FIELD PERFORMANCE OF DIESEL ENGINE OILS

As a result of diesel engine failures being experienced in the field with "approved" engine oils, an extensive truck field test has been run with over 40 different oil formulations ranging in quality from CA to CD/SE/1% ash in four major types of diesel engines. Results show that fire-ring sticking is the major problem with a truck piston 2-cycle engine and this appears to be related to the additive composition rather than the oil classification level. /GMRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Overton, R
  • Steere, D E
  • Carey, L R
• Publication Date: 1976-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Engine oils; Lubricating oils; Performance; Pistons
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field performance
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145065
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #760270
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM