On January 1, 2007 just about everything changed in the Trucking diesel industry to meet new EPA mandates.
Engine oils mufflers, engines, electronics, fuel, and much more were mandated for meeting EPA's 2007 low-emissions mandate.
The changes being mandated are … in a word… HUGE.
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As one expert, fuel and lube specialist Dr. Rodica Barenescu explained:
"In all my years in engines I don't recall all these elements changing at the same time. It's a tall order." |
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New mandates include:
►lower levels of sulfated ash
► phosphorus
► and sulfur
► along with new additive packages adaptable to higher temperatures |
In previous mandates of the categories involved, the primary objective was to spotlight oil's input toward engine durability or maximum engine life.
For 2007, there are two new elements involved:
► diesel particulate filters (DPFs)
► and ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel.
Problem: The same chemicals (being changed) are what oil manufacturers have been using for decades to reduce the effect of acids on diesel engines and inhibit diesel engine wear.
A new oil category (CJ-4) came with the mandates.
It becomes effective October 15. This mandate arrives with numerical limitations on the quantities of additives in the engine oil designed to prevent fouling of the after-treatment exhaust devices.
The primary goals of the new category were specific:
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sustain emission-control system durability so that
particulate filters and other advanced after-treatment systems are used
The problem only gets worse. These oils must also be more proficient at handling amplified soot levels as well as the heat generated by higher EGR rates of the EPA compliant diesel engines."
The low-ash requirement of CJ-4 poses a great challenge for the lubricant engineers, necessitating entirely different additives.
As one expert in the field said…
"We've had to start looking at more novel and new anti-wear chemistries, detergents, dispersants, which before now were either prototypes or were only used in niche applications..." |
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The Fallout
Experts note the following:
With the introduction of CJ-4, CI-4 oil will still be out there. This is due to the fact that allowance must be made for the those older vehicles in use needing continued access to these products.
Maybe as much as 95% of the on-highway trucking driving earlier models may not necessarily require the CJ-4 formulation. So, the market has become fragmented by the mandates, perhaps for the first time in history. The fleets are seeing market demand for different formulations in the same field.
Changeover requirements could involve years in making the switch to the new mandates.
Here’s just a few of the problems:
►Fleeets obtaining 2007 engines will be under mandate to stockpile CJ-4 engine oil. But, this will denote a very small fraction of the overall equipment in the early years of the mandates.
►Fleets not acquiring 2007 engines (or owner-operators with legacy engines), will need to conduct a cost benefit investigation to decide whether the performance benefits from CJ-4 and related cost savings offsets the increased cost of CJ-4 engine oil.
Experts predict…
By 2010, the high-sulfur fuel will probably be gone...
But that is still three years off …if everything goes as forecast. Fleets planning to use both CI-4 and CJ-4 must add the new costs including
►making room in their storage tanks for the new product.
►the need for bulk storage will grow as time passes using more of the additive.
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| The most significant improvement occurred in the oils formulated for use in diesel engines, which appeared to have very little anti-wear protection at all, as the Falex Direct Pressure values were very low, with the Torque climbing rapidly . |
| Note: Exteme Wear on the Pin and chips in the Vee Blocks without EnginALL |
Note: Vey Little Wear on Pin and Bluing took effect indicating stronger restistance against wear with EnginALL
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Add an ounce per quart with a new oil change (Avoid overfilling)*:
• Promotes longer engine life and efficient, powerful performance
• Reduces engine friction & wear, especially at start-up time
• Less friction maintains normal oil viscosity at engine operating temperatures
• Compatible with SAE specification oils & all non-petroleum-based synthetic oils
• Reduces oil burning, and prevents “dry start-up”
• Increases oil pressure and power
• Maintains lower engine heat, thereby reducing oil thinning
• For any 4 cycle engine oil or better. Automotive, marine motor or diesel.
• Provides a self sacrificing, protective, lubricating layer reducing wear on pistons, rings and bearings |
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