Released in January 1996. Determine the lowest quality level for service oil. Facilitate the quality announcement of the ACEA Association Under review every two years A1: Fuel economy for gasoline engines A2: Standard performance (currently discontinued) A3: High performance or higher mileage used. A4: Future contingencies for some direct injection gasoline engines. A5: Combining fuel […]
Classify oils according to ILSAC
ILSAC stands for International Commission on Lubrication Standardization and Approval. ILSAC standards include: tests to evaluate engine cleanliness, wear resistance, environmental protection (emissions) and fuel economy (energy). The symbol of ILSAC oil standard is GF-x (where x- is the number representing the order of oil quality with grades 1, 2, 3 …) the highest grade […]
OEM standard: Engine Oil
Industry Standards API (CA-CG-4; CH-4-CJ4), (SA-SH; SJ-SN) ILSAC (G1-G4; G5) ACEA 2007, 2008, 2010 (A1-A5, B1-B5, C1-C4, E4-E9) US Military: MIL-L (MIL-2104E, 2104F, MIL-PRF-2104H) UK Defend: DEF-2101D (Marine) JASO (2T, 4T) NMMA (2T, 4T) API TC (2T) OEM Requirements MB (MB229.1, 229.31, 229.5, 229.51) (MB 228.2 / 3, 228.31, 228.5, 228.51) BMW Longlife (-0, -01FE, […]
Lubricants used for motorcycles
4T motorcycles: Required oil standards: Lubrication of engine, clutch and gearbox SAE 20W50,15W40, 10W40 JASO MA, MA-2 API SF, SG … SN 4T scooters: Required oil standards: Engine lubrication: SAE 10W40, 5W30 JASO MB API SJ, SN Lubricating the final drive: SAE 80W90, API GL-5 2T motorcycles: Required oil standards: Mixed with gasoline engine lubrication: […]
