1
Oil category 3
(standard
today)
ACEA E4-16 or both
ACEA E4 and ACEA
E7
SAE 5W-40; SAE
10W-40
Synthetic (Group 3
and/or 4), VI > 155,
and long live additives
2
Oil category
3.1 (standard
today)
ACEA E6-12 or both
ACEA E6 and ACEA
E9 or API CK-4
SAE 5W-40; SAE
10W-40
Synthetic, VI > 155,
and long live additive
2
Tab. 31: Quality categories performances according oil categories
Lube Oil Category 3 minimum requirements
Parameter Unit Value Engine oil
without exhaust
after treatment
Value Engine oil
with exhaust after
treatment
Method
Visual appearance clear clear Visual
Viscosity at min. Temp. mm2/s 3500 3500 DIN 51562
Viscosity at operation
temp.
mm2/s 10.0 - 16,0 10.0 - 16,0 DIN 51562
VI-Index > 145 > 155 i.A. DIN ISO 2909
Height Temp. High
Shear
cP 3.5 - 4.3 3.5 - 4.3 CEC L-36-A-90
Ignition point °C > 220 > 220 DIN ISO 2592
Total base number mg KOH/g > 12 > 9 DIN ISO 3771
Shear stability % 10% 10% ASTM D6278
NOACK (1h at 250°C) % max. 10 % max. 10 % CEC-L-040-93
Ash (Sulphur) max. g/100g 1.9 0.95 DIN 51575
Tab. 32: Oil category 3 characteristic requirements
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