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  Requirements Units Limits (1)  
  Chemical Limits (Non-Critical)      
  Sulfated Ash (D 874), max % 1.0  
  Phosphorus (D 4951), max % 0.12  
  Sulfur (D 4951), max % 0.4  

  NOACK Volatility (D 5800)      
  Evap Loss @250°C, Vis Grades
other than 10W-30, max
% 13  
 
Evap Loss @ 250°C, 10W-30, max
% 15  

  High Temp / High Shear Viscosity (D 4683)      
  Viscosity @150°C, min cP 3.5  

  Shear Stability (D 7109)      
  KV @100°C after 90-passes for XW-40, min
cSt 12.5  
  KV @100°C after 90-passes for XW-30, min cSt 9.3  

  Sooted Oil MRV (D 6896)      
  180 Hour Sample from Mack T-11 or T-11A      
  Viscosity @-20°C, max cP 25,000  
  Yield Stress Pa <35  

  High Temp Corrosion, 135°C (D 6594)      
  Copper, used oil increase, max ppm 20  
  Lead, used oil increase, max ppm 120  
  Copper Strip Rating, max - 3  

  Seal Compatibility (D 7216)   (2)  
  Nitrile/NBR      
  Volume Change % +5/-3  
  Hardness Points +7/-5  
  Tensile Strength % +10/-TMC1006  
  Elongation % +10/-TMC1006  
  Silicone/VMQ      
  Volume Change % +TMC1006/-3  
  Hardness Points +5/-TMC1006  
  Tensile Strength % +10/-45  
  Elongation % +20/-30  
  Polyacrylate/ACM      
  Volume Change % +5/-3  
  Hardness Points +8/-5  
  Tensile Strength % +18/-15  
  Elongation % +10/-35  
  Fluoroelastomer/FKM      
  Volume Change % +5/-2  
  Hardness Points +7/-5  
  Tensile Strength % +10/-TMC1006  
  Elongation % +10/-TMC1006  
  Vamac G      
  Volume Change % +TMC1006/-3  
  Hardness Points +5/-TMC1006  
  Tensile Strength % +10/-TMC1006  
  Elongation % +10/-TMC1006  

  Foaming (D 892)      
  Foaming / Settling      
  Sequence I, max % 10 / 0  
  Sequence II, max % 20 / 0  
  Sequence III, max % 10 / 0  





  Requirements Units Limits (1)  
      1-Test 2-Test 3-Test  

  Engine Oil Aeration (D 6894)          
  Oil Aeration Volume, max % 8.0 (MTAC) 8.0 (MTAC) 8.0 (MTAC)  

  Caterpillar 1N (D 6750)          
  Top Land Heavy Carbon, max % 3 4 5  
  Top Groove Fill, max % 20 23 25  
  Weighted Demerits, max demerits 286.2 311.7 323.0  
  Average Oil Consumption (0-252 hr), max g/kW-hr 0.5 0.5 0.5  
  Ring / Liner Scuffing   None None None  

  Caterpillar C13          
  Merits, min   1000 (3) 1000 (3) 1000 (3)  
  Hot Stuck Rings   None None None  

  Cummins ISB          
  Tappet Wear, max mg 100 108 112  
  Cam Wear, max microns 55 59 61  
  Crosshead Weight Loss mg Rate & Report Rate & Report Rate & Report  

  Cummins ISM          
  Merits, min   1000 (3) 1000 (3) 1000 (3)  
  Top Ring Wt Loss, max mg 100 100 100  

  Mack T-11 (D 7156)          
  Soot at 4cSt Inc, min % 3.5 3.4 3.3  
  Soot at 12cSt Inc, min % 6.0 5.9 5.9  
  Soot at 15cSt Inc, min % 6.7 6.6 6.5  

  Mack T-12          
  Merits, min   1000 (3) 1000 (3) 1000 (3)  

  Roller Follower Wear Test (D 5966)          
  Roller Follower Pin Wear, max microns (mils) 7.6 (0.30) 8.4 (0.33) 9.1 (0.36)  

  Sequence IIIF (D 6984) (4)          
  Viscosity Inc at EOT, max % 275 (MTAC) 275 (MTAC) 275 (MTAC)  

  (1) Limits approved at the ASTM HDEOCP meeting on January 26, 2006
(2) Limits expressed as +/- TMC1006 determined and adjusted through reference testing
(3) Requires all individual merit ratings to be equal to or greater than zero; see CJ-4 Merit System Summary
(4) Passing Seq IIIG viscosity increase at API SM limits is an acceptable alternate





  Engine Tests
Merit System Values
 

      Max Merit (1) Anchor (2) Cap (3) Parameter
Weight
 
  Caterpillar C13            
  TLC demerits 15 30 35 300  
  TGC demerits 30 46 53 300  
  2RTC demerits 5 22 33 100  
  Oil Consumption Increase g/hr 10 25 31 300  

  Cummins ISM            
  Crosshead Weight Loss mg 4.3 5.7 7.1 350  
  Injector Screw Wear mg 16 27 49 350  
  Oil Filter Pressure Delta kPa 7 13 19 150  
  Sludge merits 9.3 9.0 8.7 150  

  Mack T-12            
  Top Ring Weight Loss mg 35 70 105 200  
  Cylinder Liner Wear microns 12 20 24 250  
  Lead Increase 0-300 hrs ppm 10 25 35 200  
  Lead Increase 250-300 hrs ppm 0 10 15 200  
  Phase 2 Oil Consumption g/hr 50 65 85 150  

  (1) Results at the Max Merit point; merits are equal to twice the Parameter Weight; no additional merits awarded for performance better than the Max Merit level
(2) Results at the Anchor receive merits equal to the Parameter Weight
(3) Results at the Cap receive zero merits; performance worse than the Cap receives negative merits and the overall test result is a fail regardless of the total merit rating



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