Volvo Penta D12 MG - Lubrication Oil Specification; Recommended Oils and Intervals; Oil Viscosity Selection

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Technical Data
Lubrication oil specification
Recommended types of engine oil
Important! Use of improper or inferior oil can cause excessive wear of bearings and moving parts, thus
shortening the engine life. It can also result in sticking of piston rings and seizing of pistons in the
cylinders, thus causing major damage.
Selection of oil viscosity
Use the following chart to select appropriate oil viscosity according to the ambient temperature.
Important! Excessively high oil viscosity causes power loss and higher oil temperature, while
excessively low oil viscosity results in inadequate lubrication and leakage of combustion gas with
increased wear and reduced output as a result.
SAE 5W/30
−−
−−
−30
−−
−−
−20
−−
−−
−10 ±0 +10 20 30 40
−−
−−
−22
−−
−−
− 4
++
++
+14 32 50 68 86 104
−−
−−
−15
o
C
SAE 15W/40
−−
−−
−25
o
C
SAE 10W/30
−−
−−
−10
o
C
SAE 20W/30
±0
o
C
SAE 30
SAE 40
+10
o
C
o
C
o
F
✱✱
✱✱
✱
* Refers to synthetic or semi-synthetic oils.
Oil grade Sulphur content in fuel, by weight
up to 0.5% 0.5–1.0% more than 1.0%
1)
Oil change interval: Reached first in operation:
VDS-3 600 hr. or 12 months. 200 hr. or 12 months. 100 hr. or 12 months.
VDS-2 and ACEA E5 400 hr. or 12 months. 200 hr. or 12 months. 100 hr. or 12 months.
VDS-2 and Global DHD-1
VDS and ACEA E3
2)
300 hr. or 12 months. 150 hr. or 12 months. 75 hr. or 12 months.
ACEA: E4, E3, E2 200 hr. or 12 months. 100 hr. or 12 months. 50 hr. or 12 months.
API: CF, CF-4, CG-4
NOTE! Mineral based oil, either fully or semi-synthetic, can be used on condition that it complies with the quality
requirements above.
1)
If sulphur content is > 1.0% by weight, use oil with TBN > 15.
2)
Lubrication oil must comply with both requirements.
Note. API: CG4 or CH4 can be approved in markets outside Europe.
VDS = Volvo Drain Specification
ACEA = Association des Constructeurs Européenne d’Automobiles
API = American Petroleum Institute
TBN = Total Base Number